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Dumbest Product of the Week- 6th Edition, Cordarounds Commuter Pants

Thank you to another AustinBikeBlog reader for alerting me to the existence of this week’s nominee for our Dumbest Product of the Week. This week’s winner once again attempts to solve a legitimate problem, being seen at night, but takes a wrong turn somewhere along the way and ends up at a dead end with [...]

Dumbest Product of the Week: Week 5, Triathlon Edition, The Hightide Heels

Since I am competing in the National Age Group Triathlon this weekend, it is only fitting that this week’s nominee for Dumbest Product of the Week be related to the first leg of triathlon, the swim. Thanks to the alert reader who let me know about this product that comes straight from the runway, the [...]

Dumbest Product of the Week: 4th Edition, DryBike Umbrella System

Not every product that makes the cut for nomination as Dumbest Product of the Week is completely idiotic in its original intent. Some products are truly trying to solve a problem but get lost on the way to market and never make it back out of the woods. This week’s product is such a product. [...]

Dumbest Product of the Week- 3rd Edition, Bontrager Carbon Fiber Seatpost Rack

We are back with another edition of Dumbest Product of the Week. Last week and the week before we got started with some really silly cycling products and while I don’t want to limit this series to just bike stuff, I could not resist nominating our next product. It seems the folks over at Trek [...]

Dumbest Product of the Week- Week 2, DIY Edition, The Speedometer Cycling Vest

Last week, I started a series I hope to bring you each week highlighting the silly, useless things being brought to you, the American consumer, in a fleeting chance that we might all think about what we are doing before we buy one more thing. If I don’t accomplish that, at the least this is [...]

Dumbest Product of the Week, 1st Edition, The Yakkay Bicycle Helmet

I have a hard time writing about serious things on Fridays. I have a tendency to spend too much time thinking about upcoming rides and the beer that comes after them. In this spirit, I thought I’d start a weekly review of the dumbest products on the market right now. Now, I don’t want to [...]