Road
Cadence Works (Cassette and Chainrings)
Getting it right
Depending on where you are riding, how far you want to ride and who you are, your bike needs to be set up with proper gearing.
This is accomplished by daydreaming a little about everywhere you want to ride. Do you want to go into the mountain for all day excursions? Do you want [...]
Tires Worth Riding Home About
Good tires are an addiction.
Once you start using good sticky tires, you will scoff at the idea of getting anything else. We see it all the time; People walk in and grab our favorite tire in the store (which we’ll get to in a second) and walk to the counter. No questions asked, because we [...]
Road Shoes for the long haul
Avoid the Hot Spots
Your feet are not going to bother you on miles 1 thru 8. But, after that you will know whether the shoe fits. We have all had a pair of shoes that didn’t fit. Most of the time it is a dress shoe… Remember that? At the wedding, when you got blisters [...]
Sunglasses for more than Sun
So much more than just sun
There are so many reasons to wear sunglasses. On the road, they are useful even when it isn’t sunny yet.
The idea of sunglasses is to be able to see, right?
Well, the sun (obviously) can make it so that you are unable to see well. But, the other thing [...]
Forget the Road Shorts – BIBS!!!
You Are Now One of Us
Ask your local bike shop about bibs and a standard response is “We all wear them, but no one will buy them”. Bibs are better than standard shorts for road rides. Bibs are simply a short with the suspenders built right in. There are few advantages we would like to [...]
Chris King Headsets
I forgot I had one!
The best products are the ones that we forget we have. That bottom bracket that keeps on working or the bars that never break, they don’t get enough high fives (and high fives are free). And man oh man, do we see people’s headsets go south constantly.
A nice assortment of nice [...]
Great Complete Road Wheelsets
The best way to get any bike faster is to upgrade the wheels.
We build custom wheels here if you cannot find what you are looking for, but many people do find a complete wheelset that makes them happier and faster without breaking their budget.
Mavic Completes
Please don’t misunderstand us when we say you will like [...]
Money is Money
Let’s talk.
Bikes are inexpensive to maintain. And we at Salvagetti want you to be happy, so we have a short list of how to save a pretty decent amount of money while having a better running bike.
In order of the magnitude of how much money you will save:
1. Replace your chain before it is too [...]
