Bike Review: Cannondale Synapse Disc Di2
My last Cannondale bike was a mid-90’s R 800 with Spinergy Rev X wheels. I blame that bike for most of my current brain damage. But, the Cannondale technology has come a long way through the years. When I got...
Rider Profile: Koby Van Beest
Name? Koby or if you want to be formal, Kobus Van Beest Jr. What do you do for work? I taught high school science and English for the last 20 years but redeployed in the spring. A big reason I retired was...
Product Review: Reynolds ATR Wheelset
I first read about the ATR wheels a few months ago on the Reynolds website. At 29 mm wide and fairly light-weight, they sounded like they were perfectly designed for the type of dirt road riding, racing, and adventuring I...
Product Review: Scott Genius Tuned Plus 700
I first rode the Scott Genius Tuned Plus bike at the annual Scott Week this past summer. Instantly enamored, I logged over a dozen hours on it, testing it’s abilities at elevation and in varied terrain. And, was actually surprised...
Rider Profile: Alex Gray
Do you remember your first bike? Well that little Swiss bike was pretty special. I also loved a yellow Schwinn Sting-Ray (removed the fenders). Like most kids, I skidded those tires to the threads. I also remember my first local...
Rider Profile: Jen Duby
Name? Jen Duby, known by some as The Duby What do you do for work? Currently I’m a paraeducator at the Enfield Village School. I also do some writing and proofreading on the side. In my former life I was...
Rider Profile: Barney Brannen
What do you do for work? I’m a lawyer. Basically, I do civil litigation. I don’t go to court anymore on criminal matters, but pretty much anything else that will get me in court, that’s what I like to do....
Rider Profile: Leslie Lupien
In this second installment of the Rider Profile series, I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce everyone to Leslie. Some of you may know her from the Dartmouth Cycling Team or from seeing her out on the road. Leslie...
Product Review: BMC SLR02
I had the pleasure of riding a size 57 BMC SLR02 Ultegra for a week in Sonoma County. Unlike most of my test rides which only last for a few hours I had the opportunity to really test the bike....
Scott Addict Team Issue 2014 Review
If you are looking for a tech oriented review you might as well move on. There are plenty of good tech writers out there and I am not one of them. I do however love to ride bikes and I...
Product Review: Framed Minnesota 3.0 Fat Bike
So I finally had a chance to take one of the new Framed fat bikes out for some real world, real snow testing. With a lot of early season snow this year and a noticeable increase in fat bike traffic...
Rider Profile: Richard Sealey
I’m hoping that this will be the first in a series of rider profiles. Occasionally getting to know one of our fellow riders a little bit more beyond the bike. I had a great time doing it and hopefully you guys...
What We Did This Summer
Well we went through another summer of neglecting the blog. Not that we intended to ignore the wilds of the internet we were just busy doing other things. If your craving a digital connection with us we are much better about...
Wheelbuilding
We have been busy this winter building a number of different wheelsets. A hand built wheelset will do more to improve the ride quality of your bike than any other component . Using a wide range of high quality...
Product Spotlight: Origin-8 Crawler
For many cyclists wintertime is a time to relax, take some time off the bike and away from targeted training before rebuilding their fitness in more favorable conditions. Others will endure long hours pedaling indoors at a spin class, in...
Drummond Dirt/Gravel Bike
Across the United States and here in New England, adventurous cyclists are veering off well-traveled asphalt routes onto unpaved back roads, escaping from the speed and noise of traffic-clogged streets and pedaling into a bygone time when most roads were...