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Unlike the song I pulled the title of this article from, this is truly ironic. When I started Industry Outsider on January 1, of 2007, I made it clear that the site was going to be all about cycling. Cycling, Cycling, Cycling! Sure, there were plenty of articles that were only vaguely cycling-related, and quite … Read more
Gates has been offering belt drive systems for bicycles for several years now. We’ve seen them on the timing side of tandems, as the primary drive for OEM applications like Trek’s District single speeds, and more and more companies are building frames to accommodate a single speed belt drive, or even pairing them with an … Read more
Kinetic inRide – World’s First Bluetooth Smart™Trainer-based Watt Meter System Kinetic inRide watt meter system uses Bluetooth Smart™communication protocol, found in the Apple iPhone 5 and 4s, and iPad3, to pair a heart rate monitor and a power sensor pod with the new Kinetic inRide iPhone App* to measure wattage with any Kinetic fluid trainer. … Read more
I love my road bike. Carbon goodness is everywhere: frame, fork, handlebars, stem, crankarms, seatpost, seat, derailleurs, and various other places. However, therein lies my predicament. My affection for my road bike forces me to give all my attention and money to it. It also means that my road bike is my do-it-all bike. From … Read more
The Rubber Met the Road….. and WHIPPED it! Some cyclists have trouble finding that “just right” pair of bib shorts, or the helmet that sits on their head without pinching. For me, it was finding a set of tires for my road bike. I can‘t even remember all of the tires that I have demolished … Read more
Somewhere between the ages of eight and about thirteen, you probably sprayed something on your bike with WD-40. It may even have been your chain. At that age, you may not have realized how inappropriate WD-40 was on your bicycle for anything other than rust protection during winter storage. Contrary to popular belief (it was … Read more