Review: Cervelo P2C (Ultegra)
The author’s P2C, with non-stock Zipp 404 wheels and XLab SonicWing. Based on two experiences surrounding this bike, I decided to purchase one via Cervélo’s shop employee-purchase program. The first...
View ArticleFrostbike Reviews
The last two years, I’ve attended Frostbike, QBP‘s trade show that they run. In 2008, most of my time was spent attending seminars of the shop operations variety. This year, I missed Saturday due to my...
View ArticleReview: The Watchmen
The short version is: meh. It was alright. I won’t see it again, and won’t buy it until I can get it on Blu-Ray for like $3.50. But, y’know, it wasn’t horrible, either. Ultimately, I wish this movie...
View ArticleReview: Clif Shot Bloks
The number of energy foods on the market seems to have been exploding the last few years — ingredients are cheap, marketing’s easy, and the science doesn’t need to be rigorous, so it’s easy to bring...
View ArticleReview: Pedro’s Vise Whip
It’s not often that I see a bike tool that makes me salivate, and really I can’t remember the last innovative idea I’ve seen in bike tools. Sure, there’s new items every year from Park and other...
View ArticleReview: NiteRider MiNewt Mini-USB Light
The NiteRider MiNewt Mini-USB Light is an ingenious little product despite it’s slightly clunky name. NiteRider, who has always produced high-quality lighting systems for bikes, has created a device...
View ArticleReview: Shimano SH-M310S
Background: I bought these shoes because I have a history of foot injuries stretching back almost two decades, to my time in the army, and my last two seasons of cyclocross have both been curtailed by...
View ArticleBack in the Saddle Again
Expect more product reviews here. You’ve seen me post them in the past and now that I’m working at a bike shop again, you can expect more of them. I enjoy doing it, they’re easy to write, and they...
View ArticleReview: Specialized Purist Bottles
Strange as it sounds, I’ve always viewed Specialized as an innovator in water bottles. Probably because of the Heart Valve bottles I bought (and promptly lost) back in the mid-90s. Given that water...
View ArticleReview: Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor
I recently bought a pair of the Polar FT7 heart rate monitors — one for my wife, and one for me. It’s not something I use on-bike, as my Garmin Edge 705 does just fine in that regard. For me, this was...
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Revisiting My Review: Fluency by Jennifer Foehner Wells
So yeah, I read a lot of science fiction. In any given year, it accounts for anywhere from 50% to 80% of what I read. (Closer to the former the last few years.) I’m a sucker for a first contact...
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