This is just a quick update since it’s been about a month since I took possession of the Mono 9. After adapting to riding rigid and the lack of a granny gear, I’ve really come to like this bike a lot. When I first found out I was going to be riding a rigid 1×9,…
Author: Jeremy Yang
This is just a quick update on the Raxter Rack (a full review will be forthcoming). It’s been a little over a month since we took delivery of the Raxter rack and it is time for a quick update on where it’s been and how it is doing. About two weeks ago Moe took the…
My buddy just got a new ride, a KHS XC Team. This bike is fully tricked out with the sweet Shimano XTR groupset, Rock Shox Reba Race fork and Rock Shox MC3.3 air shock. Here are the specs from the KHS website: Frame: AL 7005 super lite w/4-bar Horst bearing linkage, 100mm travel w/Rear Shock:…
I’ve decided to incorporate some road riding in order to get in better shape. So the night before my first road ride, I pumped up my front tire to about 40psi. Normally I run them in the low 30’s, but I didn’t need the extra traction so out came the pump. After pumping up the…
I’ve had the Panaracer Rampage as my front tire and the Maxxis Crossmark on the rear for a little over a month now. I’ve got over 150 miles on them in that month (yes, I know that some people put that many miles in just a couple of rides, but I’m a recreational mountain biker…
Maybe I’m late to the party, but I’ve been noticing a lot more “Sâ€�? and almost “Sâ€�? shaped downtubes recently. Giant has begun to use them on their Trance & Reign models after their 2007 models just had the conventional straight downtube. 2007 Giant Trance with a conventional “straightâ€�? downtube 2008 Giant Reign with a…
Domino sent MtnBikeRiders.com the Men’s Mountain Bike Shorts to test. They are some nice looking shorts. The outside is composed of soft microfiber and leather infused with lycra which helps to relieve road rash. Domino makes a lot of road clothing(unless you like wearing lycra shorts while riding the trails… that’s not cool). So we’ll…
We have a winner for the 29 inches & Rigid t-shirt! Andrew Szafranski sent in the correct answer to the question: Which of our partners offers a complete bike that matches the description of this t-shirt? The answers are: Raleigh XXIX KHS Solo-ONE SE KHS Solo-ONE Andrew, please send me an email with your address…
We’re slowly getting the parts together for the MtnBikeRiders.com Ultimate 29er build up. The next piece that came in this week is the frame. For this we contacted Vassago Cycles, a boutique frame manufacturer in south Orange County. Vassago Cycles is a relatively young company in the mountain biking world but they’ve taken a totally…
Yup, a FS Specialized 29er in Stumpjumper form. Cyclingnews.com has the scoop: Super-sized Stumpjumper In addition to the 29″ hardtail we showed you at Sea Otter, Specialized will now offer a full-suspension Stumpjumper version that offers nearly all of the benefits of the updated 26″ aluminum version but adapted for the bigger wheel size. Rear…