Injury Update
Some of you have asked me how my injuries have been via email. Some of you have even asked to see some of the wounds. I’m not so gross as to show you my wounds but I will show you how swollen my foot. The picture is at the bottom of this post just…
First Impressions: Tyte Rack
Tyte Rack sent over their universal roof top bike rack to us for testing. Here is what Tyte Rack says about their rack: Tyte Rack roof racks incorporate a unique design, that make them the best rack today to carry bicycles on a vehicle roof. In addition,…
Review: Twenty6 Products Levers
Who: From Twenty6 products: Twenty 6 products is an American owned and operated manufacturer of high quality, innovative CNC machined, performance enhancing components for bicycles. Twenty6 products was formed in February 2006 by Tyler Jarosz on a few…
Industry Nine Tour
Our friends over at Mountain Bike by 198 took a tour of the Industry Nine Plant and wrote up a great article on it. Here is some of it: Friday afternoon, we had the pleasure of taking a tour of the Industry Nine facilities. It is really impressive to see…
I Decided to Fall again…
… this time sans pads and while I was at it, sans shoes and socks as well. Let me explain. It all started with a quest to find a seatpost clamp with a quick release. I had been looking for one for the Redline Mono 9 for a while now. Since I was…
I Did That on Purpose
Going from one trail to another via fireroad. No leg pads, just the arms as they’re pretty comfortable. I got to put my new Sette Strike pads I purchased last week to use when I rode at Aliso. As I was coming down Rock-it I slowed down way too much…
Review: Raxter Rack 2 Bike Extension
Who: From Raxter Racks website: Introducing RAXTER – The new standard for value in a wheel mount hitch rack. RAXTER is lightweight, it’s EASY to install, EASY to load, EASY to store! The innovative design of RAXTER gives you the ability to move…
My 3 Favorite Words…
… ok, not my favorite favorite, but they’re up there: “OUT FOR DELIVERY”. I saw that this morning when I hopped online to check the status of my shipment. I expected to see these three words and I was not disappointed.…
What Happened to Spring?
It’s not quite summer yet on the calendar but the plants on the trail beg to differ. Just a few short weeks ago RL was playing peek-a-boo with the camera by hiding in the overgrown mustard weeds that had invaded our local trails. Lance was riding…
Ibex Ignition Update
I’ve been able to get in a few rides the last couple of weeks on the Ibex Ignition 3 and have a few thoughts/impressions for you. They were all night rides so no action pictures of the bike yet. I have to admit that it has been a while since…