Epinions Recent Reviews for FlanderFlop

Plug it

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:37:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - This at $15 this little gizmo will pay for itself in the first use. Provided that the hole in your tire is large enough for you to find it, the tire repair kit is relatively easy to use if a bit messy. I have used this system to patch a lot...

No Bones about it.

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:32:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - The Saris Bones 3 is the three bike version of Saris' high end trunk racks. Of all the trunk racks I have used it is the most adjustable and fits the widest range of cars, which is nice because I have loaned it to friends a number of times and they...

Fine once properly assembled.

Fri, 7 Nov 2008 00:44:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - While this bike is billed as a “BMX” bike it is really more suited as a kids bike, so right off the bat, if you are planning on doing any serious BMX riding, this is not the bike for you. On the other hand, as a...

You can have this potty

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:02:32 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - As the proud parent of a two year old I am quickly learning that there are three things that make a good book for a toddler. The first is durability, the second is a good flow that allows the toddler to remain interested, and the third is the ability to...

Workin' without the Chain Gang

Wed, 7 Mar 2007 02:53:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - This type of chain cleaner has been around for a while, and I have been through a couple of them. My most recent was the Chain Gang. The basic idea behind this chain scrubber is that it does the work or degreasing your chain for you. With most old...

I am the Diaper Champ

Wed, 7 Mar 2007 02:04:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - When the “having a baby” thing was still new and overwhelming, someone told us that we absolutely must have a Diaper Genie which seems to be the brand name of diaper pails that everyone knows. Fortunately for us, the actual picking out of the diaper...

Tubes bad, Stan's good

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:41:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - You will meet two types of people who have tried Stan’s No-Tubes tubeless system. The first is the group who tried it, never got it to work, gave up and either went to standard UST or back to tubes. The second is the group who swears that it is the...

Join the Chorus

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 07:58:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - I recently purchased a Viner frame from goosecreekcycle.com and decided that if I was going to ride the Italian frame, I should ride the Italian components, so I made the switch from Shimano to Campagnolo. Chorus vs. Record and other Campagnolo...

If you don't kill it you make it stronger.

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:17:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - These tires actually changed with my taste in tire selection. How can this happen? Well just bear with me for a minute and I will tell you how I rediscovered this tire after a few years of letting it sit. These tires came stock on a bike I got about 6...

Just checking

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:30:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - Background Before I review this tool I thought I'd give a little background on what it is for. If you already know, skip this section. You may have heard people talk about chain "stretch" but a more apt term is chain wear. As a chain gets...

Unplug and play for free

Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:31:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - It all started at a mountain bike race. We were camped out for a weekend by the side of an access road at a ski resort in Maine, and the local radio station was playing their entire catalog from A to Z. Needless to say when we were not riding we were...

Safe and Effective

Sun, 22 Aug 2004 02:00:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - I recently stumbled on some of the reviews for this product, and I felt like I should respond to some of the other review as well as share my own experience with Zodiac spot applications. While we are at it, we may as well discuss the competition, so...

Must have been asleep when I bought it.

Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:15:00 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - Let me preface this by saying that it is really rare that I have any kind of strong feeling about a kitchen appliance. I tend to look at these things on a works / doesn’t work type of basis. As long as my toaster still spits out toast and my blender...

I don't get it, but I like it.

Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:27:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - Often I’ll get hooked on some bit of gear when I see someone else using it, and the NannoRaptor is just another example of this. A couple of year ago I was racing a 24 hour race on a two man team, on a pretty technical course in Ohio. Although the...

Problem Solved.

Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:40:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - Background In a component market dominated by Shimano, SRAM has been struggling to gain a foothold, and the X.9 shifters are one more giant leap towards taking a bite out of the major manufacturer. Until this year, when choosing a set of...

The Basic Beater

Tue, 30 Mar 2004 00:24:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - In 2002 Crank Brothers redefined the world of mountain bike pedals. Until this point there had really been only two types of pedals for mountain bikers, The first type was Shimano Pedal Design (SPD) pedals which everybody and their brother bought the...

The Ride Continues

Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:44:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - Last year specialized introduced their new "Brain" technology, and it turned the full suspension world on its head. Until last year their were two complaints about full suspension bikes that all of the die-hard hard-tail racers would cling to, despite...

2004 Epic Comp, The ride continues

Mon, 1 Mar 2004 12:52:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - This review is actually of the 2004 version of this bike, but as there is not yet a listing for the 2004 bike, I am putting it here. Last year specialized introduced their new “Brain” technology, and it turned the full suspension world on its head...

If you must train indoors…

Mon, 1 Dec 2003 23:57:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - If you don’t have a trainer yet let me clue you in on one thing before you get too far into your shopping. Riding trainers is one of the most brain numbing activities in which a cyclist can engage. This being said, it can also help you maintain your...

Where did my Knobbies go?

Sun, 2 Nov 2003 02:20:25 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - So I was headed out west for a pair of races and I needed a new rear tire that had a relatively low profile that I could ride on fast relatively hardpacked terrain. I have had good experiences with Specialized tires, so the S-works Team Master seemed li...

If I weren’t already married

Sun, 2 Nov 2003 01:37:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - Now that I have moved into a city and my bicycle is the primary mode of transportation, security has become much more important than when I lived in a small town where everyone knew each other. Over the last year I have been through a number of locks,...

Hardrock and Roll

Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:25:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - Right off the bat, I will tell you that this is my wife’s bike. Yes, I steal it occasionally to ru...

When balding is good

Fri, 6 Jun 2003 09:37:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - The biggest downside to this tire is that Specialized stopped making it. I guess they figured that the Rockster would replace it as their low resistance off road tire, but it is a shame to see it go. If you can find a Specializes dealer that still has...

Brain buckets from above.

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 00:53:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - Ok so this review is a little out of place, but it is not my fault, it seems that the Louis Garneau section of e-pinions has not been updated in a few years. So to fill you in, I am writing this review on the Louis Garneau Aki helmet.

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We seek the Holy Grail.

Thu, 10 Apr 2003 11:10:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlanderFlop - The Idea Every now and then there is a product that hits the market that sends all of the competition scrambling. The Epic is just such a product, and the S-Works is the mother of all Epics. The long and arduous war against bob is over.
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