None other than Nelson Vails, with Julie Kelly of SOAR Communications I’m a person of enormous good fortune. And here, I’m not talking about the fact that I work in the bike industry, ...
Tag Archives: Assos
The Swiss Response to the Secret Weapon
I took to calling thermal bibs the secret weapon some years back because I could show up for a ride in cold and even cold, wet conditions with a layer of embro on my legs and my fellow riders ...
The RKP End of Year Awards, Part III
In our final installment, Padraig offers up his takes on the more memorable events of 2014. The One-Trick Pony Gold Brick: Chris Froome. There’s a sense among those with a view of the Tour de ...
Assos Campionissimo Bibs
I once had a relationship with a woman who had a particular theory about gift giving. In her view, a proper gift should be something vaguely extravagant, something you’d be unlikely to buy ...
Interbike ’14, Part VII
SRM has introduced a new head unit, the PC8. Like all SRM units, it is jam-packed with features, but what sets this unit apart from previous SRM head units is that it records GPS data and speaks ...
The Musical Box
I recently experienced a surprising and unexpected musical performance, one that begged more questions than it answered. But before I get to the existential quandary that performance imposed on ...
Assos Équipe Bibs
The inexorable march of technology can be as infuriating as it is fun. I didn’t buy the first iPhone. I swore I didn’t need to be able to send email with my phone or surf the ...
Looking the Part
I’m fundamentally a form-follows-function person. That’s not to say that I think that clothing, buildings and home furnishings all need to be austere to the point of Bauhausian ...
Friday Group Ride #193
Sometimes I find myself thinking about stuff I want, and I think, ‘yeah, I’m gonna get that stuff. It’s going to be great.’ And then I catch myself. I remember that ...
Assos T Fi.13_S5 Bibs
I’d like to get one thing out of the way now, just so we’re clear, and because I don’t see drama as an option. These are the finest bib shorts available. It’s not really ...