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I purchased a RainShield O2 Rainwear Hooded Jacket from Calhoun Cycle in 2006, but didn’t get a chance to try it out until very recently. The jacket is made from a material from 3M called “Propore Microporous Fabric”. It is waterproof, windproof, and breathable, and is quite light - the entire jacket, plus the included [...]

BentRider Online is reporting on a new recumbent bicycle from Sun, the Tomahawk, which looks pretty interesting. I own a Sun EZ-Sport, which is a good machine, if rather heavy. The Tomahawk looks like it should be a lot lighter. It’s a monotube design (based off the Easy Racers Javelin), so there’s less metal [...]

I saw an interesting article today (Short Cranks: Slicker, Quicker and Easier, by Thad Sitton, originally published in Recumbent Cyclist News) that discussed the use of short cranks for recumbents. For the purposes of this discussion, a long crank (the crank being the arm that the pedal attaches to) is in the range of 170-180mm in [...]

After deciding that my old cyclocomputers needed replacing, I did some searching for their successor. I wanted a cadence display on the new computer, and ideally I wanted both current cadence and average cadence. But I couldn’t find a mid-range computer with average cadence. I wasn’t willing to pay $150 for a higher-end computer [...]

I have a new cyclocomputer on the way for my Burley, so it’s time to say goodbye to my old computers. Yes, that’s “computers”, as in two. The first is a Bell SpinFit (the one on the right in the photo), which is what came with the bike when I bought it. It’s a pretty [...]