I was planning to ignore this, as I do most Kickstarter news, but it just kept popping up in my feed, and I’m feeling a bit punchy today… OK, I must admit, that in concept, the LUBRI DISC seems appealing. Chain maintenance can be messy business. But this device is only addresses half of that problem, and does it in a way which is less than ideal. If you want your chain…
Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 175mm 50/34 weight
As a confessed weight weenie, I generally try to find the weight of components before impulsively buying it. There are a couple reasons for this: first it helps slow down the process (i.e. fewer things that I need to explain to my partner later), and second if I’m going to add weight to the bike I want it to be a conscious, measured decision. So it was quite frustrating that I wasn’t…
XPEDO R-FORCE 6 – Light weight SPD pedal
I’ve heard that acceptance is the first step to acknowledging that you have a problem. But what if you accept something, but do not really see it as a problem? Perhaps that is the point. That really is not acceptance. Oh well. Here goes. My name is Andrew, and I am a weight weenie. Lets leave the discussion around whether that is something requiring help till later, and focus instead on the…


