By John Marsh HOT! NOT! Lookcycle.com Cost: $325How obtained: review sample from companyAvailable: company website; cycling retail sitesRBR Sponsor: noTested: several months I’m a long-time proponent of daytime running lights, front and rear, and have used helmet rear flashers from time to time. I’m also a long-time user of LOOK pedals. So I was intrigued when I discovered that LOOK…
When it comes to applying chamois cream on the road – assuming it’s an organized ride with at least a couple rest stops – here’s a tip to keep you lubed up and your hands clean. On rides longer than 75 miles, I put a single application of chamois cream in a snack-pack sized ziplock baggie….
By John Marsh Hot Not https://www.svedoptical.com/ Cost: Prescription Inserts: single-vision polycarbonate insert – $164; lined bifocal polycarbonate insert – $189; progressive polycarbonate insert – $234. Frames sold separately at varying price points.How obtained: review sample from companyAvailable: company websitePrescription lenses: single-vision, lined bifocal, progressiveFrames: Available from several name-brand companies, including: Oakley, Smith, Bolle, Rudy Project, Rapha, Tifosi and others.RBR Sponsor: noTested: Oakley…
This tip comes to us from RBR reader Tom Pennello, among the many of you who have read and offered comments/tips to Jim Langley Tech Talk Your Tips on Preventing Home Bicycle Thefts links to the first one) about how to keep your bikes stored safely at home, and out of the reach of thieves. Here’s what Tom wrote: In Your…
By Jim Langley There are different schools of thought on replacing components, so you have to figure out what camp you belong to. Some people want to get every last inch out of their components and are perfectly willing to keep them going even if the performance drops off a bit. Then, the other camp…
