Sleep is so vital to our physical health and mental well-being, both short-term and long-term. We know now that the sleep portion of the old saying that is attributed to Benjamin Franklin – “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise” doesn’t mean much, especially…
For this review, I will be giving you my assessment of the Saris M2 Smart Bike Trainer, a relatively moderately-priced wheel-on smart trainer with a lot of features. Saris is a well-known bike trainer and bike rack manufacturer based in Wisconsin, USA – where they design and manufacture their equipment. …
Recently I was in the market for a new heart rate monitor to replace my Scosche RHYTHM+ Armband Heart Rate Sensor (review link), which I have had for many years. The Scosche still works fine except for the battery which, after many years of use, is ailing and not lasting…
The light strip is easy to hook up via a cheap trailer wiring kit plugged into the car’s trailer wiring plug. The LED’s just stick on the rack and can even be trimmed. Also, see the blog entries – Review – Swagman XC2 2 Bike Hitch-Mount Carrier/Bike Rack and Hitch-Mount Bike…
I have to admit that this review, for the Roswheel Race Series Under-Top Tube bag, is one that I have neglected to finish and has been sitting in my draft folder for a few years. My bad. I didn’t finish and publish this review because there was anything wrong with…
New Bike Day New Bike Day, who doesn’t love New Bike Day? For me, it’s been six years since it’s been New Bike Day in the road bike department (and yes I am going to keep capitalizing New Bike Day ;). As a kid, growing up on a farm, I…
This is a bit of a departure from my regular reviews and blog postings, I suppose, but having clean air while inside the home is important – whether it is just living and relaxing, working, or exercising. And it’s something I worry about, as we all should. I have been…
Back in 2017 I did a review that I called Cycleaware Reflex Bicycle Mirror versus Race Icon Bike Mirror (also sold under other names) The Race Icon Bike Mirror is currently (as of May 2022) unavailable on Amazon but you will find multiple bike mirrors that look exactly the same.…
The last few years we have been doing a smattering of group riding and so I need to transport my bike via the bike carrier on the car. And while I am getting my bike ready I usually prop the bike’s rear wheel up against the tire/wheel well of my…
Addendum December 2022 – Microsoft is slowly rolling out the newest Windows 11 update, which adds grouping back to the Start Menu natively. You can still use the methods I outline here, especially if you like something visually more interesting. I’m a geek, I admit it. Since Windows…
