The Kickr Core 2019 in full use. Seven weeks on Trainer Road and Zwift here are my full thoughts.
Ride This! Winter Creek 2019
Winter Creek 2019 route is a 95% car free route through mild gravel and small roads in the Mount Hood area. Splendid view of the mountain top from Trillium lake and flowy woodsy trail on the return.
MSW Airstream inflator head
The msw airstream - co2 tire inflation head is small, light and well designed. Pocket or kit bag worthy.
Pre Review : Continental Launch new gravel tires : Terra Trail and Speed
Continental finally got on the gravel game and launched two new tyres. Terra Speed and Terra Trail Both 40c an available in 700c or 650b.
Heart-rate monitors – armband vs chest strap. TickrFit
Which is better and can an armband replace your chest strap? .... mmm that depends...
Wahoo Kickr Core 2019 : Unpack and Review
Winter training or fitness - consider the Kickr. Review : Unpacking and Setup : Wahoo Kickr Core 2020
ChrisKing Open House 2019
18 Handmade bicycle builders plus Enve, Chrome, Sram, Smith, Bike Flights make for a good event at the Chris King Open house 2019. CK also launched two new colors Violet and Matte Bourbon.
Is this the Phase 2 of gravel wheels?
Manufacturers take note on the gravel tire trend and start to design gravel and adventure specific rims and wheels.
SRAM Red axs/ etap
SRAM's ETAP shifting components have individual batteries on the derailleurs unlike Shimano's Di2. The batteries are swappable should you lose power or if you have a backup battery. A nice design touch is on the battery cover. It has a little molded in indicator that you can set to remind you if it's an empty... Continue Reading →
Coming Soon: 2020 Wahoo Kickr Core
Can it even be bad? - the Kickr is almost a cliche now for smart trainer (at least in the US) and I just got my hands on a Kickr Core ($899).More recently Wahoo did some firmware updates to eliminate the biggest gripes behind the Kickr and improve the Bluetooth. More to come... UPDATE :... Continue Reading →