So today I drove to work for the first time in several days. I’ve been commuting by bike, and I was surprised at how used to it I have become already. The first odd sensation was feeling vaguely out-of-place driving the…
Reynolds Solitude Wheelset: Don’t
If you Google Reynolds Solitude Wheelset Review or thereabouts, you will find a bunch of reviews at roadbikereview.com [1]. They vacillate between “GREAT!!” and “SUCKS!!” with very little if any middle ground. How can this be? You might conclude, as one reviewer…
If Your Nipples Fall Off
In preparation for a bike race recently, I had my bike serviced at my LBS [1], including truing up the rear wheel. Apart from the fact that I wasn’t very competitive, the race went fine, but in loading the bike…
Paging Utopia
I started using Map My Ride pretty soon after it was introduced, because it was so much easier to map out prospective routes with it than with Google Earth. It remembers your workouts and calculates calories. When I got my…
Lube Thy Chain with the Right Stuff. It Matters.
The last few times I made an equipment upgrade, I have usually set a new record on one of my training courses. So lately, when I improved my shoes, cleats, and pedals, I was pretty disappointed to have the course…
Road Tires I Have Known
One thing I really like is to ride enough to use things up. It makes me feel authentic, and not a pretender. I am a little less enthusiastic when using things up starts costing real money, but there you are.…