Cycling books for summer reading
Summer is the time to slow down and crack open a book. And the way this heat is smothering the Southeast, reading a book about cycling might be the best option. Recently four books made have occupied the bed stand at Carolina Cycling News: The Happiness of Pursuit by Davis Phinney, The Belgian Hammer by [...]
Review: LeMond Fitness Revolution windtrainer
Training indoors is the “four letter” word in cycling. No one relishes the thought of attaching their multi-thousand dollar machine to a windtrainer and turning it into a stationary bike. However time restraints or poor weather forces us to turn to other methods to maintain or hone our fitness. LeMond Fitness has entered the windtrainer [...]
Bike Test: Neil Pryde Alize
The Neil Pryde name may not be a familiar one in the cycling world. However in wind surfing their boards are known as being some of the best engineered in the world. So how does a wind surfing company decide to start designing and creating frames? There are some similarities, design-wise, between both of these [...]
Review: The Sufferfest Fight Club
My move to an area that actually has real seasons forced me to get serious about my training alternatives. Recently when I bundled up with enough layers so I could ride outdoors, I could have been mistaken for the Michelin Man. Unfortunately, there have been times when it has reached Jens Factor HC and I [...]
Review: Hutchinson Piranha and Bulldog cyclocross tires
I’ll be the first to admit it but I’ve always loved tubeless tires for the road. While slightly heavier the ride quality was smooth, pinch flats were eliminated and the tires felt faster. So when Hutchinson introduced the Bulldog (an aggressive knobby pattern) and Piranha (side knobbies with a low profile semi-slick center knobby pattern) [...]
Product Review: ID4Sports
Accidents – they are an unfortunate fact of participating in sports. Whether they are superficial or critical, correct medical information as well as a contact numbers are important. Whenever we participate in a sport we sign a waiver that includes contact numbers of who to call in case of an injury. Readers of this site [...]
Review: Giro Prolight Helmet
Sharp eyed viewers of the 2009 Tour de France might have noticed a slightly different looking helmet on the heads of several Giro sponsored teams during the first mountain stage. Giro was using the world wide media platform of the Tour to unveil their lightest helmet – the Prolight. The primary characteristic of the Prolight [...]
iAero Power Meter
I got my grubby hands on an iAero power meter today. After a one-hour ride my initial impressions are that the instrumentation was easy to use and navigate. I’m going to race with this unit at the Charleston criterium races this weekend and I’ll post a full review later.
Review: Classic Cycling Essentials Embrocation
Applying and even owning embrocation has taken on a romanticized aura. The act of massaging embrocation onto the legs heralds a ride in conditions that only Jens Voigt would consider. The owners of embrocation are not fair weather riders. They peer out their window, select appropriate apparel for the conditions and set out. However, Mother [...]
Review: Road ID
As cyclists we don’t for a second consider going for a ride without a helmet. And most of us remember a spare inner tube and pump. How about any form of identification? I would wager that a fair amount of cyclists on the road are riding without any type of I.D. When we enter an [...]
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