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For as long as there have been production mountain bikes there has been Shimano's Deore XT group. Few products in cycling can so thoroughly lay claim to setting the standard…

In the days when you were fixing flats more often, quick release was a real savior. Not only did it save you time, it kept you from having to carry wrenches around with you,…

We hate cables. The sooner we can get rid of cables the better. I didn't want to say anything while cables were still in the room, but I never liked them. They're stretchy.…

Before I start, a brief warning: this Useless Review may contain more sincerity than most. If you've come seeking unvarnished satire, lampoonery, and sarcasm, I apologize in…

There are myriad items you can add to your cycling arsenal to make riding through cold weather more pleasurable. This is a challenge our industry has fairly met with wool and…

I'm not sure how long it was that NASA worked on the Snot Rocket after the success of the Apollo missions. Someone there knew they would never have more political capital…

Someone once told me that when you focus on one aspect of a design, to the exclusion of all others, you end up with the engineering equivalent of a flaming turd. I'm…

Recently, on The Paceline, we were talking about cycling books, and then we had a TCI Friday on the topic. Herewith, let me say a few words about the book that begat all that…

GoreWear (that's their name now) sent me these gloves for review. It was a strange thing. I got an email, because apparently I'm on their media list. The email asked what…

There are two types of panic training. The kind where you have an event, and the kind where you have just become alarmed by the state of your current fitness. Either way, you…