from the crazy laboratory of Dr. Ru Let’s not ignore the truth today. We both know that you are an Internet addict. You wake up and instantly begin to scroll reels on your phone. And before you know it, 3 minutes turn into 30 or more. Before you even get out of bed, your Instagram/TikTok…
The following text may induce unwanted hyperventilation among the weight weenies reading it. If you have no problem spending multiple evenings looking for pedals that are 27.5 grams lighter, you can consider yourself part of the group. Every time I meet someone who’s obsessing over the weight of their bike, I know that I am…
When you put an image of a classic bicycle with a horizontal top tube next to one of a modern monster with a sloping top tube, the only question that arises in a sane mind is – what the hell? Sloping top tubes just look out of place and ruin the harmony of a bicycle’s…
This piece may hurt some carbon souls, but it is what it is. I hate being a hater, but I love being the guy who says what everyone else is thinking but is too afraid to talk. Today, I present to you 8 indisputable reasons why steel frames destroy carbon models. Carbon Is Only Part-time…
I remember being stuck in traffic… on a public bus filled with people who were slightly too close to me. Angry raindrops were hitting the roof as if it owed them money. My eyes filled with jealousy upon detecting a cyclist on the most generic 26-er passing next to the window. It felt as if…
Once you join the bike life, it creates one of the many filters through which you observe the world. Before that point, when a bicycle passes next to you, you don’t even notice it. It’s a ghost that you can only feel but never see. But once you are part of the crew, your perception…
What if I tell you that love isn’t what you think it is? Would that scare you or put a smile on your face? Well, I am about to tell you exactly that. And it’s going to hurt. Modern people have been brainwashed into looking for perfection. You swipe and swipe in the hope of…
Hello, I am Ru a.k.a. not your dad nor your mom. Your feelings are irrelevant to me. All that matters to me is serving truth and sometimes that requires brutal honesty. Today, I will teach you why bicycle commuting with a backpack/rucksack screams “I am a noob who doesn’t know what he’s doing.” Let’s go….
