Working title… At the beginning of 2022 I moved out to East Texas to take care of my disabled veteran pops and in the process inherited an absolute mess of a two acre property. Settled on the property is a 24 foot by 24 foot metal building that was used as a personal vehicle repair shop for my dad back in it’s prime; however, these days it’s just filled from wall to wall with old…
Intro Bike Check Pack List Question & Answer Introduction Ignore the title, I’m a fraud. I’m am not qualified to call myself a “bikepacker” nor am I qualified to guide anyone… in any form or fashion… in any subject. BUT, it’s a good title amirite? Anyway… this is my first “bikepacking” adventure, as far as sleeping on the dirt every night goes, and it just so happens to be a four hundred and fiftyish mile…
Buyers Remorse and Incessant Complaining I bought this 2018 Cannondale F-Si Carbon 5 the other day (October 2021) for $1,500 and immediately began regretting my decision. I initially offered $1,200, but the seller insisted that he had to get $1,500 out of the deal, so I caved on impulse decision and went and picked it up the same evening. I was under false impressions that it was a better model (carbon 2) due to the…
Well, 2500 miles later and I have my first J&L failure. When I initially purchased this clamp I didn’t read the title very well and assumed that the entire clamp was made from titanium. This is not the case. The clamp is made of aluminum and the bolt is titanium. Either way, the lower front band snapped the other day. The listing is no longer on eBay, however, the seller is still there. Here is…
Ah, the old “pro” race bike stand. People will finally stop screeching at me in the YouTube comments about how I clamp… or don’t clamp my carbon fiber frames. After analyzing actual “pro” bicycle work stands such as the Park Tool Team Issue ($339.95!!!) and Feedback Sports’s Sprint Stand ($294.99!!!) I realized that there isn’t much to these over priced bike stands. The unfortunate news is, this designed to alter Aldi’s Bikemate Bike Work Stand…
One thing I’d like to note is that I am not a gamer. I can’t tell the difference between 60 fps and 14fps when I’m suffering lol. Anyway here is the Zwiftalizer results for the Chuwi LarkBox: You can buy the Chuwi LarkBox on Amazon Here.
Woof! I’m not here to debate the oh-so-controversial “degrees/points of engagement”, but I am here to offer you a cheaper more affordable Chinese solution for your DT Swiss 350/240/180 hubs if you are a believer in the effectiveness of increased engagement points/decreased degree of engagement. I also want to say that I do not own a DT Swiss 54T upgrade so I cannot directly compare the two, all of the information is based on DT…
What is a Rocker Plate? In essence, a Rocker Plate is a device which allows the trainer and bike to tilt from side to side, more accurately simulating the real life motion of riding a bike. Proponents say it increases comfort and makes long rides more forgiving on those sensitive parts of the anatomy that may be otherwise get a bit of a hard time. https://zwiftinsider.com/rocker-plates-phenomenon/ That’s a quote I stole from Zwift Insider because…
I have made several comments on some of my YouTube videos in regard to LightCarbon’s stock rear derailleur hanger for their gravel frame LCG-010-D. Since then I’ve been getting a few questions asking to clarify what I mean by this. This article aims to answer some of those questions. Let’s start from the beginning. LightCarbon sent me a two piece rear derailleur hanger with the purchase of my LCG-010-D gravel frame (fig. 1). This a…
With bicycle racing taking a hit in 2020 a few friends and I decided to knock a multi-day bicycling trip off of all of our bucket lists. The initial planned crew consisted of myself, Khanh, Aldo and Khuong; however, last minute tooth issues prevented Khuong from attending. This was a proving ground for me personally as I had been wanting to test my own fitness on the bike with multiple back to back days on…