In their own words, Marin calls the Kentfield “perfect for your daily trips and further-afield exploration on the weekend”. They couldn’t be more right.
If the drop bars on their Nicasio series gravel/all-road bikes are not your style (or you are just looking to set a bit more upright), the Kentfield could be your perfect ride.
Proving that road bike technology for the most part plateaued a decade ago. Are marginal gains real? Sure.
But this washed-up cat3 sitting mid-pack isn't stressing it. The true beauty is the combination of the light and stiff feel of a proper race frame with the DGAF mentality that only a used eBay find can deliver.Will I crash it? I sure hope not. But if I do, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'll get it repaired I guess.
Once upon a time in the late 20th century, the folks at GT were on one. While there is no formal documentation as to what they were ON, it’s clear from the bikes coming out of their warehouses that it was something strong.
Out of all the great paint jobs, triple triangles, and slightly off-beat bikes they cranked out, there was one that stood out as a little bit extra...
Last post I covered my top-five hardest big-dumb rides of the year based on overall “load”. Now I’ll get into the my top-five hardest medium distance rides of 2023.
This past year my racing goals were all centered around events 45-65 miles in length so I’m calling these “medium” rides. The common thread here is that the intensity of most of these rides were higher than any of those in the “big dumb”...
So, now that my “season” is basically done, I wanted to look back at some of the hardest rides and races I’ve done in 2023 and see what was “hardest”.
One of the neat things about riding with a power meter and or heart rate monitor is that there are various training applications out there that compile the data these sensors accumulate and generate a metric...
