Cycling

Tire Teaser

Byfastk9dad August 17, 2016September 20, 2025

What on Earth am I cooking up with these?

Cycling

The dreaded BB30 creak
Byfastk9dad August 7, 2016September 20, 2025

My Cannondale is the first bike that I have had with press fit bottom bracket bearings. I knew going in that some may develop creaking or clicks but I prayed to the BB gods and hoped it wouldn’t happen to me. Well apparently my token sacrifices didn’t suffice and on…

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Favero Assioma Duo Power Pedals
Byfastk9dad August 5, 2018October 15, 2025

This video has been sitting in the edit queue for quite a while. I finally got around to finishing it last night, so here is my unboxing and quick review of the Favero Assioma Duo Power Meter pedals. After training with power for years indoors I finally dropped the cash…

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Cycling Travel

Ride & Run to Remember 2015
Byfastk9dad October 13, 2015September 20, 2025

I’m just getting back into the swing of “normal” life after spending the weekend in the DC area participating in the Ride & Run to Remember event which benefits the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund. I did this ride last year as well so this was my second time…

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Freight trained
Byfastk9dad July 10, 2016September 20, 2025

I was on one of my usual weekday routes that take take me something between 45mins to an hour to complete. I have 3 general routes, one flat route, one moderately hilly and one with a couple of good climbs in it. I generally use these as hard efforts trying for…

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Handlebar alignment
Byfastk9dad May 19, 2014September 20, 2025

At some point a few weeks ago I noticed, or at least I thought, my handlebars had become ever so slightly askew. Perhaps it was from the one fall I took, the rough roads or maybe I was just staring at them too long but they certainly looked “off”. And when…

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Cycling Field Notes

Weekend Review
Byfastk9dad April 22, 2014September 20, 2025

We had fabulous weather this weekend for riding. The rides in the mornings started off in the high 50sF and temps climbed well into the mid 60F range. That meant no leg warmers and only a short sleeve jersey with arm warmers. It was perfect. There were certain parts of each…

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