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Bike Science with Shawn Small

Our Bike Science superhero
Shawn Small will rescue you from
the sea of bike jargon and myths.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Welcome to Bike Science with Shawn Small, a new column that will debunk, demystify, and sometimes destroy everything you (think you) know and love about bikes.

For more background, check out the introductory post.

If you’ve got a question or topic you’d like Shawn to look into, drop us a note and we’ll forward it to the lab.

– Bike Science with Shawn Small is made possible through the support of Strava, an online service that lets you log, analyze, compare and compete with yourself and others.


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Bike Science: Making sense out of traffic signal sensors

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Introducing our new column: Bike Science with Shawn Small

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