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Product Reviews

Fixcraft Top Tube Polo Pad

Fixcraft is a small company dedicated to bike polo equipment. Among their offerings is this clever top tube pad. It’s got enough..

January 5, 2011 with 10 Comments

Chicago Wig Street Straps

Chicago Wig has been quietly making pedal strap foot retention devices for some time now, and it’s really only a matter of time..

January 4, 2011 with 0 Comments

Bicycling Science

Bicycling Science is one of those books that really should be on the shelf of any real bike nerd, full of more equations and notations than..

December 28, 2010 with 3 Comments

Chrome Sparta Jacket

The Chrome Sparta Jacket is billed as a lightweight quilted jacket with removable sleeves. I won’t really beg to differ, but the term..

December 14, 2010 with 4 Comments

Topeak Brass Super Chuck

The Topeak Brass Superchuck is a replacement chuck for a floor pump. Its unique feature is a cool little pressure release valve that makes..

December 13, 2010 with 3 Comments

Torker KB2 Kickback Review

Kickback hubs that swap gears with a slight backpedal have never been particularly common, but in recent years working examples have become..

December 6, 2010 with 12 Comments

Harlot Einstein Sock

Although I’m not really sure why Harlot named these socks “Einstein” they are quite brilliant. Essentially, they asked..

November 30, 2010 with 3 Comments

Light & Motion Vis 180° Tail Light

The Light & Motion Vis 180° Tail Light is perhaps the best tail light I’ve used to date. With a whopping 35 lumen output, a..

November 29, 2010 with 11 Comments

The Stemie Stem Pad

The Stemie is a simple silicone rubber pad designed to take the edge off when your body comes into contact with your stem. When we..

November 16, 2010 with 2 Comments

Freedom ThickSlick Elite Tire Review

The latest crop of flat resistant tires are pretty incredible when it comes to preventing punctures from tacks, glass and other common road..

November 15, 2010 with 13 Comments