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Why buy an expensive helmet? « Bike Noob
I don’t think a more expensive helmet gets you more protection. It generally gets you a lighter helmet with more ventilation that still protects you. ...
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Bandanas or sweat bands? « Bike Noob
I used to really like the Halo sweat bands which has a rubbery strip along the backside to help stop the sweat. The skull cap that you’re talking about ...
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Happy Birthday to Bike Noob! « Bike Noob
Happy Birthday to Bike Noob! ... Never thought this would happen — but the Bike Noob blog is one year old today. ...
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Some new numb foot advice « Bike Noob
It has to do with foot numbness. I’ve noticed that some of my more recent ... Small pedal surfaces concentrate pressure on the ball of the foot instead of ...
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Peddling pedals « Bike Noob
Mountain bikers make use of these, but many road bikers like them because the recessed cleat lets the rider walk normally — a nice option during a stop at a ...
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White socks « Bike Noob
Not the Chicago baseball team, the White Sox. No, rather, I was just musing about why I would even bother to buy white bicycling socks, when I know this is ...
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Peddling pedals « Bike Noob
I assume that most readers come here because they’re road bike riders like me and therefore, have adopted clipless pedals (which you really clip into, ...
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Lights, fixies, k.d. « Bike Noob
They need to just specify a dedicated braking mechanism, because while a fixie can be coaxed to skid, it can’t stop nearly as well as any ...
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Bibs or shorts? « Bike Noob
Still, a 270 pound guy in bike shorts or bibs is still a 270 pound guy and the visual isn’t pretty no matter how you look at it. ...
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ID « Bike Noob
Road ID has built a business for itself by making nice ID tags that can be ... and my bike and ID were still out on the side of the road, ...
