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Bone Conduction Started with Beethoven. Budget ...
The first time I clipped a budget bone conduction set to my cheekbones on a mountain bike ride, I thought I had made a mistake. The low end did not...
Bone Conduction Started with Beethoven. Budget ...
The first time I clipped a budget bone conduction set to my cheekbones on a mountain bike ride, I thought I had made a mistake. The low end did not...
Read moreRide Friction: The Better Way to Choose Compact...
For a while I thought the best compact bike storage made the bike vanish. I hung my trail bike from a ceiling hoist in a one-bedroom apartment and ...
Ride Friction: The Better Way to Choose Compact...
For a while I thought the best compact bike storage made the bike vanish. I hung my trail bike from a ceiling hoist in a one-bedroom apartment and ...
Read morePack a Convertible Bike Duffel in Ride Order an...
You finish a late ride, roll into the parking lot, and the actual work starts. Knee pads come off smelling like the last three descents. A jersey g...
Pack a Convertible Bike Duffel in Ride Order an...
You finish a late ride, roll into the parking lot, and the actual work starts. Knee pads come off smelling like the last three descents. A jersey g...
Read moreOpen Ears, Full Trail: A Backpacker's Case for ...
I felt guilty the first time I put earbuds in on a trail. Real guilt, the kind that follows you up the switchbacks. Somewhere along the way, hikers...
Open Ears, Full Trail: A Backpacker's Case for ...
I felt guilty the first time I put earbuds in on a trail. Real guilt, the kind that follows you up the switchbacks. Somewhere along the way, hikers...
Read moreOpen Ears, Sharp Focus: Why I Skipped Noise-Iso...
The first time I rode with noise-isolating earbuds, I missed a downhill rider's callout. He passed close enough to brush my handlebar. That was my ...
Open Ears, Sharp Focus: Why I Skipped Noise-Iso...
The first time I rode with noise-isolating earbuds, I missed a downhill rider's callout. He passed close enough to brush my handlebar. That was my ...
Read moreQuarantine Your Bike Duffel Before It Sits All ...
Under the workbench since June, a bike duffel wakes up in September smelling like a locker room. The zipper grinds. The straps have a bend that nev...
Quarantine Your Bike Duffel Before It Sits All ...
Under the workbench since June, a bike duffel wakes up in September smelling like a locker room. The zipper grinds. The straps have a bend that nev...
Read moreStop Sealing Sweaty Earbuds in a Case: A Storag...
You roll in from a dusty ridge ride at 8 p.m. and your Crank Sport open-ear headphones from Wildhorn Outfitters are slick. Without thinking, you dr...
Stop Sealing Sweaty Earbuds in a Case: A Storag...
You roll in from a dusty ridge ride at 8 p.m. and your Crank Sport open-ear headphones from Wildhorn Outfitters are slick. Without thinking, you dr...
Read moreSteam, Heat, and the Unlikely Lesson of the Ins...
I spent a wet November pedaling food across town with an insulated bike bag strapped to a rear rack. I expected that bag to keep pad thai hot. It d...
Steam, Heat, and the Unlikely Lesson of the Ins...
I spent a wet November pedaling food across town with an insulated bike bag strapped to a rear rack. I expected that bag to keep pad thai hot. It d...
Read moreThe Trailhead Dry-Down: Keep Your Bike Duffel F...
Unzip your bike duffel after a hot ride and the first thing you meet is a wall of humid air. That wet chamois, the helmet liner, the knee pads: the...
The Trailhead Dry-Down: Keep Your Bike Duffel F...
Unzip your bike duffel after a hot ride and the first thing you meet is a wall of humid air. That wet chamois, the helmet liner, the knee pads: the...
Read moreStop Buying Kids' Bike Bags: A Full-Size Duffel...
I watched a six-year-old try to zip a tiny bag shut over a full-face helmet last spring. The zipper made it halfway around before the teeth separat...
Stop Buying Kids' Bike Bags: A Full-Size Duffel...
I watched a six-year-old try to zip a tiny bag shut over a full-face helmet last spring. The zipper made it halfway around before the teeth separat...
Read moreYour Bike's Mount Points Decide the Real Bag Limit
A seat pack loaded with dense gear on a long washboard descent will wag and flex. The bag won't tear. The mount will complain. That's the moment a ...
Your Bike's Mount Points Decide the Real Bag Limit
A seat pack loaded with dense gear on a long washboard descent will wag and flex. The bag won't tear. The mount will complain. That's the moment a ...
Read morePack a Trailside Failure Plan, Not a Bigger Rep...
I learned this one the hard way on a high desert trail outside Salt Lake. I sliced a tubeless rear tire on a rock shelf. My repair kit had a patch ...
Pack a Trailside Failure Plan, Not a Bigger Rep...
I learned this one the hard way on a high desert trail outside Salt Lake. I sliced a tubeless rear tire on a rock shelf. My repair kit had a patch ...
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