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0 Degrees and Riding / My New Trek Earl Update

This mornings commute with 0 degree temps and windchill sitting at -15, creates the most peaceful time of year on the lake front. Usually full of runners, joggers, rollerbladers, cyclists, tourists, and other fun bike path adventurers, the frozen breeze of 0 degree day clears the waters edge of all but the hardcore.

My New Trek Earl

I was in need of a lock up bike. Something simple, low maintenance, fun to ride, and cheap. I did not want something too flashy, bike thefts are going up around these parts, and I wanted my lock up bike, to stay, locked up.

Blackburn Super Flea Front & Rear Review by llama

I have been a fan of the Blackburn Flea lights for awhile now, but with the addition of the Super Flea, I have become a super fan of them.

Short Sleeve Gore-Tex for the Win!

It’s days like these that I love me some short sleeve Gore-Tex jackets and Gore-Tex shorts. Starting to get chilly, with a dash of rain, but still too warm for a full rain kit? Perfect weather for rain shorts and short sleeve jacket! Keeps my chamois from soaking up rain water, or even worse, Chicago […]

Blackburn Design Scorch 1.0

Blackburn Design – Scorch 1.0 The Blackburn Scorch 1.0’s whopping 140 lumen beam will illuminate all the potholes and branches trying to trip you up when riding in the dark. The power button doubles as a battery life indicator, and this little powerhouse features high, standard, and flash modes so you can dial in just […]

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Oct 2012
by Ken Frigo
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Scorching a Trail Through the Dark – Blackburn Scorch 1.0 Review by Ken

When I took the sleek looking Scorch 1.0 head light on it’s pioneering pilgrimage from work to home, a brilliant revelation dawned upon me, this apparatus is what I had been missing all my life, in my night riding repertoire . I was overcome by a warming glow, as if I were a newborn child […]

Tifosi Optics Review by llama

I have been using Tifosi Optics for almost 6 years now. And through out the years, the products value has increasingly grown while maintaining a very reasonable price for the amount of quality found in their product. Not only do they manufacture an superb product, they stand right behind them as well. There are a […]

Product Review: Bontrager Shorts

Women’s Bontrager Solstice WSD Shorts aka Caitlin’s new booty shorts Overall, these shorts have some awesome features that I really appreciate: The “cush” factor: I owned cycling shorts before. They were padded, but these new ones add another whole layer of cush. (According to spell check, “cush” isn’t a word. Spell check clearly hasn’t worn these shorts). I’ve […]

Cycling Shoe Reviews – Part 2

or Clipful Cycling For Part 2 of the Sisterly Cycling Shoe Review, here is Caitlin and the Bontrager Solstice shoes: I have a confession to make. I still don’t have the clipless bike pedals that would maximize these shoes’ potential. If you are on the fence about converting all the way to clipless pedals or if you […]

Bontrager Shoe Reviews – Part 1

(or How To: Bike Quickly, Look Good and Feel Like a Superstar) Due to the generosity of The Village Cycle, my sister Alison and I now own new cycling shoes. Clearly, we are both excited about this, since we both wanted to write about them as soon as possible. We decided to make this a […]

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