Category: Cycling
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Rant: 26mm Road Stems
I want a new stem for my Gunnar cyclocross bike. The Gunnar currently has a Salsa steel stem that is exactly what I want, but a little too short. After an exhaustive search I’ve found very few road stems with the 26mm clamp. Does Thomson make one? No. What about Moots? No. FSA? Nope. …
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Cyclo-Computer Mount Repair
A few months ago I broke my Sigma 1600 computer when it (and the rest of the bike) unexpectedly met a stream bank. The computer still worked, but one of the mounting ears was missing. Initially I just used a pair of zip-ties to hold the computer to the mount, but the zip-ties moved around…
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Weekend Update
I finally got in a decent ride on the Gunnar. This morning (Sunday) I rode from Glenelg to West Beach and then up the River Torrens to the Zoo, which is a little north of the Adelaide central business district. The 43km ride was mostly on paved trails with some road, dirt and gravel and…