First race after a long time off the bike. Felt good to get back out, but……
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September 7, 2023
Bryton Gardia R300L Bike Radar Tail Light
I was an early adopter of bike radar, and I remain an enthusiastic evangelist around it because I see it as a critical safety device. Until recently, there was a lack of competition in the space, so I’m thrilled to see entrants from companies like Bryton, with its Gardia R300L. Intro: 00:02 Why Bike Radar: 00:26 The Basics: 01:45 Mobile App: 02:50 Disclosure: 03:33 USB Type C FTW: 03:53 Unboxed: 04:08 Weight:…
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August 23, 2023
What Is A Strava Activity?
Every so often I stumble on a Strava activity like the screenshot above, and by stumble on, I really mean someone I know puts it out there in a “WHOA! LOOK AT WHAT THIS PERSON DID!” kinda way. I get it, that’s part of Strava’s function; to get recognition for the cool fitness related stuff that we do. I also understand that like every other social media platforms, truth only gets in…
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August 22, 2023
Mark Nolden MD / NorthShore Medical Group : Lumbar Microdiscectomy Hemilaminectomy
I am unfortunate to have had multiple surgeries, both in general and on my back. I am also unfortunate in that both of the recoveries from my lumbar microdiscectomies didn’t quite go to plan. I’m not going to repeat how I got to the place where I needed a second microdiscectomy. Or technically, a revision microdiscectomy and hemilaminectomy. I only say that to provide context; getting old sucks, but the alternative is…
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July 12, 2023
The Caloric Deficit Diet
Every diet, no exceptions, if it works, it works the same way – through the magic of Caloric Deficit. Fad diets can make a lot of noise, and often demonstrate amazing stories of initial success. Some of them by a diuretic effect, but most of them actually do the business because restriction is “easy” in the short term. The difference is in the details, i.e. how you get there, which can play…
I wasn’t at Unbound 2023. Didn’t make it for a few reasons, one of them big, the others relatively small. I do know a lot of other athletically minded MAMILs who made the trip to Emporia last weekend for what should have been an epic and challenging race. That’s not what happened. Instead, in what I can only classify as an act of callous spite, the organizers decided that racers should hike…
The selling feature of the ENGO 2 sunglasses has to be the HUD that lets you see your running/cycling metrics on the right lens. There’s a lot to discuss, so this one ran really long. Chapter markers are provided below.…
A few months ago I posted about getting lumbar microdiscectomy to deal with an L5/S1 disc herniation. This is a review of my experience. Unfortunately, it did not go well. To be clear, this is not an indictment of this surgical technique. I know people who have had excellent results with the procedure, and there’s a very good chance that I will be lining up again for a second go, but next…
I had a feeling that the YBN SLA-H11-TI chains weren’t lasting very long, so I thought it would be interesting to run a mostly controlled experiment around how long one would last.…
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April 14, 2023
New Canyon Ultimate Can’t Keep It Up
It can happen to anyone, right? Things are just starting to heat up. Body is getting nice and warm. Just getting the rhythm down. Then suddenly, it happens again! The rigid thing between your legs just disappeared; hopefully no one got hurt. After all, a bruised ego is the most common cycling injury. Is flaccid the right term? No…. probably not. But frankly, at this point it’s getting kind of embarrassing for…