Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
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…
I think we should celebrate Garmin’s emotional maturity. After years of complaints around sensor dropout with the 530/830/1030 Edge devices, they’ve take a massive step towards healing. Kudos :P.…
There’s not a lot new with the just announced Garmin fēnix 7 Pro and epix Pro smart (ish) fitness watches. Garmin put their newest optical heart rate (OHR) sensor in both (which might enable ECG readings at some point), they put the flashlight that was in the fēnix 7 X in all of them, and… that’s about it. So if you already have a fēnix 7 or epix, there’s not a lot…
Please tell me I’m not the only one who thinks that every time Campagnolo pops in the news. Because the second question I ask myself, after acknowledging that the word “bankruptcy” isn’t in the headline, is “Why is Campy still in business?”. They’ve been struggling for relevancy for as long as I’ve paid attention to cycling, and their products seem to pivot around being the most expensive. But, not the best……
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.…
I really wish that we could all just be honest, admit to ourselves, and the world, that there is no such thing as an “aero gravel wheel“. Acceptance is the first step towards healing, right? I dunno, doesn’t matter because even though there’s no chance in h-e-double-toothpicks that this wheel is aero-optimized*, that doesn’t mean it isn’t interesting.…
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.…
I’m a sucker for these kinds of dramatized recap shows, and TBH, I’m not sure why. I already know the outcome, not going to learn anything, except maybe what Tadej’s favorite post win drink is. Anyway, I know what I’ll be doing on June 8. Yay Netflix!…
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…