This review brought to you by my own wallet.

In the interest of full disclosure, since I’ve seen this as a topic on the blogosphere lately, let me make it clear: not a single product that I have reviewed to date has been provided to me for free unless expressly noted.  I usually say something along the lines of “So and so gave me [...]

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Bicycle Commuting, new year, old bike?

Last year, I commuted on a lovely Raleigh Venture.  Yes, it is like riding a living room.  The squishy seat is a beauty to behold.  You are fully upright and fully content.  However, for commuting with passenger and gear, it turns out to not be the ideal idea.  It worked, no doubt.  But it did [...]

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Pinky’s Retirement, Welcome Nightwing

For ~20 years, I have had a faithful bicycle, Pinky.  She is a Raleigh “sport-touring” bicycle with an aluminium frame, built in the US.  Despite two significant accidents, she was never injured.  I rode her to work.  I rode her in criteriums.  I rode her in triathlons.  I did long-distance training and hill training with [...]

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Race Day Gear v1.0

I consider my prior gear list/checklist a beta edition. Now that I’ve done this before (and competed in other athletic pursuits besides) I’m updating my minimalist tri-gear list.
RATIONALE
For a race that requires that you remove their swim cap and hand it to them at the exit, I’m wearing my own swim cap underneath. This [...]

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Bicycle Commuting 201

Now that I’ve commuted by bicycle with a kid for more than a week, I have noticed a few things.  If you have a child seat, tying things to the back of your bike or using panniers is impossible.  Even a saddle bag for essentials is nixed. The child seat eats the rack and the [...]

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