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Of the many nuggets of wisdom Radio Freddy imparted to me, one of the single most revolutionary pearls was his advice to wash my bikes with natural bristle brushes.…

This wouldn't be a particularly meaninful post were I to review the Slime sealant that has been marketed these many past years. But that's not the case; this is a new…

Last week I realized something kinda surprising. I don't have a bottle cage on my ebike. I don't ever fill a water bottle and bring it with me when I'm running errands by…

I've been wearing the Smith Triad and Payroll helmets. The Trace is a road helmet and the Payroll is a mountain helmet with a visor. Both these are helmets that use Koroyd,…

Valves for bike tires come in exactly two flavors: Presta and Schrader. It's binary, either/or, and both types have strengths and weaknesses. That is, until now. Clik Valve…

Shimano's Ultegra group was the first component group I ever lusted after. As a newly minted cyclist (not biker!), coveting Dura-Ace felt foolhardy, like trying to date…

 I’ve long ridden with cycling caps under my helmet, especially in bad weather. I learned many years ago that when riding in rain eyewear tended to cause more problems than…

Warning consumers about a bad product is a vanishingly rare mandate for anyone writing about cycling. When I first began reviewing bikes and bike products, I did encounter…

The advent of tubeless tires has allowed us to run tire pressures I was unable to contemplate, let alone willingly try, 20 years ago. If I was on one of my road bikes, I…

I’ve got a couple of devices for installing tubeless plugs, but one of my favorites is the Cigar Tool Plug Kit and CO2 Head from Crank Bros.  The kit comes with a knurled…