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As a flatlander who likes to climb, I’m always on the lookout for some mechanical advantage which can make it easier to get up the hills. SRAM’s 11-36 cassette is an obvious way to do that, but officially my Shimano R8050 (R8000 should be the same) rear mech only supports up to 34 in the back. Having tried the Ultegra 11-34, and not being a big fan, if this works. It seems…

Featured Review November 22, 2019

Topeak PAKGO X

I love traveling with my bike. Whether it’s the point of the trip, or just coming along to make a boring excursion less so. The challenge of course, is how to get the box safely from home to place with minimal fuss and potential damage to the bike. For this, the Topeak PAKGO X is perfect, but costly.…

Blog November 4, 2019

A Tale of Two Varias – Battery issues revisited

The battery life on my Garmin Varia RTL 510 has never been great. Recently it’s gotten much worse, so I decided it was worth doing a warranty exchange with Garmin to find out it the problem was my unit or something broader.…

News October 23, 2019

LEOMO TYPE-S, a phone that thinks it’s a bike computer

Overall, the LEOMO TYPE-S looks like exactly the kind of device the the cycling computer market needs. I love that it’s a phone (nano SIM), which makes it’s heft so much easier to swallow (i.e. plop the SIM from my heavy mobile into this for a net weight saving), and the massive performance/capability jump that provides. There are so many neat use cases that the TYPE-S provides now, and has the potential…

Review October 21, 2019

Full carbon $11 16g “Bontrager” Race Lite Bottle Cage

These super light, and super cheap full carbon bottle cages are probably fakes. But I don’t care at all. They’ve proved to be very durable and very light, even though the tolerances are a bit loose.…

Featured Review October 15, 2019

Garmin Varia UT800 Smart Headlight

I’m a sucker for smart devices, whether at home, or on the bike. This smart headlamp uses ANT+ with a bike computer that supports it (cough, only Garmin currently) to set the brightness and mode based on speed and available light. Brilliant!!! Not the cheapest 800 lumen headlight, but after factoring the GoPro mountable nature of the light, the price makes more sense.…

Featured Review October 4, 2019

Fake Specialized “FACT” Carbon Saddle

When I was looking for a replacement for the super light weight Specialized FACT carbon saddle, I stumbled across some some very good knock-off versions of the saddle with a price that made it worth checking out. Can the $20 fake carbon saddle match up to the real thing?…

Featured Review September 25, 2019

Ruckus Composites Fixed My Aeroad

My Canyon Aeroad is reborn, or remade, or whatever you call it when you get a carbon fiber road bike fixed. Ended up sending the bike off to Ruckus Composites to scan and fix the bike. Looks good, and very reasonably priced.…

Guide September 20, 2019

Specialized BOA Dial Replacement

The top BOA dials on my cycling shoes recently stopped working correctly, so I started looking at how to replace them. While Specialized will sell you a new set, BOA actually has an a fantastic replacement policy.…

News September 12, 2019

Muc-Off No Puncture Hassle Tubeless Sealant

It’s really hard to pick a tubeless sealant for your road tires. There are so many options, and much of the guidance out there is aimed at the MTB crowd. With around 2000 miles on my tubeless setup, it was time to capture my thoughts on Muc-Off’s No Puncture Tubeless Sealant.…

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