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A Useful Review – The American Classic Kimberlite Tire
The American Classic Kimberlite is a tire that hews to my taste in tires intended for mixed-surface riding. It begin with a center slick section, moves to a slight!-->…
A Useful Review – The ENVE G23 Gravel Wheels
This week I’m returning to a wheel I’ve been riding for three years now, the ENVE G23. This is a gravel wheel with a carbon fiber rim with a 23mm inner width. They have only!-->…
A Useful Review – Two Tech Tees for Hot Weather Pedaling
Hot weather is the new weather, and if you sweat like I do, you spend a lot of time thinking about how to stay cool on the bike. As most of my rides are now dirt focused,!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Vert
I'm not sure when we started including the vertical gain in our description of rides. Certainly, it wasn't a readily accessible statistic in the before-times, when there!-->…
A Useful Review – Mark Cavendish: Never Enough
I like a good sports documentary. Sports themselves, I always contend, are just extended, character-driven narratives. They're improvisational to a degree, but the characters!-->…
A Useful Review – The Close the Gap HideMyBell
I’m encountering more people on the bike paths these days when I do post-work rides. I do a lot of easy rides on flat bike paths because I’m trying to burn fat and!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – RUIs
RUI stands for repetitive use injury. It's the injury that happens while you're just doing what you always do. No need to go over the bars. No need to tag a tree with your!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Saddle Sores
You know, out of the gate, I'm not going to be giving saddles sores a positive review, at least not for their primary function, which is to ruin your life. There are charming!-->…
A Useful Review – The Adidas Tiro 23 3/4 Pants
Why is this man holding a soccer ball, and what does this have to do with riding bikes? Well, in the summertime I’m always looking for ways to wear less, and to do that!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Aluminum
Once upon a time in my early teen years, I needed money. I forget what for, but it must have been critically important, because my father suggested I collect aluminum cans!-->…