A new bike web magazine by blogger Jason Mahokey. This “web-zine” caters to the long distance mountain biking crowd. The first issue was just published. Check it out here. It’s a very XC race oriented bike magazine with multiple ride reports. There is also a pictorial preview of a future 300+ mile Iowa “gravel” bike…
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For those of you attending Sea Otter, be on the lookout for the Evomo, Tifosi & Titec $500 giveaway. Click to make big! The $500+ MTB Trifecta Prize Package includes: Titec Hellbent Carbon bar 1.5 Titec Hellbent RIP prolite stem Titec Hellbent expert saddle Titec loc-on grip Titec Hellbent Duke post Tifosi Helo Sunglasses (gunmetal)…
The good folks at Kona, makers of some sweet bikes, have a bike naming contest for their newest bike that has yet to be revealed. 1st prize winner gets a new Kona 6″ travel AM rig. Here’s the info: “We’re Seriously Stumped” Name our New Bike Contest: Over the last few months, our team of…
Is there ever a line where the price to weight loss ratio is too much for the wallet to handle? I’m just throwing this out there for the weight weenies to chime in on and if you think “just lose some weight from the engine” instead… well I hear ya already! I came across a…
Would I add to or bling out the fleet? Discretionary money is such a beautiful thing for those who have it. I don’t and because of that I don’t run across this question very often, if ever. With a homemaker wife, two kids under 4 and absolutely no mechanical skills whatsoever I’m thankful I am…
Couple of links came across my email this evening and I thought I’d share them with you. Both of them are regarding Fox products: the F29 and the RP23. The first one is for the 2010 Fox F29. It has something many people have been wanting out of a Fox F29… stiffness via TA. In…
Evomo’s t-shirt design contest is open for voting. Here are the entrants: Molotov Cocktail Rukus Evomo Skull with Aviators Goofy Skulls I love Bike Porn To vote, click here. Only three days left!
Not the sound I wanted to hear as I was grinding my way up a hill. The pedals immediately started spinning freely which meant I had snapped my chain. I stopped, looked down and saw that the chain had broken right at the power link area. I thought to myself: no problem, the power link…
I got an email from Tim Scissors bringing to my attention pricepoint.com’s two brand new carbon 26″ frames. I wanted to share them with you: The Sette Impulse: a 26″ carbon mountain bike frame for $499.98 From pricepoint.com: Impulse? Impulsive! Whip-crack fast, turn on a dime… and sprint? Sprint ALL the time! Featuring a beautiful…
Who: The Kona Bicycle Company designs, manufacturers and distributes more than 60 models of purpose-built, high-performance mountain, road and urban bicycles. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Ferndale, Washington, USA, Kona bicycles are distributed worldwide in more than 60 countries through independent specialty bicycle dealers. Kona funds several professional road, mountain and cyclo-cross racing teams…