Speedplay Zero Pave pedal starts shipping, but is the SYZR offroad pedal just a hoax? Speedplay announces that their Zero Pave pedal has begun shipping.…
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RockyMounts Driveshaft Thru Axle adapter for fork-mount bike racks
This year I acquired a new mountainbike, and other than some experiments with a dropbar mtb a few years ago, it’s the first mtb I’ve…
Syntace FlatForce Stem
A couple of years ago, Germany’s Syntace introduced their FlatForce low-profile stem; I wrote about it then . Since the mid-1990s, rider preference for handlebar…
Taiwan’s Microshift
Shimano, SRAM, Campagnolo, and…..Microshift? Will there be day when you can’t say the first three names without including the fourth? Microshift is a Taiwanese-based component…
Pinhead Locking Skewers
Pinhead provides locks for headset caps, seatpost clamps, and wheels (both QR and solid axles). They can be purchased as a complete package for all…
Ortlieb Seatpost Bag and Arkel TailRider Bag with Seatpost Rack
It’s summer, and oh boy are you ready to do a few mini-epic rides. Maybe you wanna do the “long loop” or make that route…
Barfly Mount for Cateye….um, cool for a moment
This is a tale of plastic: I have a sordid little secret. I’m not really techie when it comes to electronics. I don’t have a…
Smith goes after the road market with the Overtake Helmet
After introducing their Forefront helmet to the dirt scene last year, Smith Optics dives into the road helmet market with the Overtake. Smith takes the…
UNEEK sandal by KEEN
KEEN went back to what made them famous, the sport sandal, and reinvented it with a couple of cords. What they came up with was…
Nikwax TX.Direct
As late spring in Seattle warms into a glowing summer, the specter of the rainy season still haunts me…not the least because I haven’t stored…