Comfort and fun can go hand in hand. The more enjoyable the ride the more fun it can be. But there is an even more exciting trend right now: more and more people come to realize that comfort can also […]
For the last 18 months, I have been testing various comfort improving parts. During that time I managed to select the best performing parts and based on them I have built my titanium benchmark bike, feeling very proud of the […]
For the last 15 months, I have been testing dozens of different comfort improving parts as well as gravel bikes to find the best possible combination of comfort and fun. Is my work done? For sure not, but I believe […]
For the last 12 months, I have been testing and reviewing many different gravel bikes and bike parts that should improve riding comfort. I started my gravelbikes.cc project with the aim of finding the most comfortable bike and bike parts […]
Gravel bikes these days are divided between 1x and 2x groupsets and it is up to us to decide which solution we want. This is not an easy task, believe me, but after testing a couple of gravel bikes with […]
For the last 10 months, I have been testing bikes and different bike parts by measuring their impact on comfort in terms of lowering the perceived riding vibrations. Below you will find a short summary of my findings and questions […]
After testing couple of carbon gravel bikes I started to question steel as the best material for gravel bike but before making final judgements I wanted to talk to the Ritchey, which is regarded by many as a benchmark in […]
In a world of the carbon, where you can shape the tubes however you want, steel and titanium seem to be living in the past with their traditional rounded tubes. But T-Lab, Canadian titanium bike maker believes that it does […]
After interviews with titanium and carbon bike makers, it is time to talk more about steel bikes. I own a steel bike and love the comfort and springy feel of it but can steel be still relevant in the era […]
Argon 18 is a brand that takes racing and aerodynamics very seriously. But as it turns out they also care a lot about comfort and a Dark Matter gravel bike is a great example of that approach. I got the […]
My first interview with Ian Hughes was all about the comfort that you can achieve with a carbon frame. This time I talked to Richard Lambert, Enigma Bikes Sales and Brand Manager, about their titanium gravel bike called Enigma. I […]
This is the first interview of a new series of articles where I talk with various bike designers/bike manufacturers asking them about the art of making a comfortable, yet fun bike to ride. I want to know more about what […]
