about 2 years ago - 2 comments
A few months ago Eighthinch sent my team and I a set of their new mallet heads. Zach was the first to build his up. He just said it was too heavy to use. And this was after he cut it down to the shorter length, removed the protruding sleeve and drilled it out [...]
about 3 years ago - 6 comments
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Cycles for Heroes sent me one of their MO’s Mallets a couple months ago. I am very late doing a post about it. But in that time I have been playing games with the mallet every week. I have never made a mallet this nice. I kind of wish [...]
about 3 years ago - 3 comments
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Hold Fast is a small, rider founded company making a “Foot Retention System”and is based out of Red Hook, Brooklyn.
For a couple months I’ve been wanting to try out their FRS thinking it might be good for my speed on the court. I normally, and have since the beginning, played with flat [...]
about 3 years ago - 2 comments
First is the Mechanix Original Glove. They say it’s all purpose and I’d agree. The thing I like most about this glove is how it fits my hand. It fits. I have large hands and the fact is most gloves do not fit my hands. With most gloves, when I curl my fingers the part [...]
about 3 years ago - 7 comments
ZACH may have a lot of tools on his peg board at Trackstar, but this past weekend Ben Schicago gave me one tool ZACH doesn’t have. One of his custom made spoke wrenches. It’s made to fit onto a spoke nipple without the need of removing a wheel cover. Pretty cool.
Some things that are [...]
about 3 years ago - 6 comments
Trackstar has a few of these on the shelf right now. Custom made, heat treated, four tools in one, and it has some Castlevania art. They are made with the love of Zach and Jarrett and named the “Simon Belmont Special”
Boxed 15mm
Lock ring tool
Pedal wrench
Chain whip
about 3 years ago - 3 comments
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I had to put this Velocity B43 wheel set on my work bike because last night there were a couple late night street races. All bikes had to be fixed and brakeless. I did some 200m sprints on this bike after swapping out the platforms for clip-in’s, losing the 18t freewheel for [...]
about 5 years ago - 11 comments
I went to Paragon Sports to check out the different types of street hockey balls that Franklin makes.
This is what I found.
Hot Weather (above)
This is by far the best street hockey ball made by Franklin. I’d say for use in any temp over 45°F. Red pink in color. Cost $2.99
Warm Weather (above)
When the hot weather [...]
about 3 years ago
So wait, is it just a weave-through cam type buckle, or the side-release clicky kind? Seems like re-weaving the thing together every time you want to affix your mallet would get old quick. Plus not possible wearing gloves. Unless you just loosen it to pull the mallet out…
I’ve been using velcro cable ties, which are double-sided with one side hook, the other loop, and wrapping two around the mallet & top tube. It’s still not ideal though.
about 3 years ago
X2 on re-weaving. Great idea, but like jfrench I also use Velcro for my preferred closure system. Velcro top tube with Velcro sleeve. Sort of like two top tube protectors stitched together might not be a bad idea. I’ll see if the local bag maker would entertain this idea.
about 3 years ago
Thanks for sharing this interesting review about bike polo pad.