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Posted by on May 16, 2013 in bikes, gear and gadgets | 0 comments

unboxing: Fast Forward F6R Powertap wheelset

unboxing: Fast Forward F6R Powertap wheelset

I order almost all of my bike stuff online: it’s convenient, I can find everything I want and most items arrive within a week. Then the exciting part: receiving a parcel, finding out it is the one you’ve been waiting for, opening it and then admiring the product you just bought (except for actually using it afterwards maybe..)! Yes, unboxing is clearly one of my favorite activities. This time I ordered a Fast Forward hand built wheelset with Powertap hub. Now that I’m training with the help of a cycling coach, I really want to be able to measure the power output. The parcel arrived, so let’s start unboxing! “What, no pictures of the wheels on your bike?” Nope, unfortunately I’m still waiting for the Powertap 11 speed freehub, so I can mount my Dura Ace cassette. So that’s it for now, to be continued… Click here to read about the excellent service at FF...

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Posted by on May 13, 2013 in bikes, gear and gadgets | 0 comments

My quest to find Castelli free aero race gloves

My quest to find Castelli free aero race gloves

A few years ago Castelli made some excellent gloves, the Aero race gloves. Besides the team version, they came in black a and white and black and red. The black and red gloves could be combined with a black and jersey and the team version of the Free Aero Race bibshort. When used almost every day they had to be replaced every now and then, so every year I bought a few new pairs. Then all of a sudden the gloves were out of stock in every online store I usually ordered from! I found out that my favorite gloves were replaced by a Free Aero Race glove with a completely different print (here it is). The horror! 🙂  I really wanted “my gloves” so I decided to do an online search. How hard could it be? Well, as it turned out, very hard! They either only had the black and white gloves or when they had a few left, they were the wrong size. I then turned to...

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