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Rumors around the fēnix 8 have been aflying for about a month, so it came as no surprise when the reviews started dropping this morning. Overall, it looks like a nice hardware bump from the fēnix 7 Pro / epix Pro. Which, side note, Garmin has consolidated these two lines into one, just fēnix now. Makes sense because the only difference before was the screen; the features and software were the same.…

News August 26, 2024

Riding Chicago, all of it…

Last Saturday a friend finished riding all of the streets in Chicago. Yes, take a second, think about it, all the streets. Pretty bonkers, but that’s Steve. Of course I knew that he was doing it, and he was just about finished; there was even a group ride to go collect the last tiny bit down on Michigan Ave (I did not go, had a training ride on the calendar). I did…

Events August 20, 2024

Race the Lake – 2024 Recap

Race the Lake is an 88-ish mile road race out of Fond du Lac, WI that has been being held of ages, and the organizers have pretty much nailed it.…

Events August 1, 2024

Dust Bowl 100 Mile – 2024 Recap

Dust Bowl is a large, relatively new, gravel race hosted in Eminence, IN. According to the organizer, it is Indiana’s “Premier Gravel Race”. I’ve never raced in Indiana before, so I’ll take their word for it ;).…

Events July 17, 2024

Burning Quad 100k -2024 Recap

It was hot, humid, and windy on Saturday. Great day to suffer, in a good way, in Erie, IL.…

Review July 2, 2024

JOIN Cycling Coach & Training

I had high hopes for the JOIN Cycling adaptive training plan/app. Unfortunately, some rough edges make it difficult to recommend.…

Blog June 13, 2024

Can you build a budget TT/Tri Bike?

I have never regretted buying a Speed Concept, and overall I’ve been very pleased with it. But, running out and dropping $10,000 bike isn’t realistic for everyone. I was recently chatting with some friends around this, and I decided to see how much it would cost to build a TT bike that I would ride, and feel comfortable providing a roadmap around if someone wanted to get into the discipline “on the…

News June 12, 2024

That seat post tho…

I am seriously impressed by Zwift’s commitment to creating a “smart bike” that is locked into their ecosystem. And, just so it doesn’t go unsaid, I don’t think that’s a bad thing. In fact, it totally makes sense for them to do it.…

Review May 30, 2024

Xpedo CXR Pro

I picked up the CXR Pro pedals for my road bike about two years ago. Recently something happened that made it time to do the review. Intro: 00:05 Why I have them: 00:35 General thoughts: 01:41 A problem emerges: 02:50 And then a solution (thanks Xpedo): 03:17…

Blog May 22, 2024

3D Printing Ideas

Looking for feedback and suggestions around some 3D printing projects I’ve been working on.…

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Garmin launches fēnix 8, that price tho…