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MAMIL Musings: A Middle Aged Man in Lycra Considers Cycling
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Canyon Grail Review

Hump October 11, 2018

I’ve been fortunate to test the Canyon Grail for a week, riding from Barcelona to Girona with Thomson Bike Tours. The routes they have designed…

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Waltly Titanium Frames Review

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Here in Colorado, we have some fantastic custom titanium framebuilders. Moots, Mosaic, Dean, Merlin, Alchemy, Bingham Built (Eriksen), and several I’ve missed. For a while,…

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In Defense of Radler

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Beer is good, I’ve been told. I tend to agree, and have always been a fan. It’s really quite an amazing thing, after all: it…

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Mallorca Demystified, Part 4 (Arta and surroundings)

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Arta, in the northeast corner of the island, is more off the beaten tourist path and offers great riding as well as a nice town…

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Co-Motion Co-Pilot Travel Case Review

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Recently, my wife and I purchased coupled frames for travel. Although we had traveled several times with standard bikes and had no issues, having smaller…

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Kid’s Bikes That Don’t Suck

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Oxymoronic, I know. Most are poorly-sized, horribly-designed, and usually with a superhero marketing tie-in. Kid’s bikes are usually made of pure Hernium and are dense…

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Gravel Style: What to Wear When You’re Getting Gritty

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It would be really cool if K-Pop took over the gravel cycling world and provided a sweet theme song. Well, actually, no, because having an…

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Daytime Running Lights for Cyclists

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Daytime running lights for vehicles are nothing new- motorcycles have had them for decades, they are common on cars, most trains have them, as do…

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Iron Horse Bicycle Classic

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The IHBC is a true Colorado Classic, having started in 1972 when a couple of bored guys decided to race the Durango-Silverton narrow-gauge train. Since…

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Independence Day

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It’s one of the biggies in Colorado: Independence Pass. A bucket-list ride, if you will, and no easy thing at that. It’s not really all…

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