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In gravel riding, the pedal of choice is generally a small-bodied SPD pedal. The thinking goes: a gravel bike is plenty heavy, so use a minimal pedal to keep weight down. And…

Skipping the niceties and wink-wink cuteness of my usual opening sentences, there are 3 reasons I like these glasses. First, they’re vented. I have a big fogging problem with…

My pump, a Park Tools PFP-4 professional floor pump, has an analog pressure gauge mounted high, near the top of the chamber. I can't really read it anymore, because my eyes…

Strictly speaking, rear suspension is when they throw your ass out of school for a few days. It's the precursor to rear expulsion, which is also the thing that happens when…

The Giro Trixter full-finger glove costs $20. That's no way to start a review, because it's just a piece of information instead of an evaluative judgement, but cycling, as a…

When I was a young shop rat, the sort of college kid so full of opinions it was hard to learn anything new, there was one thing my more experienced co-workers did impress…

The theatrical release, in 1994, of the film Speed marked the arrival of Sandra Bullock as a Hollywood lead actress and began Keanu Reeves' career as an action star. Sadly,…

This piece set out to be about front center, and then I realized if you care about front center, I've probably already got you in my contacts. We nerds stick together. Put…

Yesterday, my wife and I celebrated 30 years of continuous companionship. She has, quite literally, shepherded me from my awkward and troubled late adolescence into this…

As a listener to musics both loud and chaotic, I particularly enjoy the names 45NRTH gives to its products. They're like a Norwegian black metal label, except they make…