Off Road Caldera

Off Road mid-season report. With eight rides remaining this year our intrepid dirt riders are considering other venues in addition to the standby Rail Trail, which by the way, will be officially opening the new five mile upgrade segments sometime in July offering...

Flat versus Drop Bars

Engineer Georgena Terry has been designing women specific bicycles for for thirty years. Twenty-five years ago my wife and I both rode her classic Butterfly saddles, an expensive $60 at the time, on our tandem, and I found that saddle design fit me better than the...

Flat versus Drop Bars

Engineer Georgena Terry has been designing women specific bicycles for for thirty years. Twenty-five years ago my wife and I both rode her classic Butterfly saddles, an expensive $60 at the time, on our tandem, and I found that saddle design fit me better than the...

SOB Cycling Mirror now available

Yesterday, several people asked again about the SOB mirror. This is the neat “bottle cap” style with the SOB Logo on the front (as worn by Bob Bogart, Ian Norrish and other style leaders in the group) Here is the link to order:...

Tubeless or Not

First official Senior’s road ride of the season yours truly flipped a piece of glass into the sidewall ruining a relatively new cross tire and cutting the tube to an extent that the sealant failed. The tire boot worked well enough, but the cut was noticeable, slightly...

Knees Pedals

Bill Pollock pollockb@aol.com sent us an article from the LA TIMES http://latimes.com about new pedal technology from http://nikolainnovation.com It may help to review how the knee joint works in cycling, which tells us there is a slight rotation between the tibia and...