I’ve both cyclocross and a road bike, and last summer I experimented to see if I could live with one bike. Unfortunately, far from what many people believe, a cyclocross can’t double up as a road bike. Of course, there was the option to switch the tires and wheels on my cyclocross to match my…
Looking for great content for your cosplay event? Cosplay is perhaps one of the most creative ways people spend their time. Out of love for a particular character, tons of people do their best to dress up as their favorite persona and meet up with others who have the same hobbies as them. The Nine…
I recently got back into cycling, and wanting a bit of change, I bought a second-hand gravel bike for cheap. It was a Tommaso Siena and my first ever gravel bike. I had grown up riding hybrid bikes. My experience with the gravel bike has been different, and I’m enjoying cycling more, especially on rugged…
The best hobbies for couples are, more often than not, fun activities that you can practice together with your partner, doing something that you both enjoy. If you have different interests from your spouse, then it can be challenging to figure out what to do. It may be tempting for each of you to focus…
Thinking of getting a gravel bike, but not sure whether it’s the right bike for you? A while back, I was in the same boat and would recommend gravel if your region has mixed road surfaces. See, a gravel bike is a class of drop-bar bikes designed to navigate different terrains. The drop-bar handle and…
Short of living in Alaska and doing most cycling on the sandy beach, I didn’t see the need for a fat tire bike. But after seeing an increasing number on my dirt trail, I decided to take one for a test drive, and good GOD! It seems I had been missing out a quite lot!…
The ultimate goal of the tricktionary is to define each and every skateboarding trick or term. The entries in the tricktionary are not detailed skating trick tips – those appear in the skateboarding articles. However, I know how frustrating it can be even finding out what skateboarding tricks actually are alone how to do it – hopefully this…
Floating foam mats have become immensely popular in the pontoon boating world in the past few years. You might have seen a pontooner in your local boating area with a water-floating mat hooked to the side of their boat and wondered how to get one. Floating foam pad mats provide a lot of fun on…
Are you confused about the differences between gravel and road bikes? Don’t worry; you’re not alone. I didn’t know the difference much either and was always confused by the Trek gravels that had many similarities to my road bike, only with gnarly gravel tires and a rack mount. It also didn’t help that some bike…
It’s easy to think that a bike for fitness doesn’t really matter; after all, calories burned are calories burned. But that’s far from the truth. The biggest question is what bike encourages you to ride more and longer. Both road and hybrid bikes are among the ideal bike categories for fitness and cardiovascular endurance. Road…