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Meet Nancy
Meet Nancy. Nancy is my 2013 Scott Spark 900 RC. Why Nancy? It seemed to fit. Here is Urban Dictionary’s take on the term: A vibrant girl with a zest for living life to its fullest. Nancy has the...
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TwinLock!
Many of Scott’s full suspension bikes sport their innovative TwinLock system. I absolutely love it, so here are some more details and my experience. The basics Nancy is a 2013 Scott Spark 900 RC. In...
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More on iCD
For those interested in more on the Fox iCD system here’s the Interbike video. Looks like Fox are sticking to only two modes – climb and descend. While this is nice I really appreciate the full...
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Organizing clothing accessories
Organizing accessories. If you ride in all weather all year round you’re likely to have several different gloves for different temperatures. You might have knee warmers, leg warmers, arm warmers, arm...
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Bar Mitts
Bar Mitts are an easily recognizable accessory on the bikes of many winter riders. Like other pogies (the general term for these products), Bar Mitts fit over the end of your bars and provide a nice...
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Sell your trainer – cold layers
I sold my trainer on Friday night. I just couldn’t handle that evil machine that threatened to swallow my soul. I rode the next two days – Saturday was 12 degrees, and Sunday was 8. I was plenty toasty...
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Review: RecoFit Leg Compressors
For the last several months I’ve been using a pair of RecoFiT Leg Compressors. The punchline is that these are smartly designed compression tights that work incredibly well. RecoFiT is based out of...
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Mach 429sl – initial impressions
Back into the endurance game, and I needed a new whip. When I learned about the new Pivot Mach 429sl I jumped at the opportunity. I had never ridden a Pivot, but heard nothing but good things. Since...
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Selecting the right frame size – Part 1: Points in space
I received a question about sizing on my new Mach 429sl. I did begin to respond to the comment but it got lengthy so I decided to write an entire post two posts on the topic. While the question came up...
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Selecting the right frame size – Part 2: Know thyself
In Part 1 I discussed the basics underlying bike fit and how frame size plays in. This provides an understanding of how bike fit works. It’s an important baseline understanding, but doesn’t lead to any...
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