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...
Powertap G3 Wheelset
I’ve been building a flurry of Powertap G3 hubs lately into various rims and was particularly impressed by these which weighed in at a scant 1,650 g Using DT revolutions front (radial) and non-drive side (2x) and DT Competition spokes...
New Handbuilt Aluminum clincher wheelsets!
I’m very excited to present to you the first of my new clincher wheelsets. This is a high performance wheelset suitable for daily training and racing. Strong enough for a 200+ lb sprinter, light and responsive enough to be competitive...
White Industries T11 Road Hub Set Review
Here at Drummond Cycles custom wheels division we like to use White Industries hubs more than anything else out there because they ‘re as light or lighter than DT Swiss and Chris King. They cost less than either and the...
HED Belgium C2 Clincher Rim review
The HED Belgium C2 clincher is a 23 mm wide scandium aluminum alloy rim in a sea of 23 mm. rims. This new road rim width standard is being adopted by all major brands in next years’ wheel lineup due...
Scott Foil (Brad Sheehan)
The opportunity to ride and eventually buy a Scott Foil came up after I drove my Scott Addict Team into the garage on the roof of the car. Ouch. The top tube of the Addict was destroyed and I was...
Guru Photon Review by Dick Drummond
I have been selling Guru bikes for the past 4 years and quite pleased with the service that I have received even though I am a small volume dealer. I have ridden several of their bikes that have passed through...
Parlee Z5 Review
Bike: Parlee Z5 SL Components: Shimano Ultegra DI2 Wheels: Enve Reviewer: Dick I have been a Parlee dealer for just over a year now and have sold a dozen of the Z5 framesets. The feedback has been very positive. ...
Group Ride Etiquette
Several riders recently asked for some basic guidelines about riding in a group. I think this is a worthy topic for this week’s entry. After all, I was just talking to a friend about how little we knew about the...
Eric’s Rules to Race By
Someone asked me an interesting question the other day. “How did you get to be a professional?” It was an interesting question because of its bluntness as well as the assumption that seemed to underlie it. The assumption was that...