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Rambling Thoughts Regarding Cycling, Travel, Cycling Products, and 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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Granite Designs Stash Tire Plug and Chain Tool Review

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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

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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

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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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To Barcelona..and Beyond!

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“Congratulations”, the email read. “You were the first name out of the hat, and you’ve won the trip. Do you want to accept?” I wiped…

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Canyon Grail Review

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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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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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