Summer hydration. The ridiculous and the practical.

I have read that you should drink around 500ml (16oz in American) of water per hour, when riding a bicycle. From my experience this is hugely temperature-dependant, and probably only accurate for riding with moderate vigour between 25c-30c… Read More

Saving grams to justify grams.

In finalising the build of my new bike I had overlooked one component, the seat collar. I feel this is a part that is easy to overlook, and often one just goes with the stock collar that comes… Read More

It weighs a fart.

I will often say that something weighs a fart, or that the difference in weight between two things is a fart. This is usually seen as being humorous, and yes it is. Toilet humour is always funny. Best… Read More

Downtube cable-stops…

I have officially removed front derailleurs from (not all of) my bikes, and been blissfully riding 1×10 drivetrains on my road and gravel bikes for over a year. Yes, I have stuck with 10 speed because it is… Read More