Betting on a Slim Chance
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…
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…
View More QuikrStuff Hitch-Mount Bike RackTravel is coming back at a frightening speed, and airports are going to be crazy for 2022. Prices are skyrocketing, hotels are filling up, and…
View More Traveling With a Bike Sucks, Part IV: Will the EVOC Gear Backpack Beat the Patagonia Black Hole Duffle?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…
View More Spray.Bike and a Custom Build of a Tideace FramesetI 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 JigI’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 MousetrapHere 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 Reviewby 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 Ride2020 has had some issues, to say the least. As we approach the end of this Annus Horribilis, there are glimmers of hope that vaccines…
View More Travel Will Return Soon, Plan Now“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 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 Disc