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Dear Uncle Dave: Where the hell is my new bicycle!?
Or more accurately - How do I explain to people that it might take a little while to get here?
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Dear Uncle Dave: How do you Keep a Secret Bike, Secret?
You'd think it would be very difficult to keep a high profile bike - like the new Norco Shore - under wraps in this bike-crazed town...
Not related to bikes, at all
Uncle Dave's Music Club Guest Spectacular
Uncle Dave collects musical recommendations from several know-it-all guests to get you through the pandemic...
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Untitled COVID Experience
Dave reflects upon his first ride on real trails since the beginning of the pandemic...
Dear Uncle Dave: Why aren't Brand New Frames Straight?
Uncle Dave engages Noel Buckley of Knolly Bikes to answer a question about frame alignment...
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Dear Uncle Dave: COVID-19 has me down. Should I ride my bike?
"I would dry heave and weep and feel sorry for myself and wonder if it was all worth it. It felt like the cure was worse than the disease..."
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Uncle Dave: Saving the world with bicycles!
"Honestly, I think my riding of bicycles contributes more to my ecological footprint than anything else in my life..."
Wet Weather Gear
Reviewed - Gore C3/C5 Jacket and Shorts
"Like a frat boy hitting the ground after his first kegger. It was kind of shocking..."
Uncle Dave's Ode to 10-Year-Old Knee Pads
What should I do when all my Bike Shit gets Stolen?
"It was just easier to leave my riding gear in the back seat of my truck? Who is going to steal that shit, anyways?"
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Uncle Dave! I hate tossing broken stuff. Where can I get things repaired instead?
"I told him that he could try to find some new springs for his fork, but that there was a good chance he might not be able to..."
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Dear Uncle Dave: My OEM tires tried to kill me.
Uncle Dave tackles OEM tires and digs into the decision making product managers face when they spec your bike...
4 Random Events
Dear Uncle Dave: Getting old and other nonsense
Uncle Dave finds the world conspiring to unsettle his tenuous grip on reality, time and space...
Editorial
Uncle Dave - Poorly Fitting Helmets and Junk Science
Should we believe companies trying to convince us their helmets protect better than the rest?
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Dear Uncle Dave: What is the best bike for the Apocalypse?
Does the presence of zombies change your requirements? Maybe a chainsaw holder...
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My Girl Rides like Crap and Wants to Come on Every Ride...
The joys of having a signficant other who wants to learn to ride with you isn't always fun for all…
Dear Santa: Uncle Dave's 2018 Christmas List
Uncle Dave ""haaaates" writing these sorts of things - but it turns out he wants some shiny crap just like the rest of us...
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Uncle Dave - Should I complain about the MTB Coach?
"Eventually, I took my son and left because I didn’t want him to learn such awful technique..."
Product Review
Random Things People Gave Uncle Dave Recently - Part 2
Our grumpiest tester gets hold of some Gore clothing for all sorts of weather as well as some custom items from NWT3K in Seattle...
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Dear Uncle Dave: My Roadtrips have become Petty Arguments Disguised as Vacations
"It all comes apart six hours into your roadtrip when you can't agree on which shitty restaurant to eat at..."
Uncle Dave went to Croatia, and you're not going to like it - Part 1
Drunk on Press Junket Lemonade
Uncle Dave gets wined, dined and thrown into the Adriatic - is it all so he'll say nice things about new products from Specialized?
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Uncle Dave Needs a Haircut
"I seemed to have no answers to their questions and no real ideas as to what I was looking for, and just kept saying 'you know...a bike?'"
A beginners guide to spending money as a cyclist
Dear Uncle Dave: How much crap does a newbie require?
Uncle Dave offers his "semi-coherent advice" for the gear a new mountain biker should consider…
Uncle Dave Speaks
Uncle Dave Questions his Values
"How on earth can you talk about value when you have no experience paying money for the thing that you are talking about..."
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Dear Uncle Dave: Must Bike Reviewers Ride Well?
"A thought I have often had when reading fresh reviews is, just how good is this guy at riding the bike..."