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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,…
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Steel 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…
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Lake 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…
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Poc 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…
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Tailfin 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…
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Spank 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…
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Granite Designs Stash Tire Plug and Chain Tool Review
I stumbled across these recently, and decided to give them a shot. Being a MAMIL, I am easily distracted by bright and shiny objects, and…
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FSA K-Wing AGX Carbon Gravel Bar Review
Many years ago, I bought an FSA K-Wing handlebar and instantly fell in love with it. The shallow drops, tops raised above the clamp, and…
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(Extremely) Long-Term Review: 1982 Ross Diamond Cruiser
By Uncle Crusty Back in the early 1980s, when Reagan was king, a new sport was taking hold in the US- “mountain bicycling”. These mountain…
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