Lightning Review: Adidas Adistar Gloves

July 14th, 2009 by Aaron Deutsch |

While I’m not the kind of guy to sweat buckets at the slightest signs of effort, I definitely run hot. Hot to the point where I’ll get heat rashes on the palms of my hands using traditional leather or synthetic cycling gloves come mid summer.

Enter the Adidas Adistar glove…

Breathable palms are a Godsend when you run hot

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Brooklyn Arches place 8th in Tour of New York

June 13th, 2009 by Aaron Deutsch |

Race Details and Report here.

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Bike Review: Merlin Works CR 6/4

June 10th, 2009 by Aaron Deutsch |

Anyone who has seen my other online posts on various topics will have noticed an air of optimism and enthusiasm, to the point where one might think I am a lover of all things. This is not the case; as it turns out I spend most of my time loathing all of the the poor design, “shortcuts”, rip-offs and bad ideas of the world. I only write about the things I end up liking.

This review, then, is about a very exceptional bike. I’ve had the lucky opportunity to be able to spec, build and custom-fit my dream bike this year. After riding it for over 2000 miles I can safely say this is one of the most beautiful bikes I may ever own.

Merlin Works CR 6/4

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The Conservative Guide to Bike Commuting

March 3rd, 2009 by Aaron Deutsch |

It seems like most bike commuting articles are written like vegan rants; basically that everyone on earth should bike commute or they are terrible people. Here I will attempt to separate the bacon from the soya protein.

Q: Should everyone commute by bike?
A: Probably Not.

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2008 Race Results Tracker

December 31st, 2008 by Aaron Deutsch |

In it’s first year in existence, The Brooklyn Arches produced 18 top 10 finishes. See the complete results here

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The Brooklyn Arches win the Cadence Cup race series (Cat 5)

September 13th, 2008 by Aaron Deutsch |

From left to right: George Whyte, Maximo Jimenez, Aaron Deutsch, Joe Steele, Sandy Codding.
From left to right: George Whyte, Maximo Jimenez, Aaron Deutsch, Joe Steele, Sandy Codding.

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