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Can an aluminum fat bike actually feel good enough to want to ride it a lot? What would it take to make it rule?
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How often do products actually live up to their name? Meet Castelli’s Unlimited Puffy jacket.
LAKE MZX304 Winter Boots: Long-term Review
Lake, the first company to build winter cycling boots, remains dedicated to building options that prioritize function, which drives their approach to fit. Lake delivers solutions that enable riders to enjoy their time riding bikes outside, even when they don’t have years of experience riding in the winter.
MATTER: Lake MX145 Foul-weather Boots
Lake’s MX145 hit a sweet-spot for riders interested in extending their riding season and/or taking some of the suffering out of cyclocross. Every aspect of the boot’s design and construction suits its intended purpose, rendering the MX145 a highly versatile option for riding in wet and/or cold conditions from around -12 C to +12 C.
MATTER: Castelli's Elemento Jacket and the Art of the Possible
Castelli’s Elemento jacket establishes a new reality/normal/standard most riders probably didn’t even realize could be a thing.
MATTER: Castelli's Polare 2 Winter Bibtights = (Hard) Core
RoS is an ethos, an attitude, an orientation in relation to the environment. In a sense, it’s a metaphor: reality, human experience, is constituted by rain/shine, dark/light, evil/good, night/day. Opposites, powerful forces, defined via contradistinction.
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Read, listen, or both. I sat down with Castelli to talk about getting the most from their line of cold weather clothing, which dipped into general principles, and numerous tips and tricks riders can use to steepen the learning curve and create great winter cycling experiences. The blog post elaborates on numerous threads within the podcast, and functions as a complementary resource.