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Betts Fit Bounce Free Sports Bra Quick Review

By Sheri Rosenbaum Betts Fit Bounce Free Sports Bra Price: $99 Colors: Black Sizes: Band sizes 32- 38 and cup sizes C, D, DD, and F Materials: 60% recycled materials, using high-quality Italian fabric: 65% Nylon, 35% Lycra. Obtained by: Company sample Availability: Company’s website, Title Nine, or Tahoe Mountain Sports RBR Advertiser: No … [Read more...] about Betts Fit Bounce Free Sports Bra Quick Review

Hambini Bottom Brackets – Are They Worth It?

By Rick Schultz I’ve recently been asked by numerous cyclists about Bottom Brackets (BB’s), Bearings, etc. Their questions arose from several YouTube videos reviewing Hambini’s "$300" Bottom Brackets. Let’s take for example this Hambini Racing BB30 Bottom Bracket for Shimano Crankset. This BB lists for £197 or about $266 USD. Looking at the details, you will quickly … [Read more...] about Hambini Bottom Brackets – Are They Worth It?

Q&A: Brake Cables: When to Replace and How to Stop if One Breaks

Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Thanks to a reader’s excellent question, I get to tell a brief "adventure story" from one of my first long rides, which took place in the mid 1960s aboard a "3-speed racer." That’s what we used to call British road bikes, such as Robin Hoods, Phillips, Triumphs, etc.  They were "racers," because they were a lot lighter than the more … [Read more...] about Q&A: Brake Cables: When to Replace and How to Stop if One Breaks

How to Electrify an Existing Road Bike — With Help From the Ebike Underground

By Stan Purdum Ebikes are a booming growth field in the bicycling industry, and many companies, including both established bike brands and new startups, are now churning out an impressive array of these electric two-wheelers, some as low priced as $500, with some quite good ones starting around $1,500. But the commonly available ebikes in that price range generally do … [Read more...] about How to Electrify an Existing Road Bike — With Help From the Ebike Underground

Swapping Out A 172.5mm Ultegra Crankset For A 170mm Rotor Crankset, Part 2 Installing Rotor Crankset

By Rick Schultz In part 2, we will be installing a Rotor VEGAST crankset with 24mm axle - (a 30mm axle version is also available), which is a modular crankset comprised of the crank arms, spider, axle and chainrings. ROTOS also makes the ALDHU crankset. The differences? The ALDHU is lighter but at twice the cost of the VEGAST. Look, feel, form, fit function are the same, … [Read more...] about Swapping Out A 172.5mm Ultegra Crankset For A 170mm Rotor Crankset, Part 2 Installing Rotor Crankset

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