Einsteinian Wobble

by | Mar 9, 2015 | Cycling General, Images, News, Technical

We could be riding in this. New York snow does not melt in one day like Santa Fe snow. Our friend Sandy, President of Cambridge Valley Cycling, sent the following experience with his classic steel bicycle, as he is thinking about a re-furbish project. With our season...

SOB Waiver

by | Feb 25, 2015 | Cycling General, News, Technical

Santa Fe Seniors on Bikes (SOB) Liability Waiver and Release Contract I understand any bicycle activity includes inherent dangers such as hazards of roads, off road terrain, accidents, actions of participants, and vehicle caused accidents. (INITIAL) I understand that...

Bicycle Inspiration

by | Feb 19, 2015 | Cycling General, Technical, Videos

With Santa Fe winter cycling gods temperature, wind, rain, and snow vying with spring, enjoy the following video clips. Snow ride, yeah an advertisement, but nice music, nice ride. Gravel ride, another ad with nice music. Alpine road bike? dirt ride. Five American...

Tech Helmet Monitor

by | Feb 1, 2015 | News, Technical

Bill Pollock shared the following from the LA Times http://www.life-beam.com/product/lifebeam-smart-helmet-us/# LifeBeam bio-sensing bike helmet reads your heart rate and provides calorie burn data, eliminating the need for a conventional wrist-top heart-rate monitor...

Anti-seize Thread-lockers

by | Jan 27, 2015 | Cycling General, News, Technical

Preparing my bike for the senior’s new Off Road season I discovered the following manufacture’s warning on my five year warranty flat pedals, which are polycarbonate (high tech plastic) and aluminum with little steel pegs that can be height adjusted. Half of the...

Carbon rim technology

by | Oct 28, 2014 | Technical

For bike techies some general and specific wheel information and why latest tech wheels are expensive. The video shows cool testing apparatus and will help explain why worn clincher rims are unsafe. The last five minutes is mostly Zipp marketing if you wish to skip....