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Questionable Decisions: The Bicycle Design Process

I design things, I always have. For over 30 years I’ve designed architectural lighting and controls, but my over-caffeinated brain doesn’t limit itself to just…

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Betting on a Slim Chance

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For those who managed to digest all 4,000 words of the story of how the Slim Chance made it to my house, you certainly deserve…

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Traveling With a Bike Sucks, Part VII: What a Tool

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Although I’ve touched on this in previous posts, deciding what tools to bring along is both an art and a science. There are many factors…

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A Slim Chance at Success

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The Beginning “Hi, this is Chris, I’m returning your call.” About the only way I would have been more flabbergasted was if he had said,…

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

Traveling With a Bike Sucks, Part VI: Another Mousetrap

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Travel is addicting, it freshens your mind, broadens your horizons, expands your world view, adds to your list of cliches, and so much more. It…

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Feedback Sports Reflex Tool Kit – The Perfect Travel Companion?

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Travel is roaring back as those who have shopped for airline fares have learned. Now that the pandemic is over, MAMILs are frantically packing their…

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It’s Bike Lights Season. Why Counting Lumens is a Waste of Your Time

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Winter is swiftly approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, forcing dedicated MAMILs to seek out lights to keep their rides going, and forcing less-dedicated MAMILs to…

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Traveling With a Bike Sucks, Part V: What About Disc Brakes?

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Disc brakes are awesome because they can slow and even stop a MAMIL-scale mass (ass?) quickly. I have road bikes with rim brakes, and I…

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Chain Waxing

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Over the last several years, chain waxing has become a hot topic. Although it’s far from new, like everything in cycling, all good ideas are…

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QuikrStuff Hitch-Mount Bike Rack

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Hitch-mounted racks have many distinct advantages over roof mount racks, and in recent years have become very popular. There are ample reasons for this: mountain…