Carbon fiber fork woes?

I’m not a huge fan of carbon fiber for much more than headset spacers. (I prefer steel or titanium) But there are plenty of cyclists out there who have ridden thousands upon thousands of miles without any issues. So when I came across two articles about carbon fiber forks in the same day, it struck … Read more

Harlot Catches Beaver Fever

I love it when people have as much fun writing as I do. Here’s a press release from Harlot Clothing Company. Santa Fe, NM February 22, 2011 “It‘s a project to turn bad beavers into good beavers,” says Jennifer Steketee, president of Harlot Clothing Company, when asked about the environmental project Harlot has partnered with. … Read more

Ambassadors Seek Prescott Bicycle Solutions through Trip

Prescott, Arizona –February 21, 2010 -In late March, ambassadors from Prescott, Arizona will have the opportunity to travel to Amsterdam in the Netherlands and on to Sevilla, Spain to meet with top officials. Their goal is to find pertinent solutions for making Prescott more bicycle friendly. The trip is being coordinated by One Street, an … Read more

Agion, continued

This is a follow up to my Agion post, about the shirt that I’ve been testing. My goal is to push the limits of the antimicrobial treatment and see what it takes to get the shirt to ripen up a bit. As unappealing as that may sound, I just stay focused on the end result. … Read more

RideOut Technologies Update

As luck would have it, I’m bringing you a fairly exclusive scoop, as the RideOut website doesn’t reflect this information, and their press release hasn’t even been sent out yet. I’ve been following RideOut Technologies and their Carbon Comfort saddle since I first saw it at Interbike 2009, as it seems to be a well … Read more

Upcoming reviews

Just a quick preview of what I’m working on as far as product reviews: The Geigerrig Rig 700 hydration pack is being reviewed and compared to the CamelBak Charge 450. A multi hydration bottle review for hot and cold drinks, on and off the bike. Participants currently include Clean Bottle, Hydro Flask, CamelBak Groove and … Read more