Buying wheels as a set has become a given. That’s a relatively recent phenomenon. And back when I built wheels from scratch, one of the best choices you could make was to use Mavic hubs and ...
Tag Archives: wheels
Fresh Thoughts, Familiar Source
Last night I went to an event at Sausalito’s Above Category in which Zipp Speed Weaponry presented a new wheel, called the 454. Well, not just a new wheel, but a new generation of wheel. It ...
Friday Group Ride #312
I probably pay too much attention to frames and not enough to components. As important as they are to the way a bike rides, I just don’t find shifters, derailleurs and brakes particularly ...
Friday Group Ride #278
I don’t know when I stopped thinking in “bikes” and started thinking in “parts,” but it’s been a long time. Of course, the part I think about most is the ...
Co-Motion and Rolf Prima
When I went to Eugene, Oregon, for the Oregon Gran Fondo I rode one of Co-Motion’s signature models, the Nor’Wester. I last rode a Co-Motion—the Espresso—in 1998. It was a dynamite ...