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A Bike For All Seasons: Hunting the Perfect Ride
by Uncle Crusty With middle age (and the mandatory mid-life crisis) rapidly approaching, I had choices to make. How to compensate for my thinning hair,…
View More A Bike For All Seasons: Hunting the Perfect RideTravel Will Return Soon, Plan Now
2020 has had some issues, to say the least. As we approach the end of this Annus Horribilis, there are glimmers of hope that vaccines…
View More Travel Will Return Soon, Plan NowHunt 34 Aero Wide Wheelset Review
“I hate your fucking wheels”, Uncle Crusty said. It wasn’t an insult; it was purely a statement of fact. We were on a springtime ride,…
View More Hunt 34 Aero Wide Wheelset ReviewSteel Yourself: Enigma Ethos Disc
Steel is Real, they say. We listen, sort of, because we’ve all been told this was the case by Luddites who eschew carbon bikes and…
View More Steel Yourself: Enigma Ethos DiscLake MX-1 Wide Cycling Shoe Review
111 millimeters isn’t really very much, when you think about it. Once upon a time, it was a long-travel fork; it’s about right for a…
View More Lake MX-1 Wide Cycling Shoe ReviewPoc Ventral Air SPIN Helmet Review
It’s a foregone conclusion that riding with a helmet is a good idea. True, falling off a bike can result in injuries to many more…
View More Poc Ventral Air SPIN Helmet ReviewTailfin AeroPack Review
Tailfin appeared on the cycling scene a few years ago with a snazzy carbon fiber rack that fit onto snazzy carbon fiber bikes that didn’t…
View More Tailfin AeroPack ReviewSpank Vibrocore Flare 25 Drop Bar Review
Recently I picked up a new Spank Vibrocore drop bar to put on a gravel frame. Actually, to be quite honest, this frame can’t really…
View More Spank Vibrocore Flare 25 Drop Bar ReviewTraveling With a Bike Sucks, Part II: How To Ease The Pain
A loyal reader and I have been trading emails over the last few days about the pitfalls of traveling with a bike. The nice thing…
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