Timma on Trek Portland
Spencer,
As a Trek dealer (in canada) did you try to warranty the wheels before sinking the money into them? From my experience Bontrager wheels have a fantastic warranty that generally cover such occurences. Just a thought ... ... [Keep Reading]
vaccinefiend on Dynamic Bicycles Sprint 7
I owned a Dynamic Bicycles shaft drive bicycle. The Sussex shaft drive was not built to specifications that could handle the torque generated when pedaling uphill, or pedaling hard on level ground. The result was that the shaft drive was not mainte... [Keep Reading]
spencer1 on Trek Portland
I now have 4100 miles on my Portland now. See earlier post. Wheels have definitely been the only weak point on this bike. In the last two months, I have sunk $70 into truing wheels and they are already out of true again. I looked yesterday and no... [Keep Reading]
After several months of riding the SE Lager for my daily commute, I’ll now give my final wrapup of my thoughts and impressions of it’s performance as a commuter bike. If you haven’t already, check out my first two posts I did as part of this review (Part one and part two). Also [...]
Tim reviewed Chrome’s knickers last year and now I’ve finally gotten a pair. I love them!
Tim’s already discussed the form and practicality of the pants, but I’ve discovered another function: women can’t keep their hands and eyes off of them! They love the look and feel of the mid weight four way stretch nylon/spandex fabric [...]
At the beginning of November, I put together a very thorough review of the DiNotte 200L-AA-S headlight. DiNotte’s lights have been praised by commuters, tourers and randoneers alike because of their long run time, ample light output and intuitive and flexible battery solutions.
I’ve now been using the DiNotte 200L for about three and a [...]
Check out this video of the Safe Turn Bicycle Indicator light. It’s a blinky light that attaches to your wrist with a strap and only turns on when you raise your hand to signal your turn. Looks like a great safety device!
Found on the Dirt Rag Blog
Last week I wrote about some inexpensive pogies over on Blue Collar Mountain Biking. Pogies, sometimes called Moose Mitts or Bullwinkles, are weatherproof handlebar covers made of materials like Cordura and fleece. As cold weather cyclists know, bulky winter gloves can make it difficult to do simple things like brake and [...]
Ok, maybe not as exciting as the new Mac in the previous post, but this little accessory has been pretty handy. This bag is called the Munch Box, and is made by Soma Fabrications. Designed as a feed bag, it’s designed to carry gels or energy bars. It can mount to either [...]
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