Pearl Izumi Men’s & Women’s Elite Kits Reviewed: Gear for Your Bike Month Commute It’s still May. And we’re still celebrating Bike Month with the help of PeopleForBikes and Pearl Izumi. We’ve tested two full kits from Pearl Izumi with the lens of using these as daily commuters or on longer mileage training […]
Feeling bitter about not owning the latest and greatest Garmin replete with all the Strava bells? Well the peeps at Strava have heard your groans. Now, they’re bringing Live Segments to mobile devices. “Last July, we launched Live Segments for Garmin cycling computers and saw that athletes really enjoyed the feature. […]
Team Orica GreenEdge at the Giro Pro cycling team, Orica GreenEdge have been tearing it up lately . . . on YouTube. Their playlist of videos includes backstage looks at races like Paris-Roubaix, which was quite the success for them and Mathew Hayman especially. We’ve included that video below as well, but […]
Are you stoked? You should be. It’s National Bike Month! And, yes, we know it’s actually week 2 of Bike Month, but our enthusiasm hasn’t slowed down much (of course, it might be the extra sugar we’re eating to keep us logging those miles). So, with the help of PeopleForBikes and […]
Hey, May the 4th be with you. We know it’s with us today because we got word from the folks at Velon that our access to in-ride video in the pro peloton will expand for the next two years–Velon today announcing that it has entered into an exclusive partnership with […]
Silca’s reputation for bringing serious quality to their products is somewhat legendary. Known for their market-shaking developments in high-pressure pumps, fancy gauges, and the ushering in of C02 inflators for roadies, Silca has always been an industry leader. Now, they’ve launched their revision to old school valve kits and rim […]
This May 10th. it’s not all about KOMs/QOMs (although, every day is what you make of it). Instead, that Tuesday is dedicated to beating your co-worker to . . . er . . . I mean, showing global support for better cycling and pedestrian infrastructure. Strava’s officially making it happen […]
Sea Otter 2016. The races, the pros, the gear. So glorious. Months of anticipation, training, and preparation. All of my plans set. But sometimes life–well, death, actually–gets in the way of plans. Just days before my annual pilgrimage to Sea Otter, a close family member passed on. And somehow, all the […]
They say it’s not good for you. They say it’ll make you gain weight. They say it has no true purpose. But they’re all wrong. OK, actually, they’re pretty much mostly right, but Coca-Cola definitely does do one thing right: IT STOPS THE BONK. Don’t believe me? Take a […]
Imagine degreasing, washing, drying, lubing ten or more pro bicycles every single night. This after you’ve spent the majority of your day stuffed in the backseat of a sedan with racing wheels at your sides and on your lap while you follow the peloton. At times, you jump out of […]
So there’s a lot of sentiment out there that might tell you that glueless patch kits are merely for temporary flat repair–good for a few miles, but ready to go flat again at any moment. Don’t believe the haters. These little super stickers can serve as a permanent patch on […]
Power Meters – Are They Worth It? This is Shane. Shane likes bikes and wants to race. Shane hasn’t been working out lately. Shane’s going to compare a Heart Rate Monitor and a Power Meter in the name of science. Don’t be like Shane–just read his results. OK, enough silliness. […]
Here at SLO Cyclist, we’ve been out-wheeled by hamsters. We’ve been warned to throw in the chamois. We’ve been heckled by non-Sufferlandrians. But here at SLO Cyclist, we’ve achieved something: We are true Sufferlandrians. It’s totes true. We’ve got the training diaries to prove it. The Sufferfest is for real, and what better way […]
The Nino is here, California. What was once a 65 and sunny winter is now 31 and rainy. Wind chill factor? Gnarly. Here at SLO Cyclist, we’ve been padding our short sleeved jerseys with thermal undershirts and waterproof outer shells. Not so great for enjoyable spins through the countryside–fantastic for […]
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