Accessories and Gear

Maker’s Mark

If the best things in life are free, Messrs Lennon and McCartney must've just been given a huge bag of…

9 years ago

The Race of Truth

We've all felt it; going over a bump or through a corner and feeling that unmistakable bit of slop in…

9 years ago

Reverence: Kuwahara Hirame Pump Head

I pump my tires up every single day, and every day it is the only part of Cycling I don't…

9 years ago

Meet Your Maker

The wheel has always fascinated me, and why wouldn’t it? It’s one of the oldest known inventions, with the earliest…

9 years ago

Defining Moments: Dust Caps

I genuinely miss the eighties. Funny Bikes, which I say without thinking this though. Then again, time trial bikes today are…

9 years ago

The Goldilocks Principle: Deflategate

The Rider is the best book ever written about Cycling. I don't mean that figuratively, I literally mean that literally. I…

10 years ago

The Tightness of Being

Sprezzatura. Leave it to the Italians to dedicate a word to trying to Look Fantastic without looking like you're trying…

10 years ago

There Ought to be a Rule…

We all know where I stand in the cycling sock department, white and not too tall, any color sock as…

10 years ago

The First Step

I've spent my adult life believing that Mario Cippolini was the first rider to soil the Rainbow Jersey with matching bibshorts.…

10 years ago

In Memoriam: Loose Ball Bearings

The darker months bring out the macabre in each of us; for Gianni it was the extinction of his beloved…

10 years ago

The Dark Side

White is a troublesome color; hard to keep clean. I have a white dress shirt that I never wear because…

10 years ago

Experts Only: The Winter Cycling Cap

We just finished a thorough examination of the Cyclist's marquee accoutrement, the Cycling Cap. Today's lesson is about the Cycling Cap's…

10 years ago

The Hum

One of the things that strikes me most about the English is they don't appear to have developed any sort…

10 years ago

Point of Contact: Bont Vaypor+

If Rouler does not do reviews, we don't do reviews. Think of this as a commentary on Bont's Vaypor+ road…

10 years ago

Reverence: Waterboys and Podiums

This article started off as a Reverence for the Camelbak Podium, and might still be, who knows, it's late and…

10 years ago

Tubular Survival Kit

There was never any question in my mind that tubulars are more romantic than clinchers, and as a Velominatus I…

10 years ago

Reverence: DeFeet Wooleators

Cyclists love socks. I know I do. I'd make a point of collecting as many pairs as I could from…

10 years ago

Three Points in Space

Most great ideas in life are accompanied by an unforeseen consequence of equal or greater magnitude. For instance, no one…

10 years ago

Guest Article: Saddle Sore Galore or Taint Misbehavin’

Chamois leather used in cycling shorts looked like this only once, before the first washing. After that one had to…

10 years ago

Reverence: Pedro’s Bike Lust

I met a nice character a few weeks ago on a magnificent ride through the Bay Area. He rode a Colnago…

10 years ago