Because my Surly doesn’t have a lot of seat post showing I decided a saddle rail mounted taillight might be the best way to go. I shopped around quite a bit and landed on this one from Rockbros, take a look: This one is just a regular taillight, so you turn it on, and itContinue reading “Rockbros Bicycle Rear Taillight Saddle Rail Mounted Review”
Category Archives: Bicycle Part, Accessory and Tool Reviews
Halo Retro Road Race Wheel Skewers Review
Its not easy to find vintage-look silver quick release skewers that are lighter than the regular old steel ones. After much searching, I found these Halo retro skewers. I think they nail the old school look and the weight quite well. Have a look: Specs Front: 100mm Rear: 130mm Weight for both: 131 grams Cr-MoContinue reading “Halo Retro Road Race Wheel Skewers Review”
Setting up Velocity A23 wheels for tubeless
I decided to go tubeless with my Surly Cross Check. Since it’s my first time I did a lot of research. My Velocity A23 wheels are tubeless compatible rather than ready, so they need to be set up. What you need Tubeless rim tape Tubeless valves Valve core remover Tubeless Sealant Sealant injector Tubeless readyContinue reading “Setting up Velocity A23 wheels for tubeless”
Raleigh English Bicycles Sign Metal
This is a great item for anyone interested in vintage bicycles, especially English bicycles. Have a look at this cool vintage look sign: It is made of metal and painted to look old. I think they did a pretty good job with it. Size 11.8 x 7.8” Has a hole in each corner for hanging,Continue reading “Raleigh English Bicycles Sign Metal”
Velocity A23 Road Wheelset Silver Miche Hubs Review
I decided I wanted to finally try tubeless with my Surly, so I needed to find some silver tubeless compatible rims. I found the best selection of silver road wheels at Velomine. My Surly ended up being a not Shimano bike so I decided on a wheelset with made in USA Velocity A23 rims, madeContinue reading “Velocity A23 Road Wheelset Silver Miche Hubs Review”
American Classic Torchbearer Tubeless Ready Tires 700x32C Review
I’ve decided to go tubeless with my Surly Cross Check as I’m trying to make it a super comfortable ride. Since I’m frugal I decided to shop around and ran into the Torchbearer tires by American Classic. These are only $35 each on Amazon and meet all my needs. Take a look: The Good AllContinue reading “American Classic Torchbearer Tubeless Ready Tires 700x32C Review”
Craft Cadence Bicycle Bar Bag Review
The good people at Craft Cadence contacted me and wanted me to review one of their products. They sent me their bar bag for review, and I must say it’s something I didn’t know I needed. Here are some images: Specs Size: Approximately 10 x 8 x 3” Weight: about 260 grams What’s included: bag,Continue reading “Craft Cadence Bicycle Bar Bag Review”
Terske Ultra-Low Profile Water Bottle Cage Bolts Titanium Review
My search started out just looking for some of those plastic plugs that new bikes have that are put into bottle cage bosses and other threaded holes. I wasn’t able to find any, but I ran into some options from Terske. They have these ultra-low profile titanium bolts: They also have some small, stainless steelContinue reading “Terske Ultra-Low Profile Water Bottle Cage Bolts Titanium Review”
Microshift Centos R10 2X10 Drop Bar Shifters Review
I was looking for a silver groupset that was also affordable for my Surly Cross Check build and landed on the Microshift Centos/R10 group. My shifters are the older Centos 10 speed version, but they are the same as the newer R10 shifters. I’ve been really happy with these shifters. I was worried that IContinue reading “Microshift Centos R10 2X10 Drop Bar Shifters Review”
CyclingDeal Heavy Duty Bike Cable Cutters Review
I got tired of cables fraying and decided to get a better cable cutter. The normal cable cutters where the blades come together don’t work very well with mutli-strand cables like bike cables. The type that works better has more of a scissors action where the blades cross each other rather than come together. AfterContinue reading “CyclingDeal Heavy Duty Bike Cable Cutters Review”
