My carbon fiber road bike build required a lightweight carbon fiber seatpost. Being frugal I wanted to get something affordable, but safe. I decided my best option was the RXL SL carbon seatpost from Amazon due to it having a good number of positive reviews. I really just needed it to not break, look ok,Continue reading “RXL SL Carbon Fiber Seatpost Bicycle”
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Rockbros RHL 1000 Bicycle Headlight
I found myself in the market for a new headlight and wanted to find one that lit up the road well. Most of the lights I have used are much more so cars see me rather than really lighting the way. Searching around I landed on the Rockbros 1000 light as the lumens, mounting, andContinue reading “Rockbros RHL 1000 Bicycle Headlight”
2017 Raleigh Clubman Carbon Road Bike Custom Build
I wanted to finally try out a carbon bike, but well I am frugal. New carbon bikes were just too expensive and used bikes were too expensive if they met what I wanted. My goal was to have the more modern options that I wanted which include disc brakes, internal cable routing, fit wider tires,Continue reading “2017 Raleigh Clubman Carbon Road Bike Custom Build”
1997 Fuji Team Road Bike Yellow
My most recent bicycle purchase sort of fell into my lap. A neighbor of mine picked up the bike for a very good price at a rummage sale. For reasons I don’t understand he unsuccessfully tried to sell it for a couple years and eventually offered it to me for a nice price. Wasn’t goingContinue reading “1997 Fuji Team Road Bike Yellow”
2025 KHS Grit 55 Gravel Bike Review
I decided it was time to try out more of a pure gravel bike as my bikes have been old cyclocross or adventure type bikes. Wanted something that would fit the wider gravel tires. Being frugal I shopped around and came across a great deal for the KHS Grit 55, only $500. These seem toContinue reading “2025 KHS Grit 55 Gravel Bike Review”
CYCPLUS AS2 Ultra Bicycle Tire Pump review
This is a nice tool that I didn’t know I needed. CYCPLUS contacted me and asked if I would review one of their pumps, and I figured why not. I’ve always had a tiny pump or a co2 pump for inflating a flat on the road. The small pumps take a lot of effort andContinue reading “CYCPLUS AS2 Ultra Bicycle Tire Pump review”
2017 Raleigh Clubman Carbon Frameset
I decided I wanted a more modern road bike so I can see if I’m missing anything. Now I just don’t need everything modern, but here is what I want to try: Carbon frame/fork/seat post Mostly internal cable routing Thru Axles Disc Brakes Deep carbon wheels Wide road tires 11-12 speed groupset Lightweight Now IContinue reading “2017 Raleigh Clubman Carbon Frameset”
Thinvik TPU Inner Tube 700 x 18-32 Review
I’m trying to build a really light modernish road bike and so I’ve decided to try out TPU tubes. When they first hit the market, they were just too expensive for me, but the Thinvik tubes were about $10 each which isn’t so bad. They also have metal stems which seem like an improvement overContinue reading “Thinvik TPU Inner Tube 700 x 18-32 Review”
Vintage Fuji Bicycle History and Facts
The history of Fuji bikes going all the way back to 1899 with it was founded by Okazaki Kyujiro. It began as an importer of US and English bicycles and then began manufacturing in Japan in the late 1920s. Toshoku America acquired distribution rights to Fuji made bikes in the 1950s. They sold private-label bikesContinue reading “Vintage Fuji Bicycle History and Facts”
Elitewheels Carbon Disc 700c Wheelset 50mm Amazon Review
I’ve decided to build a more modern carbon road bike which requires some nice deep carbon wheels. I’m on a tight budget so I looked around at all the China options that often get very good reviews. Elitewheels have become a sponsor of GCN so that really gave me confidence in their quality. On topContinue reading “Elitewheels Carbon Disc 700c Wheelset 50mm Amazon Review”
