Following up on one the suggested solutions to my earlier road tubeless puncture issue. I tried out the Rema Tip Top patches and glue. Thanks to everyone who commented with a suggestion around how to fix the tire.…
Wheels Manufacturing BB30 Outboard Angular Contact BB for Shimano 24mm Cranks
There are quite a few options for fitting a 24mm Shimano crank in a BB30 bike frame. I chose the Wheels Manufacturing angular contact bottom bracket because of its ease of installation and perceived quality.…
TIL – Aerodynamics
If you have any interest in aerodynamics, and not just in relation to cycling, this video by Hambini (PhD in aerodynamics) is fantastic stuff. Fair warning, some might find some of the content dry, or abrasive, but I thought it was great. Enjoy.…
Orucase SB25 & SB30 Saddle Bag
The Orucase SB25 & SB30 are just a bit different, 5 cubic inches of difference to be precise. Good price, size, weight, and attachment mechanism. Just wish there were more interesting colors, and Orucase’s claimed fit was accurate.…
Two great tools for working with hydraulic disc brakes
I recently discovered two tools that make it much easier to setup hydraulic disc brakes on my bike.…
I have a Canyon Aeroad, or maybe had… Perhaps this is an esoteric question better left unaddressed. After all, if you destroy your bike, is it still a bike? Or just a collection of bike parts, using a strange carbon fiber hanging/storage mechanism? Not that it really matters, because the point of this post is to highlight the experience I had with Canyon USA’s customer service, it got complicated… First off, have…
Lezyne Tubeless Tire Repair Kit
I was quite excited about the potential after stumbling across the Lezyne Tubeless Repair Kit. Price was right, and if it worked would have been just the thing to sit in the space between sealant-does-its-thing, and put-in-a-tube. Unfortunately, that turned out to not be the case.…
Servicing the XPEDO R-FORCE 6 Titanium Road Pedal
Every pedal needs to be serviced eventually. The XPEDO R-FORCE 6 is probably a bit higher on the frequency scale though because of its small size and minimal design. There’s really only one tricky bit, and it took me a little while to figure it out.…
Continental GP5000 TL Puncture
Less than a month in, got a puncture. Sealant worked in the field, isn’t providing a long term fix. Annoying that I’ll probably have to write off such a new tire, for what isn’t that large of a hole, but it’s hard to argue with the massive convenience of tubeless even though it’s an all-the-eggs-in-one-basket solution.…
I’ll never be the fastest, or the strongest, so where I can find advantage I’m generally more than happy to run with it. I thought Vitamin C was an advantage; after all, if you get sick less often, you can train more. And for the most part this strategy worked for as long as I pursued it, but it was recently brought to my attention that it had a major flaw (thanks…