Prompted by Thomas De Gendt’s mysterious crash during Stage 5 of the UAE Tour in Abu Dhabi, Rene Herse Cycles added a blog post, discussing the potential factors involved in using hookless rim design, tire size selection, supple tire sidewalls, and using them under high temperature conditions (Abu Dhabi) Thy conclude hookless rims and tires… Read More »Hookless Rims and Tire Failures
A good friend and a founder of the Davis Bike Club has passed away at the age of 95½ years old. Helen and her husband Lee, along with two close friends, opened B&L Bike Shop in 1964 in Woodland and then in Davis. They purchased Foy’s Bike Shop in Woodland in 1984. Founding the Davis… Read More »Helen Pool
One Man’s Journey to Discover History from a Different Kind of Saddle You are invited to join Stories on Stage Davis on February 10, 2024, featuring a reading from Scott Alumbaugh’s book On the Pony Express Trail: One Man’s Journey to Discover History from a Different Kind of Saddle. Scott Alumbaugh is a long time… Read More »On The Pony Express Trail
The slides from Dr Applegate’s lively and informative talk on nutrition are posts here
At the October 2022 Davis Bike Club monthly meeting, Sal Borges gave a presentation about a recent bike tour of Korea, including two videos. The first gives you the flavor of the ride. The second is about the DBC’s relationship with the Sangju Museum, Sangju being the sister city of Davis. These are best viewed full… Read More »DBC members tour Korea
The tally of Fritter Points has been conducted, reviewed, recounted, audited, re-audited, certified, and finally deep-fried and the results are in: LemonTart is Grand Beignet of the 2021 Tour de Fritter! The final overall results can be viewed here; the final daily values can be viewed here. LemonTart overcame a slow start, gradually picking up… Read More »2021 Tour de Fritter Final Results!
editors note: 3 millimeters additional tire width may not seem like a lot. Adding 3mm of width to a 23mm tire increases the internal volume of air by 22%. this in turn allows one to lower the pressure and benefit from more shock absorption. To take advantage of this, it also depends on the tire.… Read More »Thoughts on Wider road tires
Disc brake-Caliper brake comparison August 2018 Summary and editing by Phil Coleman Disclaimer: Myke and Ken are local bike shop owners and bike mechanics. As with any technology, refinements are ongoing and obsolescence is inevitable. The observations and recommendations made are applicable today. Contact your local reputable bike shop for any further technical refinements… Read More »Disc brake-Caliper brake comparison
On Wednesday March 28th the Walt Little memorial plaque was unveiled in Winters. For those recent to DBC, Walt was a longtime member who seemed to be friends with everyone. Walt grew up in Winters, having the plaque in front of a popular cafe where cyclists park their bikes seems only fitting. A large turnout… Read More »Walt Little Memorial Plaque
In Winter months and with bike commuters, night-time cycling is sometimes a necessity. Fortunately, there are measures to increase a cyclist’s presence and thereby minimize their chance of collision or fall. This past generation of cyclists have benefited from the development of LED lighting. Small, lightweight units that project a powerful forward light beam rivaling… Read More »Bike Riding in the Nighttime
