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News November 16, 2021

Hey, umm… SILCA, there’s something dishonest about your titanium cleat marketing

I think it’s great that SILCA has decided to manufacture, er… print, titanium SPD cleats. Weight Weenies rejoice! But why dissemble in the marketing of your shiny new overpriced cycling product? The first problem is the weight saving comparison; SILCA is claiming “Shimano SPD 24g, 30g lighter than stock“. I happen to have a scale, and have weighed many sets of Shimano SM-SH51 SPD cleats, and 9 times out of 10, they…

News June 26, 2020

Great for steak, why not chains?

I’ve never seriously considered waxing a chain before. It just seems like a massive, messy, PITA to get a small potential gain. But the method described by Silca seems much lower effort, and lower risk in the mess department. Also, much since it works in the ultrasonic cleaner, there’s no chance I’m going to ruin anything that wasn’t bike specific in the first place. More interestingly, is that the sous vide method…