Garneau Baryum Gravel / MTB Cycling Shoes Review
By Sheri Rosenbaum Price: $299.99 Colors: Black, Camo Charcoal Cleats: 2-bolt SPD Sizes: 38-48 EU Closures: Double BOA L6 micro-adjustments Weight: 360 g (size 42) Outsole: Carbon and rubber outsole
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Keep Cycling Cleats from Squeaking
PROBLEM: You’re getting really annoyed by that chirping on every pedal stroke. SOLUTION: Silicone spray is the best fast fix we’ve found. Check that your cleats are on tight and not terribly worn. Make sure there’s no mud or gravel stuck in them. Check the pedals, too. Everything look OK? Spritz silicone around the edges…
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Garmin Varia RTL515 and RVR315 Review
By Sheri Rosenbaum Hot! Tail light version goes from solid to flashing as vehicle/bike overtakes Fellow riders can leverage a single Varia by adding it as a sensor Provides an extra layer of safety, audible alert and visual display with # of vehicles Smartphone Varia App displays graphics and audible/vibration alerts for approaching vehicles Works…
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Building My Litespeed With Shimano Components: Part 2
By Rick Schultz While I am waiting for parts, two new tube technologies arrived to test. Tubolito – https://www.tubolito.com/en/produkt-kategorie/road-en/ Revoloop – https://revoloop.com/racer-cyclocross/ These are the latest highest-tech tubes currently available. As robust as a butyl tube but at 23g, 38g (Tubolito) and 25g, 30g, 39g (Revoloop). Due to their extremely small size and weight, they…
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Quest for the Right Road Disc Brake Adapters
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley The subject this week is a fussy detail related to increasing the typical 140mm rotors on disc brake road bikes to 160mm. The brakes are Shimano Ultegra R8070 flat-mounts.