In 2021, bike parts and bikes suddenly became as scarce as hen’s teeth. MAMILs the world over scrambled to find parts for bike projects, lead…
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Wheel Lacing Jig
I like to build wheels, it’s fun and relaxing. Over the last few years, I’ve drooled over the snazzy wheel lacing jigs offered on some…
View More Wheel Lacing JigTraveling With a Bike Sucks, Part III: A Better Mousetrap
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…
View More Traveling With a Bike Sucks, Part III: A Better MousetrapCOVID-19: A Review
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,…
View More COVID-19: A ReviewA 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 RideHunt 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…
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