Background and Old Position: Up until 2017, I spent many years testing and fine tuning my aero position.  I was pursuing record; records where set-up details matter a lot.  I documented a lot of this in prior posts.  However, I stopped riding the position I had put so much time into refining a few years […]Read More

I am admittedly late to the virtual riding/training experience.  This being said, I’ve used CompuTrainer products (the original “smart” trainer) at work for decades and I’ve worked with different smart trainers from TACX, Wahoo and Saris/Cycleops through the years.   However, until last winter, I did not ride a smart trainer consistently and had not experienced […]Read More

I hadn’t been on a velodrome in 4 years. I hadn’t raced in nearly as long as taking some time off turned out longer and while it’s a story for another day it’s been a long 2 years working to return to form. Here I was at masters track nationals in Trexlertown Pennsylvania again about […]Read More

While today’s gravel bikes see a range of component and gearing options, ranging from compact road to subcompact wide gravel, this was not always so.   Just a few years ago, gravel road bikes all included a “compact” 50/34 crankset that was the same crankset as a dedicated pavement road bike had.  In 2017 Praxis Works […]Read More

The latest crop of gravel specific road drivetrains offer lower gearing than a typical road bike.  Groups like Shimano GRX, SRAM Force AXS Wide and Campagnolo Ekar are designed to help you deal with steep dirt roads with loose surfaces as best as possible through wide range gearing.  In the case of 2x gravel groups, […]Read More