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✔️Metal ✔️Frameset option ✔️Price ✔️Fender mounts ✔️Orange So maybe, orange bikes aren’t your thing. You’re obviously wrong, but my kids tell me I need to be “more sensitive” to a diversity of opinions, so we’ll let it slide. But, there is no denying that the 6061 Black Label (hmm… Johnnie Walker might take issue with that), named for the 6061 aluminum used in the frame, is good value-for-money at $1,400. Although, personally…

Featured Guide October 9, 2020

Easily Combine Strava Activities When You Save Before You Meant To

Coffee stops are great, but they’re also fraught with risk when it comes to accidentally saving your ride, breaking what should be a single activity into multiple, when muscle memory takes over. This guide walks through what I think is the easiest way to resolve this issue. Turning multiple Strava activities into a single activity.…

News October 7, 2020

Lots of neat there

I was traveling yesterday so I missed Canyon’s unveiling of the 2021 Aeroad. Having resolved that just now, I have to say that there’s a lot of clever engineering going on there; especially with the 3-peice cockpit. Although, they still don’t have an option that works for me; with my 130mm x 38mm setup. I do worry that they got a little too clever with the seatpost though, because while it looks…

Featured Review October 1, 2020

Specialized S-Works Evade II with ANGi MIPS Aero Helmet

Aero? Maybe, but definitely quieter, and great looking. This helmet nails the ergonomics, well, with one exception.…

News September 28, 2020

Sterzo hacked. Go get your geek on.

Engineer extraordinaire, Keith Wakeham, has reverse engineered (aka “hacked”) the Zwift steering protocol used by the Sterzo. Published the 3D printing files and basic instructions on how to DIY one of these for ~$25 (assumptions are made). All in, this looks amazing, and were it not for Keith’s hints around future development exactly the kind of thing I would be interested in. Except that I would make two changes to the physical…

News September 28, 2020

✅No boring bikes ✅Worthy cause

I’m not sure how I feel about the lines of the top tube, but you’ll get no argument from me that the Dogma F12 is a beautiful bike. If you have the dosh for a super limited, guaranteed not-boring, version, you will be able to compete for two of them on eBay starting today, with at least some portion of the proceeds supporting World Bicycle Relief (release isn’t super clear on this…

Featured Guide September 27, 2020

Stop Disc Brake Rotor Rub When Switching Between Multiple Wheelsets

Dealing with rotor rub is an unfortunate part of having multiple wheelsets, but it doesn’t have to be. This is a quick guide for making that problem go away. 0.1mm Thick, 35mm ID 0.2mm Thick, 35mm ID…

Blog September 25, 2020

I tried Garmin, but the guys…

Yesterday my Garmin fēnix 6 was nagging me about the need for base, which of course I ignored. Hold up, not just because I didn’t want to, but because the Friday morning group ride is supposed to be slow, and laid back. So I figured that it would be easy to ride off the back in something that would approximate a base power output. That was not to be the case this…

News September 24, 2020

Garmin fēnix 6 11.75 BETA fixes Indoor Training Activity

I’ve been pretty happy with the 11.10 firmware release, except for one thing. They introduced indoor trainer control, but in the process broke heart rate capture for the activity – making it impossible to determine load (doh). Fortunately that is an undocumented fix in the BETA release of 11.75, which also includes a ton of other useful features. Like “Suggested Workouts” (apparently I need some base :)). Changes made from version 11.10…

Featured Review September 24, 2020

Bontrager Specter WaveCel Helmet

A helmet is a helmet. Right? Well, not exactly. There’s a lot that needs to go right for a helmet to work, and unfortunately the Bontrager Specter WaveCel gets most of that wrong.…

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