useful reviews

I spent last weekend at Kingdom Trails in Vermont riding with friends. We arrived Friday afternoon, dumped our stuff and got in 2-and-a-half hours on the trail…

As part of my quest to rewild my mountain bike feet, i.e. to learn to ride flat pedals instead of clipless, I've been banging around in the Five Ten Sleuth…

Since Silca’s re-launch a few years back, everything they have produced has been absolutely top-shelf. The Silca HX-One Home Essential Tool Kit comes with…

Before we get into it on these shoes, I’m going to throw out some caveats, because I think it’s important not to just flog product without giving specific…

I want to be crystal clear on this from the jump. I don’t eat chamois cream. As far as I know, chamois cream is not edible, and anyway it is not sold as ride…

I’m riding mountain and gravel bikes mostly these days, and those rides tend to be shorter than my old road rides, which often stretched 4-6 hours. I’m out now…

I have a real problem with cycling shorts, which is not to say bibs or chamois-equipped shorts, but what some people might refer to as "baggies." They don’t…

If you have hands and you ride bikes, you might like the POC Savant MTB Glove. Most of my friends pronounce this brand "Pock," but I think it’s actually…

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…

Look, I know this is not my thing, giving useful information, pimping products, sharing my experience sincerely, but Padraig and I discuss products (sometimes)…