An addendum to this post is available here. I was asked a while back for a post about pedals. To cut to the chase; rather than write a critique of available pedal systems, it is easier to recommend the best and explain why they’re the best choice This post Read more »
All of this writing is thirsty work. We hosted a small barbecue a week or two back for amongst others, our self appointed beer tasting panel, Geoff Semon, Mike Foster and yours truly. The weather didn’t cooperate for the barbecue though; windy, cold and raining. Perfect Trappist beer weather. Read more »
When talking about cleat position, several things need to be kept in mind. No. 1 is that most of the advice you will see in print recommends that the cleat be positioned so that the ball of the foot is over the pedal axle. More specifically, this means that Read more »
I started fitting people to bikes more than 20 years ago. 16 years ago I decided to make it our main business rather than an adjunct to our bike shop. In that time I’ve learned a lot about how humans relate to bikes. There is no formula and there Read more »
Firstly, the pic above has nothing to do with this post, it is just a pic of a rider I know, Ben Dyball, during the Mt Hotham stage of the Tour of Bright. Ben won the stage. The pic was taken by Victorian photographer and keen cyclist, Tony Reeckman. Read more »
(Foot Correction series: Part 1 – Arch Support and Part 2 – Wedging) A shim is a means to lengthen a functionally or measurably short leg while cycling. A shim stack may be needed as a short term, medium term or permanent fixture. Above are 5 varieties of shims. Read more »
Click here for a definition of Porter. Zywiec (pronounced zzhh iv ee ets) is a strong Polish Baltic Porter. At 9.5% and having read the Porter link above, I think most beer connoisseurs would call this a stout. Without worrying too much about hair splitting definitions, this is our beer of Read more »
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