Category: Reviews

A simple essential. Like Kleenex for tissue and Google for search, a lot of people refer to neck gaiters as ‘buffs’. Buff is a trademarked brand of this basic piece of cycling gear. Tube shaped and stretchy enough to fit over your head, a gaiter has multiple uses. Like a traditional scarf, the most common… Continue reading Neck Gaiters

Vinegar. We’re not sure when we initially heard about rubbing tires with vinegar to help prevent flats, but our staff has known about this hack for years.   Many riders note that wet roads go hand in hand with more flat tires. The culprit seems to be tiny pieces of glass and small sharp stones that… Continue reading Rainy Day Flat Protection

Twenty seven inches. Indeed, a ‘Tall Boy.’ Yes, we’ve reviewed pumps before. We like that more and more choices are offered.  One of the ongoing needs of our team mechanic is to ‘top off’ time trial wheels at races. Using a disc adapter and getting things up to correct, usually higher pressures means a lot… Continue reading Tall Boy

We’ve been using the Lever+ for a couple of years. We’ve been avoiding underseat saddle bags for 20 years. This well designed tool offers a compact way to wrap a spare tube with an integrated velcro strap. Two allen wrenches that double as screwdrivers on the opposite end complete a basic toolset for most on… Continue reading In the Pocket

The first race of the Kansas City cyclocross season had plenty of ‘rolled’ tubulars. The track was twisty and some slippery wet grass in the corners called for low tire pressures. Unfortunately, not everybody’s tire stayed stuck. We won’t debate all the reasons that tires come off of rims. But it happens too often. We’ve seen… Continue reading Tape Your Tubulars: Carogna

We at Localcycling.com spend a lot of time in team kit, so it’s actually refreshing to get to wear something more fashion forward rather than a moving billboard. A few months back we secured several items from the folks at Danny Shane. We had seen some of their work providing the Leader’s Jerseys at the… Continue reading Plaid is Rad

This is my hand at five degrees. It is warm. That information is a review by itself, but I’ll share some more details. I’ve used Neoprene gloves a lot. I like them. If they’re designed correctly they have any amazing amount of warmth, minimum bulk and a fair temperature range. Most cycling winter gloves are… Continue reading Glacier Gloves