Blackspire Bicycle Components
We recently received some goods from the fine folks from Blackspire Bicycle Components. The super cool fella, Aaron hooked us up with some parts we needed for the KHS DJ300 bike we’re building up. What you see here are some fantastic samples of a…
Interbike Favs
This year’s Interbike had some interesting items. By far my favorite was Hayes’ new line of Stroker brakes. Their previous offering of the El Camino really set them back a year or two with the various problems they had but the Stroker has…
What can we make with this…
Stick around as I show you what’s in store…
Footbike, Just Kick it!
A few weeks ago, Randy posted an article on BikeCommuters.com featuring Footbike. We had met them at Interbike and found this thing to be pretty interesting. So I contacted Footbike, located in Vegas to see about getting some samples to review for the…
George Bush is cool
Perhaps I don’t understand all of his policies, but I like the guy because he rides a mountain bike.
Thursday Tech Tip: Balancing
Learning how to balance on your bike will come in very handy while you’re out on the trail. One of the things that helped me get this skill down was riding my fixed gear bike. As I would wait at a stop light during my commutes to work, I’d do…
Hoss Adds Women’s Ponderosa Shorts to Lineup
Anaheim, Calif. (October 25th, 2007) Hoss Technical Gear has taken the proven design of their men’s Ponderosa baggy shorts and created a women-specific version. The Women’s Ponderosa baggy shorts are comfortable enough for long days in the saddle,…
Blast from the past…Huffy Stick Shift
Over the weekend I was RPM Cyclery in Lake Elsinore, Ca. While I was there, a customer brought in an old Huffy with a stick shifter. Check it out. What was cool was, the mom that brought it in said that this was her 10 year old son’s bike. Sure…
Hoss Stallion Shorts: First Impression
I’ll admit that I’m a huge fan of the lycra. Most lycra shorts have superior chamois pads but since I’ve come across Hoss shorts I’m liking baggy shorts more and more. Well, Hoss baggies at least. Their new Stallion short is…