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Orange Seal Subzero Sealant Fills Tubeless Punctures in Freezing Temps
It may be winter, but you can only camp out inside on the trainer for so long. Getting outdoors for some winter rides makes training a lot more fun, but road and trail conditions can be pretty sketch. That’s a real problem if you’re riding tubeless because not all tubeless sealant works in the cold.…
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Castelli Alpha RoS Jacket Review
Traditionally, cold weather riding has meant donning a baselayer, jersey, and some combination of jackets to achieve the optimal solution for winter conditions. Inevitably, it’s all for naught and I’m either overdressed and overheated or soaking wet because I planned for dry or snowy conditions instead of rain. After living awhile with the Casetelli Alpha…
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Yuba Spicy Curry Review
For someone used to obsessing over wattage, heartrate and how many grams I can shave from my bike, a 60-pound bike capable of hauling two kids and/or 300-pounds of cargo sounded like the last thing I would want to pedal. After-all, cycling is about going fast. I’ve done a lot of amazing road riding over…
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Review: Silca Introduces Nastro Bar Tapes
Silca is on quite the product release streak, quickly expanding their range of bicycle accessories – from inflation, to packs, to tools and more. Today, they’re announcing a new line of bar tape, called Nastro. Nastro comes in two styles: 1.85mm-thick Nastro Piloti and 2.5mm-thick Nastro Fiore. Both styles offer a unique laminate construction, tunable…
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A Winter Weekend at the Hotel Boulderado
The holidays are a stressful time. Getting the house ready, buying presents, making sure you see all the friends and family and traveling all add up. My wife’s birthday lands right at the beginning of December, which can make it disappear into all the surrounding craziness. So when the Hotel Boulderado invited us up for…
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‘Racing Bicycles’ Book Review – Cycling Explained with Art
It’s late June, which means La Grande Boucle will soon be under way. Everyone knows that right? Well, maybe not. Despite cycling having been around since the mid-1800’s the average person still knows very little about the passion a relatively small number of us share. Some of it is our fault, cyclists don’t tend to…
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Maloja Summer 2018 Road Cycling Kit Review
First thing first. Maloja (pronounced mah-low-yah) is named after a small Swiss mountain village. The German (not Swiss) brand focuses on producing quality bike and snow wear that looks stylish and unique. Lets start with the visuals. Maloja’s clothing is striking, but not in the standard loud colors paired with ’90s graphics way so much…
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Review: Bodyglide Cycle
For longer rides chamois cream is a must, but the stuff is a gooey mess to apply and can be a real pain to wash out of expensive cycle clothing. Bodyglide, billed as “the original anti-blister, anti-chafing balm,” offers an alternative; a deodorant style stick applicator with chamois cream close to the consistency of lip balm.…
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Onsen Bath Towels
Bath towels aren’t something I spend a lot of time thinking about. So, when Onsen set me a set of their bath towels to try out my first thought was; how different could they really be? Turns out I should give a little more thought to my bath towel. “Onsen” is the Japanese word for…
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Up Mountain Switchel
Though switchel’s origins are a bit murky the variety brewed by Up Mountain Switchel comes from 18th-century Vermont. It’s an American heritage beverage made of apple cider vinegar, ginger and sweetener — in this case maple sugar (fitting for Vermont). The beverage has long been drunk by farmers during haying season to help them stay…
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Louis Garneau Actifly Shoes
Race shoes cost several hundred dollars, the last thing I want to do is wear them out grinding through miles in my basement dungeon. They’re also made for riding outdoors, without air flowing over them at 20mph they just are not breathable enough for a good indoor sweat session. Louis Garneau in collaboration with Reebok…
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Review: Erin Baker's Blue Bike Sprouted Snacks
The first thing I look at when I pick up a new snack is the ingredients list. Is it all food, are these things I could buy at the grocery store? So when Erin Baker’s sent over some of their new Blue Bike Sprouted Snacks for me to review, that’s the first thing I did.…
