Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
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 :).…
I recently had an engagement issue with my DT Swiss 240 EXP hub that nearly stranded me 50-60 miles from home. Fortunately I was able to get it working on the trail; which is the first part of the video. The second part is bad news for anyone with a newer DT Swiss hub. How to: 0:16 Problem explained: 3:02…
Veloviewer is one of my favorite cycling utilities, but it totally should not exist because it’s just a layer on top of Strava data, that fixes the limitations of Strava’s incredibly poor search and filtering features.…
What’s better than beer and bike stands? Unfortunately, I can’t share the beer through YouTube, but you can benefit from this quick walk-through of the five bike stands that made it to my backyard comparison. Conquer Portable Home Bike Repair Stand: 0:28 Spin Doctor Pro G3 Bicycle Repair Stand: 3:01 Bikehand Bike Repair Stand: 5:44 Feedback Bike Repair Stand: 8:07 | Park Tool PCS-10: 10:41 Wrapping up: 12:47 An interesting edge-case: 13:17…
I think Strava’s knee-jerk reaction to random guy’s freakout over Flybys is wrong given what Strava is, but that doesn’t mean I can’t also point out that they seem to have missed the bus around solving the thing they claimed to address by disabling it by default. …
One of the reasons I bought a Garmin fēnix 6 was so I could more accurately track my activity levels, which I hoped would lead to better insight into my fitness level, workout recommendations, and a better handle on my training status. What I seem to be getting though is borderline useless… Below is a table indicating the last month of activity: what Garmin suggested, what I actually did, how it impacted…
I failed my winter goals. Well, partially anyway. After hitting the first target, I set a new one, and that’s where I just couldn’t do it. Perhaps it was just too lofty, a technology barrier, or my fortitude too weak. Ultimately it doesn’t really matter, a fail is a fail. Right? Pessimistically; hell yes. Optimistically; that’s crazy talk. Setting hard to reach training goals is just a tool to motivate action towards…
It’s hard to make the argument that a ~$1,000 wheel set presents good value for money, but that’s exactly what I consider the Farsports Feder FSD45CM-T-SUD with DT Swiss 240 EXP hubs to be. Not because they are cheap, but because they are the things that a well made, high-quality set of wheels should be at roughly half the prices of a comparable set from a “premium” manufacture like Reynold, ENVE, Bontrager,…
I’m generally pro-Canyon. I have a 2018 Aeroad, and it’s a great bike. I’ve had no issues with the bike that weren’t my own making. The story with the 2021 Canyon Aeroad, on the other hand, hasn’t been as peachy. First there was the self-destroying seat post, then there was the integrated handlebar that falls apart. I totally understand why they issued a stop-ride order afterwards, broken handlebars are not something to…
One of the concerns that I and, I imagine, many others have around buying a set of Far Sports tubeless rims without spoke holes is the potential for massive hassle when it’s necessary to replace a nipple. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, I got the chance to experience this process first hand today. I have no idea what happened to the spoke/nipple above, I didn’t even notice it myself until a sharper-eyed friend…