By Sheri Rosenbaum I attached the SPOT GEN4 to my hydration pack so the unit would face the sky while I was riding. Find Me Spot Unit price: $149.99 (at the time of writing this review, $99.99) Subscription pricing: Basic - $11.95/month/12 month term applies; Flex Basic - $14.95/month/1 month minimum Signals: GPS satellites Messaging: Send only, … [Read more...] about SPOT GEN4 GPS Tracker & Messenger Review
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A Look At Chain Checkers You Recommended And a Few More
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Thanks to the excellent comments to last week’s column on our look at Park Tool’s CC-4.2 Chain Checker tool, I thought it would be helpful to list and show the chain checkers that you helpful readers recommended. Then it occurred to me that it would be even more fun to try to show all the chain checkers I could. So I added SRAM’s … [Read more...] about A Look At Chain Checkers You Recommended And a Few More
Pearl Izumi Men’s PRO Winter Jacket and Expedition PRO Alpha Jacket
By Brandon Bilyeu Cost: PRO Winter Jacket $265 Expedition PRO Alpha Jacket $225 How obtained: review sample from company Available: online, retail Colors: PRO Winter Jacket - Castlerock Gray, Black, Red Dahlia Expedition PRO Alpha Jacket - Black, Dark Violet, Green Bay Website: PRO Winter Jacket , Expedition PRO Alpha Jacket RBR … [Read more...] about Pearl Izumi Men’s PRO Winter Jacket and Expedition PRO Alpha Jacket
Is “taking the lane” a dangerous cycling technique?
QUESTION: I’m fairly new to road cycling, and I have been told by fellow riders that on roads heavy with traffic, I should “take the lane” instead of staying near the curb. But the one time I tried it, I had drivers blasting their horns at me, and one gave me the finger when he finally got to pass. How can pissing drivers off possibly make me safer on the road? —Bill T. … [Read more...] about Is “taking the lane” a dangerous cycling technique?
Velocio Riding Pack Review
By Sheri Rosenbaum Velocio Price: $159 Color: Moonrock Capacity: 25L to 35L with expandable roll top Shell material: 100% Nylon Lining material: 100% Polyester Availability: Online or retail How obtained: Company sample RBR advertiser: No … [Read more...] about Velocio Riding Pack Review