Bikes & Gear

By Greg Conderacci You might think that putting a compass on your bike is bit old-fashioned, considering the miracle of modern GPS devices.  But a compass gives you a sense of direction…of the wind.

By Dow Stough, M.D. The bicycle boom over the last year had nothing to do with my personal pilgrimage to the cycling mecca of Northwest Arkansas. Yes, I had been cooped up for close to one year, just as batshit crazy as the rest of the planet. In addition to the obvious events of the…

By Greg Conderacci Many years ago, when tires were much more delicate than they are today, riders mounted “flint flickers” – little wires to keep small stones and pieces of glass from sticking and causing flats.