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Stop Building a Repair Kit for a Bike You Don't...
Every October I dump my bike bag on the garage floor and go through the repair kit. Most years more than half of it has never left the pouch. The s...
Stop Building a Repair Kit for a Bike You Don't...
Every October I dump my bike bag on the garage floor and go through the repair kit. Most years more than half of it has never left the pouch. The s...
Read moreThe Driveway Audit That Beats a Lighter Pannier
I have watched touring riders argue over 150 grams of pannier fabric while their sleeping pad was still wrapped in the cardboard sleeve it shipped ...
The Driveway Audit That Beats a Lighter Pannier
I have watched touring riders argue over 150 grams of pannier fabric while their sleeping pad was still wrapped in the cardboard sleeve it shipped ...
Read moreYour Trail Headphones Have One Job, and It Isn'...
Climbing the lower switchbacks before sunrise, I watched the heart rate number on my forearm hit 152. My ears stayed open the whole ride. The only ...
Your Trail Headphones Have One Job, and It Isn'...
Climbing the lower switchbacks before sunrise, I watched the heart rate number on my forearm hit 152. My ears stayed open the whole ride. The only ...
Read moreEvery Rip in Your Bike Bag Tells You How to Fix It
Brake rotors, chainrings, and shuttle road gravel have a way of finding the soft spots in a bike duffel. The rip that shows up points to the exact ...
Every Rip in Your Bike Bag Tells You How to Fix It
Brake rotors, chainrings, and shuttle road gravel have a way of finding the soft spots in a bike duffel. The rip that shows up points to the exact ...
Read moreThe Chairlift Call That Killed the Button
On a chairlift at ten degrees, wearing thick liners under my shell mitts, I ended a phone call, skipped three songs, and cranked the volume while t...
The Chairlift Call That Killed the Button
On a chairlift at ten degrees, wearing thick liners under my shell mitts, I ended a phone call, skipped three songs, and cranked the volume while t...
Read moreYour Bike Duffel Is the Camping Bag You Already...
After a rainy weekend in Moab, I dumped my camping gear into the bike duffel because it was already muddy inside. The tent fit. The sleeping bag co...
Your Bike Duffel Is the Camping Bag You Already...
After a rainy weekend in Moab, I dumped my camping gear into the bike duffel because it was already muddy inside. The tent fit. The sleeping bag co...
Read moreTrail Yells Taught Me More About Voice Assistan...
First time I used a voice assistant through open-ear sport headphones, I was grinding up a switchback, one hand on the bars, the other wiping sweat...
Trail Yells Taught Me More About Voice Assistan...
First time I used a voice assistant through open-ear sport headphones, I was grinding up a switchback, one hand on the bars, the other wiping sweat...
Read moreLeave Your Ears Open: The Sport Headphone Shift...
Halfway up a local climb, a mountain biker calls out from behind. If both ears are sealed with silicone tips, you won't hear him until he clips you...
Leave Your Ears Open: The Sport Headphone Shift...
Halfway up a local climb, a mountain biker calls out from behind. If both ears are sealed with silicone tips, you won't hear him until he clips you...
Read morePack for 8 P.M., Not Just Noon: Rethinking the ...
Most overnight bike trip advice starts at the trailhead. Tubes, tools, layers. It skips the part of the trip you actually have to survive after the...
Pack for 8 P.M., Not Just Noon: Rethinking the ...
Most overnight bike trip advice starts at the trailhead. Tubes, tools, layers. It skips the part of the trip you actually have to survive after the...
Read moreYour Cycling Backpack Was Built for Hiking. Tha...
The pack felt perfect in the store. I adjusted the straps, clipped the sternum, cinched the hip belt, and checked my side profile in the mirror. It...
Your Cycling Backpack Was Built for Hiking. Tha...
The pack felt perfect in the store. I adjusted the straps, clipped the sternum, cinched the hip belt, and checked my side profile in the mirror. It...
Read moreTeam Comms Built a Better Mic. Your Ears Deserv...
I almost missed a truck on a fire road last fall when an earbud in my right ear did its job too well. The ride leader's voice came through crystal ...
Team Comms Built a Better Mic. Your Ears Deserv...
I almost missed a truck on a fire road last fall when an earbud in my right ear did its job too well. The ride leader's voice came through crystal ...
Read moreBone Conduction Buying Guide: Start With What Y...
Most people shop for headphones wrong. They open the box, play a song in a quiet room, and judge the bass. For trail runners, mountain bikers, skie...
Bone Conduction Buying Guide: Start With What Y...
Most people shop for headphones wrong. They open the box, play a song in a quiet room, and judge the bass. For trail runners, mountain bikers, skie...
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