Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
I like to think about the the cost differential between a “premium branded” carbon wheelset and lesser known brands (also referred to as “Chinese wheels”, although I’m not a fan of that term) as breaking down into two categories: extra insurance and signalling.…
Trek’s got back… or, sorry, 34oz water bottles for sale on their website. So I know that size shouldn’t matter, but I don’t understand the fascination with tiny water bottles. Dehydration isn’t cool, it impacts performance, and I don’t care about Rule #52. Things that make you slower, are stupid. Putting more water on the bike makes sense on so many levels, unless you have a team car following you to hand…
I needed to add some height to my bars. Figuring out the right part was a little harder than I expected, we’ll talk about that and show how to install the taller base towers.…
If you have to have an integrated cockpit, the way that Trek did it on the new Émonda is pretty slick. I’m not a fan of all-in-one handlebars because it’s unlikely that they’ll ever make a 130mm x 38mm version (too lazy to check), but if they make one that fits you, it is a decent optimization. The T47 BB is also nice, even though the only real issue with BB90 was…