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Blog Featured January 8, 2021

Hi Xert, I need to take back most of the nasty things I’ve said about you…

About a year ago, on the advice of several of my friends, I gave Baron Biosystem’s Xert platform a try. It was supposed to calculate my FTP, offer automated coaching (i.e. pick the best workout to keep me getting stronger), and provide insight into my fitness that I couldn’t get at the time (now I get some of that, poorly, from Garmin, but that’s the subject for another post). Long story short,…

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Featured Review December 13, 2020

Giant Revolt Fender

Sometimes it’s necessary to learn things the hard way. No instructions made figuring out how to install the fenders Giant created specifically for the Revolt gravel bike much more difficult than it needed to be. Doing it over, I probably would have opted for a different solution.…

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Featured Review December 9, 2020

Vittoria Terreno Dry Gravel Tires

This is less review than PSA because Vittoria doesn’t think it’s important to mention anywhere on the product page that the Terreno Dry gravel tire is intended for hooked rims only. While it might be possible to mount them on a hookless wheel; if Vittoria isn’t confident in their product, I don’t think I should be either.…

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Featured Guide December 2, 2020

Making Tire Boots

Whether you’re riding with tubes or rocking a tubeless setup, having boots in the saddle bag should your tire get a hole big enough that the inner tube will peak out, is critical. While you can buy these, it’s much more economical to make them out of an old or damaged tire.…

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Featured Review November 25, 2020

Lynskey GR300 Titanium Gravel Frameset

The Lynskey GR300 frameset forms the foundation of their GR300 titanium gravel bike. I opted for the internal cable routed version, but much of what will be discussed in this video is also relevant for the external version. This is a pretty long video, and a significant portion is specific to building the frameset, so I’ve provided an index below with some time codes to break up into more manageable topical chunks.…

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Featured Review November 20, 2020

Bryton Rider 750

The Bryton Rider 750 is a color touchscreen with a massive feature set, including: ANT+ Radar (Varia), Electronic Shifting (Di2/eTAP), Navigation, Smart Trainer (ANT+ FE-C), and Wi-Fi support. With 20 hours of claimed battery life, even when not considering the price it’s a competent entry into the cycling computer market. Now let’s consider the price. Bryton Rider 750 E (just the head unit): USD $269.95 / UK £219.95 / Australia $429.95 /…

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