Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
Getting fenders on my Lynskey GR300 was a lot more complicated than it should have been because of its front fork. After looking at way too many options, it turned out the solution was right under my nose. Thanks Big Lampar!…
I couldn’t find a good video on how to open up a SUNringlé SRC Freehub to service it, or swap the hub (pretty much the same process minus the cleaning). So here goes. Enjoy.…
I absolutely hated the front axle that came with my Cannondale Fat CAAD1, but true to Cannondale form they couldn’t just roll with the “standard” for front axles. But, thanks to some creative thinking from my LBS; I have a good solution to the problem.…
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.…
Mounting tires, especially road tubeless tires like the Continental GP5000 TL, can be a massive challenge even with tools. But, what if you don’t want to use tire levers or a jack to get a troublesome tire on the rim? This is a quick tip outlining something that I’ve found to work really well for those stubborn tires.…
I got stuck the first time I tried to remove my Specialized S-Works Power Cranks, so I thought it would be useful to document how to do it. The process should be exactly the same whether you have a standard S-Works Carbon Crank or the Power Cranks.…
Squeaky pedals are super annoying; both to you, and to everyone you’re riding with. While squeaky pedals isn’t a problem isolated to SPD pedals, they do seem to suffer from it a bit more than other setups, probably because of the more durable metal-on-metal interface.…
Coffee stops are great, but they’re also fraught with risk when it comes to accidentally saving your ride, breaking what should be a single activity into multiple, when muscle memory takes over. This guide walks through what I think is the easiest way to resolve this issue. Turning multiple Strava activities into a single activity.…
Dealing with rotor rub is an unfortunate part of having multiple wheelsets, but it doesn’t have to be. This is a quick guide for making that problem go away. 0.1mm Thick, 35mm ID 0.2mm Thick, 35mm ID…
I’ve been meaning to do a pro/con breakdown on Shimano Di2 for ages. Finally found the downtime to get it done :).…