“Maintaining your bike can be relaxing, rewarding, and financially liberating.” – Todd Downs A wise man once pointed something out to me: the much maligned…
“If Napoleon’s army had been wearing Alp-X Jackets, they totally could have pulled off that winter invasion of Russia thing.” Back in December, when I…
I recently received a package from Owleye, a light company based in Taiwan who specializes in solar powered technology. I’ll be honest, I’d never heard…
Every winter, Clif Bar release a handful of limited-time seasonal flavors of their namesake energy bar. Every winter, riders in my little group rave about…
Having second thoughts about getting married? Are your kids driving you nuts? Do you find your riding buddy incredibly obnoxious? Well, don’t despair — make…
A grumpy shop mechanic once said “Headset spacers are the only not-totally-stupid use for carbon.” But that was before Topeak designed the 2011 RaceRocket CB.…
Craft’s PXC Thermal Top isn’t a cycling-specific piece, they categorize it under running and mention skiiing among its uses, but for cool weather cycling, it’s…
We’ve had some time on Easton’s Haven 26″ alloy wheelset, even dealing with some initial hub issues from early production that have apparently been fixed.…
Over the past few years, as internal bearing bottom brackets have been replaced with external bearing versions and cranks have been moved outboard to accommodate…
While its relatively new in the US, Bio-Racer has established itself as a staple in the European racing scene, and just recently announced availability in…
Weight weenies rejoice! In a world where bicycle parts are continuously getting lighter, with constant innovation and incredible technology coming down from component and frame…
A while back, Vincero Designs sent us their original Stratus water bottle system to play with and we were pretty impressed. Almost immediately after we…
It can be awfully hard to know what one’s getting when it comes to handlebars. Aside from externally measurable attributes like rise, width, sweep, and…
I purchased the Mission Workshop Vandal backpack last January, and had written an initial impression review on my personal site, (just) Riding Along. Considering that…
