This morning Jeremy and I went out for a quick 8 miler ride. As he started to climb a hill, the gear he was on slipped. But after inspecting his bike, we noticed that he completely broke off the cog from the cassette. Dang that sucks! Hopefully this is covered under warranty since his bike…
Month: January 2007
The coolest tire company out there, Sweetskinz has sent us two pairs of their world famous tires. The Nightwing and Scorch. These tires are foldable and would cater to the high end bike riders. Not only do they look cool, but they also reflect at night! Stick around as we post our testing progress.
It seems that the controversy between the riding advantages/disadvantages of a 29er goes beyond that. The email list contest featured a the question of which was the first company to attempt to make the first 29er bike. For my answer, I referred to Wikipedia’s article on the history of the 29er bike. Travis came out…
As I was leaving the LBS the other day, I was stopped by an older mountain biker who wanted to know how I liked my 29er. He had a 26er mountain bike that he rode for a few years, then converted it to a commuter bike. Now he was looking into a new mountain biking…
If you are in the Lake Elsinore, Ca. area. Just walk into the RPM Cyclery and as long as you say… “RL Policar is SUPER COOL!!!!” You get a special discount on your purchase over $50. I can’t disclose the discounted rate, but trust me, they’ll give you one. No need to thank me. It’s…
The answer to that is yes. Well it actually all depends on the shop itself. Take for example, if you go to a shop that is part of a large chain of stores like Performance, well you’re chances of getting a lower price than what’s listed is slim to none. But if you go to…
On Sunday morning Moe and I headed out for a quick morning ride to test out the Gary Fisher Cobia and the Ibex B-Series Build Up Bike Here’s the B-Bike entering the stream Action shots I just love those Sweetskinz Nightwing tires Yeah it climbs like a goat. No flexing what so ever. It can…
What if I told you that I found an entry level mountain bike for about 3 and a half bills, would you consider it? Well check this out, Fezzari Bicycles has a mountain bike called the Lone Peak. The MSRP for the Lone Peak is $539 and if you order direct, you get a 35%…
Based on the answer from our email list contest, Bianchi was the first manufacturer to make an attempt on building a 29 inch bike. That was on the mid 1990’s! As 29inch bikes gain popularity, major manufacturers are jumping on the 29er bandwagon. Here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia on the origins of the 29inch bike:…
The winner of our first email list contest sponsored by Tifosi Optics is: Kevin Bergman from Matilda, PA. He answered the three questions correctly: 1. Which company was the first company to make an attempt to build a 29 inch mountain bike? Answer: Bianchi 2. What was the name of that bike? Answer: Project X…