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Robot’s Useless Reviews – Aero Bars
Blah. Blah. Blah. Aerodynamics. Those are great. If you can get some, you should, because watts. Percentages. Efficiency. FTP over time, minus drag = salvation. Etc. You!-->…
A Useful Review – The Kuat Sherpa 2.0 Rack
I rode with some friends this morning and one asked me what I thought of my rack, a Kuat Sherpa 2.0. I said, “Man, I love this rack,” which is the first time I’ve articulated!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – This Blood
My apologies to the squeamish, but as bike riders, I suspect we are mostly used to stuff like this. It's also worth point out that I pinged Stevil as I was working on this. I!-->…
A Useful Review – The Defeet Wooleator 5″ D-Logo
When I talk about the DeFeet Wooleator 5” D-Logo sock, I am talking specifically about the charcoal gray version, and here’s why: I prefer my cycling stuff to do double,!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Panniers
A pannier is a hot Italian sandwich, filled with all sorts of impossible fresh ingredients, that's been pressed in a very special appliance made just for that purpose. A!-->…
A Useful Review – The Spy Optic Bounty
You don't need a pair of glasses with clear lenses, unless maybe you do. I bought these originally as riding glasses for darkness and low light. I prefer to ride with glasses!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Sleep
Sleep is a seminal stoner, doom metal band featuring Al Cisneros, Matt Pike (later of High on Fire) and a rotating cast of drummers. Their magnum opus is the hourlong track!-->…
A Useful Review – The Rapha Crew Neck Knit Jumper
Look, there's no use denying that there is a subtext whenever discussing Rapha. They have a reputation as this snobby Euro-phile brand, ads filled with photos of grizzled!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Hammer
Your long-term success as a cyclist will likely involve gaining some familiarity with tools, when, and how, to use them. Today we will consider one of the more poorly!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Cantilever Brakes
The first clue is in the name. Cant. Can't. Cannot. And levers are involved. The whole contraption is a lever that cannot do what it was designed to do. Brake, in this!-->…