Flat versus Drop Bars

by | Jun 17, 2015 | Cycling General, Technical, Videos

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...

Tubeless or Not

by | Apr 4, 2015 | Cycling General, info notes, Technical, Videos

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...

Anatomy Awareness

by | Mar 18, 2015 | Cycling General, News, Technical, Training, Videos

Anatomy awareness How comfortable are you on your bicycle during a twenty mile ride, forty miles, sixty miles, century? What does tensional integrity have in common between Buckminster Fuller, a bicycle wheel, and one’s anatomy? How does saddle height range change...

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...