by Brett | Mar 28, 2014 | Reviews, Wheels
Why spend as much (or more) on wheels as you did on your bike frame? S P E E D . If you are tired of being the one person in your cycling group that’s always last, I advocate you take up a collection. Get all those riders waiting for you at the top of the hill...
by Brett | Feb 10, 2014 | Bike fitting, Crank Arms, Reviews
Lennard Zinn has been ahead of the curve since 2003, making robust crank arms for the big boys who live on the right side of the bell curve. Since his wife stands a mere 5’ 2”, he understood her need for shorter crank arms as well, and started manufacturing them for...
by Brett | Oct 21, 2013 | Chamois Creme, Reviews
One of the best, “not just for cycling” products I came upon recently is paraben-free Beljum Budder. Though its manufacturer considers it a skin lubricant and chamois creme designed to address friction and chafing problems during cycling and other...
by Brett | Jul 27, 2013 | Miscellaneous
It’s not a sweatband, and it’s not a cap. It looks like half of a cap, but it won’t fit on your head like a cap should. That’s because it is a helmet liner made of a highly hydrophilic (water loving) black fabric with a terrycloth- like brow...
by Brett | Jul 7, 2013 | Miscellaneous, Reviews, Shoes
Imagine this: You’re on a multi-day tour, or maybe just a long ride with 7,000 or more feet of climbing and it’s hot outside. Ok, forget all that ambition. What if you’re not doing those things. Your ride isn’t even half over, and suddenly...
by Brett | Apr 5, 2013 | bib shorts, bib shorts, Clothing, Shorts
I always thought women had smaller bladders than men. Not so, says Dr. Oz. The walls of a woman’s bladder are only slightly thinner. However the placement of the bladder in a woman’s body cavity is significantly different from men– especially...
