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Product Review: Salsa Fargo, Part 3 – Touring
Posted by on September 8, 2011
This is the third part in my ongoing review of the Salsa Fargo bicycle. In Part 1, I gave my initial impressions based on some short road rides, including commuting. Part 2 was my head-to-head comparison of riding the Fargo on singletrack versus a full-suspension mountain bike. As promised, this post describes my experience with [...]
Product Review: Salsa Fargo, Part 2 – Singletrack Showdown
Posted by on July 20, 2011
I gave an introduction and first impressions of my new Salsa Fargo bicycle a week ago in Part 1 of this product review. Those impressions were the result of short commuting rides, and a medium-length road ride. Here in Part 2 are my thoughts after giving the bike a thorough workout on singletrack mountain bike [...]
Product Review: Salsa Fargo, Part 1 – One bike to rule them all?
Posted by on July 13, 2011
I’ve just completed putting together the latest addition to my bicycle fleet, a Salsa Fargo. What sort of bike is this? Well, as Salsa puts it, it’s “a disc brake only, drop bar mountain bike designed for off-road touring.” What does that really mean, and why would somebody want such a beast? The design of [...]
Product Review: The Donkey Boxx
Posted by on July 9, 2011
The makers of the Donkey Boxx bicycle pannier sent a free sample to where I work, so I decided to give it a try during my daily commute for a couple of days. What is the Donkey Boxx? It’s a hard-sided pannier meant to be used with front or rear cargo racks, just like a [...]
Cleveland Bike to Work Day 2011
Posted by on May 25, 2011
Last Friday, May 20 was Bike To Work Day around the world. I happened to have the day off that day, so I decided to take a ride up to downtown Cleveland to check out the city’s official Bike To Work Day celebration. I have ridden through and around the various roads and streets in [...]
Product Review: Michelin Pilot Sport 26×2.3 Tires
Posted by on April 29, 2011
I use an Xtracycle cargo for most of my bike commuting and errands. Last year, I experimented with using the Xtracycle attachment on an old hybrid bike frame that uses 700C wheels. The Xtracycle is designed for 26-inch wheels, but it can be made to work with 700C wheels. It won’t work with 29er tires. [...]
A perfect storm of tagging
Posted by on April 10, 2011
This morning, I did a quick 5-mile ride around a loop consisting of some local neighborhood streets and two local bike/hike trails, the Old Hickory Trail and the Center Valley Trail. The weather was perfect for a nice, long ride, but due to other plans, I had limited time to ride, and got this ride [...]
Ohio Bike Trails in the News
Posted by on April 9, 2011
The long-awaited arrival of spring weather in Ohio has been accompanied by several recent articles in the news that have given many suggestions and encouragement for cyclists to get out and ride. Here are just a few. A Mansfield News Journal columnist talks up his favorite bike trails in the Central and North-Central regions: http://bit.ly/ie6NsY A [...]
Take the 30 Days of Biking Challenge
Posted by on April 2, 2011
Hopefully, you’ve heard about this already, because if you didn’t start yesterday, it’s too late to join the worldwide movement and sign up to ride every day for 30 days! Why? Just to prove you can! To motivate yourself to ride more this year! To motivate your friends and neighbors to ride more! Just for [...]
Public Bike Meetings in Akron and Kent
Posted by on March 26, 2011
The Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) agency is holding public meetings in order to receive feedback on the draft Summit/Portage County bike users map. The map can be accessed here. Two meetings in two locations are scheduled: April 13, 2011, 6:30pm Highland Square Branch Library 807 W. Market St. Akron, OH 44303 April 27, [...]
