Race Report: Kim Finch – Golden State DH Series Race 3 July 12th, 2009
Editorial by David Sanderson, As Team MtnBikeRiders prepares for the Golden State Series Finale at Mammoth Mountain this coming weekend, we found that Kim’s report from race #3 had gone missing. So I dug through the archives and found it. The…
Tech Tip: Adjusting Chain Tension on an Eccentric Bottom Bracket
Is your loose chain bugging you? Are you eccentric? Then read on… Loose chain blues…. The Cure [not the band, sorry RL]: 1st: You put the lime in the coke… and make sure your eccentric bottom bracket’s [EBB] set screws are…
Review: Soul Cycles Dillinger
Over the past few months we’ve been lucky enough to test the Soul Cycles Dillinger 29er hardtail. The Dillinger has been a fun ride and served as our test bed for the Powercordz cables, Geax Saguaro and Serfas Tegu reviews. Beautiful construction…
Guess who’s back!
Fresh from a warranty vacation with a fresh rear triangle – We can rebuild him, we can make him better…. My Intense Tracer, awaiting a rebuild this weekend, along with a new Crank Bros Joplin R. This is now my “light” bike, a…
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Review: Geax Saguaro Tire
Geax tires are relatively new to most of us here in the United States, however Geax has been around in Europe for quite some time and is the off-road brand for Vittoria, a company familiar to those roadies amongst us. The Saguaro is another entry into…
The Moe’s “B” DH project bike
“Why do you have so many bikes?” That’s one of the questions that I get all the time. My answer is because every bike has its purpose”. So due to my improper maintenance (always check your nuts and bolts before a race), I ended up…
Serfas Zip Cargo Shorts Review
Serfas keeps impressing us with their line up of products. This time, I got to test their Zip Cargo Shorts. Features: Removable Gel Chamois Liner Zipper Fly Adjustable Velcro Tabs at Waist for Perfect Fit Elastic Back Waist for Comfort Two Double Cargo…
Review: PowerCordz MTB Brake Cables
PowerCordz brake cables are not cables (intertwined) at all, rather they are synthetic fiber Zylon HM cords. These cords are stronger than steel in tensile strength and have a higher modulus of elasticity (meaning they won’t stretch). While I…
News: Kona 2010 Line-up
The newest Kona newsletter is out and the 2010 Kona line-up has been announced, check it out! KONAWORLD (August 1, 2009) – The good people at Kona have been busy. Seventy-eight unique models of bicycles, with 14 new models, each built to sparkle…