How to gain 3lbs on a bicycle!
First step to gaining 3lbs on your bike is to get a wild hair up your butt like I did and somehow convince yourself that going from a 3×9 drive train to a 2×10 would be “upgrading.” Second step is to procure yourself a slightly used…
Could it be? Is Burt Reynolds getting with the times?
Look at what I just procured for my dear friend Burt Reynolds…a SRAM X7 2×10 drive train! I just need about 30 minutes and this shiztnitz would be installed on Burt Reynolds! Ooooh I’m so excited to see how Burt Reynolds the 29er is…
It took you long enough…
Those words were said to me the other day as I had a conversation with who I consider to be one of the most highly informed 29er guys I’ve ever met in this whole universe. That person is none other than Jeremy Yang. For as long as I’ve known…
Burt Reynolds gets soft.
Hey! Don’t think this soft thing means that Burt is a wuss, NO! It just means he got a new-2-him fork! Scheck it out kids, this is my latest acquisition for Burt Reynolds, it’s a Rockshox Reba RL (that part is my favorite, you know, that fact…
Rocky Mountain, JensonUSA, 650b and a guy named Wilt
Last week I headed over to the JensonUSA headquarters in Riverside, Ca. for 2 reasons. 1) was to try out the Rocky Mountain Altitude 770. 2) to meet with my buddy Wilt K. Rocky Mountain was onsite allowing people to demo their high end 29ers and 650b…
The idea that actually happened
As you may recall I talked about Burt Reynolds getting a facelift. So after giving it some more thought and double checking with LadyP to make sure I can part out her old bike, I went to town on Burt the following morning. After spending some time to…
Burt Reynolds Get’s a Facelift?
As you all know, Burt Reynolds is one handsome bike. For those of you just tuning in, that’s this bike right here. Yup he’s a handsome devil. But then I got to thinking…”Wouldn’t it be fun to mix things up again with…
Silca Pump Re-Purposed
A friend of mind gave me his old Silca pump that no longer worked. He’s had this thing since the early 80’s. If you’re not familiar with Silca Floor Pumps, they’re considered to be higher end and if you were to buy one now, the…
Geax AKA 29 tire is Ghetto Tubeless Compatible
Turns out the Geax AKA 29 tire that comes with the Airborne Goblin is Ghetto Tubeless Compatible. If you don’t know what Ghetto Tubeless is. CLICK HERE to learn about it. Or just watch this video that we made a while back. Here’s the tire…
The “Who’s idea was this” Race Report
Before we get on with my race report, I’d like to give you some background on how I got into this mess. You see a few months ago I started doing really well at XC. Allot of it had to do with the fact that I was riding a really fast bike, the…