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MAMIL Musings: A Middle Aged Man in Lycra Considers Cycling

Rambling Thoughts Regarding Cycling, Travel, Cycling Products, and More
MAMIL Musings: A Middle Aged Man in Lycra Considers Cycling
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Author: Hump

Product Reviews and Evaluations Travel, Rides, and Routes Traveling With a Bike Sucks

Traveling With a Bike Sucks, Part III: A Better Mousetrap

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I’ve flown with several types of cases, all covered in some fashion in other posts on this site. Full-sized hard shells, soft cases, hard S&S…

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COVID-19: A Review

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Here at MAMIL Headquarters, we study and evaluate many products and when motivated enough, we write up evaluations and impressions of the product’s merits, qualities,…

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A Bike For All Seasons: Hunting the Perfect Ride

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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,…

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Travel, Rides, and Routes

Travel Will Return Soon, Plan Now

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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…

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Product Reviews and Evaluations

Hunt 34 Aero Wide Wheelset Review

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“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,…

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Steel Yourself: Enigma Ethos Disc

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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…

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Product Reviews and Evaluations

Lake MX-1 Wide Cycling Shoe Review

Hump February 10, 2020

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…

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Poc Ventral Air SPIN Helmet Review

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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…

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Tailfin AeroPack Review

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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…

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Spank Vibrocore Flare 25 Drop Bar Review

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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…

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