Fast and comfortable, but with two major drawbacks that make them hard to recommend.…
Review
Far Sports / Wheelsfar Hyper Disc : First Look
First look at the newest 50mm deep, 30mm wide Far Sports Hyper wheel set (FSD50CM 30T-HLH). Weight, widths, spoke tension, and true.…
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:…
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…
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.…
Light Bicycle Falcon Pro UFO C21 Disc Wheel – First Look
The back wheel just arrived. First full-disc, and second Light Bicycle wheel. Run it through the usual quality checks; well… did have to skip the spoke tension check :). Intro: 0:02 Unboxing: 1:13 Truing Stand: 3:20 Weight: 5:23 Tire Testing: 6:15 Easy On, Doesn’t Mean Easy Mount: 7:34…
Light Bicycle Falcon R88 Wheel – First Look
This is my first experience with a Light Bicycle wheel. I’ve heard good things, so when it arrived I figured it was important to put it through all the checks. Intro: 0:02 Unboxing: 0:43 Weight: 5:30 Truing Stand: 6:10 Spoke Tension: 7:02 Measurements: 09:21 Tire Testing: 10:37…
XLAB Gorilla XT Bottle Cage Grip Test – Does it actually have 14lbs of grip force?
XLAB makes purpose built bottle cages for rear/saddle mounts on time trial (TT) or tri-bikes. They also make some specific claims about the grip force provided by the Gorilla XT cage. Which means we can test it :). …