With much of what we have considered “standard” in the world of bicycles changing recently, I was wondering, “How long before only a specialist can work on a bicycle?”

Much like the auto industry, it seems as though technology is driving the “do-it-your-selfer” out of the picture. Years ago, “shade tree” mechanics were all over the [...]

Last time I reported on the Inform RL, I said I was waiting until I had taken a long ride on it before passing judgement on it. Well, that has happened now and I am ready to render a verdict!

Let me first explain why I feel a longer ride was necessary. I have ridden plenty [...]

The latest light buzz is wrapped around the Light & Motion’s Seca which will be releasing later this year. If you go to their Seca website you can sign up for their newsletter that slowly is trickling out information about this light. The latest is a piece on the engineering and engineers behind [...]

Tomi, oh Tomi, your cog is lovely.
I’ve been riding the Tomi Cog on my Surly 1×1 for a month now. Prior to the 1×1 it was on my Surly Karate Monkey. The uses were much different, one for commuting and one for bush wacking or trail searching. One had very hard gearing and [...]

Editors Note: Captain Bob and I have both gotten a few rides in on the BBB Components ErgoSticks and ErgoFix grip/bar end combo. Here’s a sampling of our first impressions with some commentary.

First off, the inevitable comparisons to Ergon’s fantastically successful grip and bar end products were done, as Captain Bob and I are both [...]

The Bontrager Inform RL Saddle is a completely new design for Bontrager and I decided to dig behind the technology of these saddles to see just what it is that makes the Inform different.

It’s pretty well known that much saddle reasearch has been undertaken and that much of that research has focused on the blood [...]