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May 2021

News May 24, 2021

Roval Rapide Handlebar

Light, aero, integrated, and the $300 price isn’t bad [relatively]. If the hose/cable exit is convenient, couldn’t tell from the press photos, this could be a great option for those looking to retrofit an aero handlebar setup on their bike. Introducing The Roval Rapide Handlebar Aero on the Leading Edge May 24th, 2021, Morgan Hill, CA – Wind is the ultimate cruelty, and nowhere is it more keenly met than the leading…

News May 14, 2021

KOM Cycling RPV2 Full Motion Rocker Plate

I’m not entirely sold on the necessity of forward/back motion from a rocker plate. But, there’s no denying that it couldn’t hurt, and $800 isn’t terrible… There’s a lot of neat in KOM’s approach, but mostly it demonstrates how easy it would be to retrofit an existing rocker with similar kit 🤔.…

News May 12, 2021

Garmin fēnix 6 16.60 Firmware Released

This is a weird one… Garmin has been BETA/RC testing different revisions b/w 16.00 and the 16.60 version that was released last night for a month or two, but the change log for 16.60 (clearly a different version than the 16.30 I’ve been running for a several weeks now) is sparser than what they documented for 16.10->16.30. I had hoped the strange amount of lag in the release process was Garmin lining…

News May 11, 2021

Stupid name, but that’s not a bad price for what it is…

Please tell me that I’m not the only one who almost turned this video straight off after witnessing the presenter’s [sponsored] kit choice. I did manage to silence the voice in my head that was whispering “that’s not aero” over and over again; well enough to make it all the way through anyway. And, while I’m still a bit traumatized by the experience, it was worth it because the Canyon Grizl actually…

Featured Guide May 6, 2021

Waxing, or re-waxing, a bicycle chain

I use a slightly different method to wax/re-wax chains than I’ve seen from other guides out there. It’s a simple, one-step, process that has served me very well both in convenience and chain longevity. While it’s possible that there is a marginally better approach to doing it, the easier the process is, the more likely we are to actually do it :).…