Mellow Velo

Review: The cyclist’s haircut

Posted on17. Jun, 2010 by KFullerF4.

I’m not what you call “high maintenance.” Not, that is, when it comes to being a woman. Cycling is another story. The hot, humid summer months of south Texas can be highly intolerable. Also high during this time is my intolerance for anything that’s going to make me even more uncomfortable in the heat: shoes [...]

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Specialized Zee Bottle Cage

Posted on17. May, 2010 by KFullerF4.

Cramped water bottles on a small or compact frame? Specialized has an answer.
Originally published at ShePedalsMagazine.com

While the Specialized “Zee” bottle cage is not made specifically for women, it’s perfect for those of us who find that the small frames we ride are not well suited for carrying two bottles. The bottoms bump into each other [...]

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First Ride: Williams System 30 Wheels

Posted on27. Apr, 2010 by KFullerF4.

I recently acquired a Williams System 30 wheelset that is built and billed as an all-rounder. The “all-rounder” wheel category is hard to live up to: The wheels are expected to climb, accelerate, weigh less and hold up longer. Williams tries to achieve this with 30 mm deep alloy rims, bladed spokes and ceramic bearings, weighing [...]

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Arm Warmers for Little People

Posted on07. Apr, 2010 by KFullerF4.

I bought my first pair of arm warmers in a small, New Mexico town. The place wasn’t much more than a grocery store, coffee house and bike shop – the only things needed by the community of part-time-resident cyclists who visited for training purposes.
I was a few weeks into my cross-country bike trip, and the [...]

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