I recently discovered two tools that make it much easier to setup hydraulic disc brakes on my bike.…
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July 26, 2019
Two great tools for working with hydraulic disc brakes
I have a Canyon Aeroad, or maybe had… Perhaps this is an esoteric question better left unaddressed. After all, if you destroy your bike, is it still a bike? Or just a collection of bike parts, using a strange carbon fiber hanging/storage mechanism? Not that it really matters, because the point of this post is to highlight the experience I had with Canyon USA’s customer service, it got complicated… First off, have…
Review
June 22, 2019
Lezyne Tubeless Tire Repair Kit
I was quite excited about the potential after stumbling across the Lezyne Tubeless Repair Kit. Price was right, and if it worked would have been just the thing to sit in the space between sealant-does-its-thing, and put-in-a-tube. Unfortunately, that turned out to not be the case.…
Guide
June 19, 2019
Servicing the XPEDO R-FORCE 6 Titanium Road Pedal
Every pedal needs to be serviced eventually. The XPEDO R-FORCE 6 is probably a bit higher on the frequency scale though because of its small size and minimal design. There’s really only one tricky bit, and it took me a little while to figure it out.…
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June 14, 2019
Continental GP5000 TL Puncture
Less than a month in, got a puncture. Sealant worked in the field, isn’t providing a long term fix. Annoying that I’ll probably have to write off such a new tire, for what isn’t that large of a hole, but it’s hard to argue with the massive convenience of tubeless even though it’s an all-the-eggs-in-one-basket solution.…
I’ll never be the fastest, or the strongest, so where I can find advantage I’m generally more than happy to run with it. I thought Vitamin C was an advantage; after all, if you get sick less often, you can train more. And for the most part this strategy worked for as long as I pursued it, but it was recently brought to my attention that it had a major flaw (thanks…
Review
June 10, 2019
Garmin EDGE 530 Bike Computer
The Garmin EDGE 530 is one of their newest cycling computers. Promising advanced metrics, battery life improvements and a more responsive user experience it should be a nice upgrade from the aging EDGE 520/520+.…
There’s no getting around the fact that the $269 (SRP) XPEDO M-FORCE 8 titanium dual-sided SPD pedal is expensive. But, for the weight weenie who likes to walk in their cycling shoes from time-to-time and isn’t quite ready to make the move to a single sided pedal the M-FORCE 8 is a fantastic option. If only the cleats were better (but you can just use the Shimano SH-51) … Thanks to XPEDO…
Review
May 24, 2019
Continental GP5000 TL – Road Tubeless Tires
After a recent puncture that it was worth trying out the technology with the new Continental GP5000 TL on my Reynolds AERO 65 DB wheels. I am skeptical of the value that tubeless provides on a road setup, but I realized that I was dismissing this more out of ignorance than knowledge.…
Review
May 17, 2019
milKit Tubeless Tire Valve System
The milKit tubeless tire valve system promises simple installation of tubeless tires. With easy access to add and check the amount of sealant in the tires. It mostly delivers on this goal, but falls a bit short in the key claimed metrics of clean and easy.…