So I finally got a chance to finish out the mods on my girlfriend’s Kappa BMX bike. Last year I morphed the steel BMX racing…
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Tour Predictions: Seconds matter
They say that the Tour de France can be won by mere seconds, but that’s only what Cadel Evans’ friends tell him to cheer him…
PJ’s Sycip
My friend PJ got himself this sweet Sycip touring bike. The bike is 700C steel with disc brakes and front and rear racks. There are…
Chain Tool Arsenal
Back in the days when I didn’t work in a bike shop, when I was simply the guy on the team with the most tools…
Mark V’s Next Project: S&S BMX Formula One, pt 1
They say that the proper number of bikes is always one more than you already have, and that’s especially true when you have a done…
Musings on SRAM XX and Road Gearing
SRAM’s XX 10-speed mtb group has had the top World Cup racers testing it, but what happens if you mix components with other manufacturers or…
Timbuk2 Beer Cozy
is a company that likes to change its product line often, frequently offering bags that are only available for one season. They also like their…
Hydraulics in my Future?
I can be surprisingly conservative with my choice of cycling equipment; take for instance brakes. For a long time I have resisted the disc brakes.…
The Girlfriend’s Bike: new gearing
My girlfriend didn’t metamorphose into a diehard cyclist after I gave her a bike, but she has fun on it. Her bike is the Kappa…
Ergonomics: STI vs DoubleTap
I’ve been switching between DA7800 and bikes on a daily basis, and I think I prefer the ergonomics of Red’s DoubleTap shifters in a race…