As many of you know I’m currently working for Dr. Will Bar. So with that I’d like to say that some of this is my personal opinion and in no way is my opinion the opinion of Dr. Will Bar as a company.  Personally, while running their online marketing and sales campaign, using the website itself, Twitter and Facebook one thing that kept coming up over and over again on the ingredients list was Corn Syrup. As these questions arose I had a lingering feeling in the back of my mind that High Fructose Corn Syrup and Corn Syrup were both corn derived sweeteners but had vastly different health effects. I seem to remember in much of my reading/RSS feed wandering/NPR pod cast listening that there was something about the differences and that Corn Syrup was safe. So I decided as the first part of my research on the bar to tackle this. Mainly so I knew what I was eating but later, after being hired, as a blog post for the Dr. Will Bar site so I could try to clear up some confusion on the two. You can read the article (Corn Syrup vs. High Fructose Corn Syrup) but here I’d just like to say somethings that expand more on the actual debate and tactics used.

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My BH with white wheels! Kinlin Rims, DT swiss 240 Hubs, DT Swiss Aerolite Spokes

As part of my work with Fairwheel Bikes, I’m going to be putting together a review of one of our newer wheel set offerings:  This hand built wheel set is eight hundred dollars, weighs in at 1423 grams, and is available in Black, Gold, Silver, Red, or White XR-270 Kinlin rims.  I currently have the wheels sitting at my house and need to put together a review for them.  Rather than ride them myself (which I have done) and then post a review, I’m going to take a different approach this time.  I’d like to find around five people in the Portland area that are willing to take the wheels out for a few rides and write a review of them.  I will then compile the reviews and rider experience into an article to be published.  I feel that this will give a more honest and rounded perception of the wheel set.

A few things to Note:

• Your name, and if applicable, team name will be published, you might get yourself and team a little exposure.
• You will not be held responsible for damage to the wheels, but please treat them with respect, to test wheels you don’t need to do anything different than you do with your own.
• If you’re interested please post a comment on this posting, or contact me.

KCNC Road Skewers; Red

DT Swiss 240 Rear Hub