Hayes Stroker Ace
More Sea Otter stuff: Our buddy Q from KHS showed us a little something new that is starting to make the rounds on the net. It’s the new Hayes Stroker Ace, a 4-pot version of the very nice Stroker brake. Incognito No markings… production…
First Impressions: Ay Up Lights
We got the Ay Up lights MTB Kit to test this last week right before leaving for Sea Otter and I’m going out on my first night ride with them tonight. But before that, I though I’d post up a couple of pictures for you and discuss what…
Formula’s 2 New Brakes: The One & Mega
Stopped by the Formula booth and got a couple of pictures of Formula’s new brakes. The Formula people were not at their booth so I wasn’t able to get any more information on the brakes other then whats on their “flyer”. Here are…
New RockShox Offerings
RockShox has a couple of new forks rolling out, or revisions is more like it. Revelation The first is the Revelation which has more travel options, new graphics and a new axle. The Revelation goes up to a 5 1/2 inches of travel and with new graphics…
Mavic Crossmax 29er UST Rims
If you’re here at Sea Otter with your 29er you gotta stop by Mavic’s booth and have them swap out your wheelset with a set of Mavic Crossmax 29er UST rims. You borrow them and ride around to test them. One of the first booths we stopped by…
My shrink is black and has two wheels…
In the past few rides I’ve been on, I’m starting to realize that my bike (the black Sette Reken) is helping me deal with some of the demons that I have. For one, its drawing out some pent up anger that I have from past situations and the…
Ibex Ignition 3 Pictures
Alright… my attempt at showing off the cool color of the new Ibex Ignition 3. I got the bike from Lance to test today and I couldn’t help but want to throw up a couple of quick pictures of this bike before I get it all dirty. The color is…
Going from 24 to 27speeds, its easier than you think!
One of our readers, Randall had recently bought some goods to upgrade his Specialized Rockhopper from 8spd to 9spd. He was able to purchase most of his parts from Pricepoint.com. His current set up and new parts. SRAM X-9 Front Derailleur (bottom pull)…
Our Friends At the FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
I recently got an letter from the FCC telling me that if I do not comply with their rules, they will be forced to take actions towards Moe, myself the staff and possibly shut our websites down. Apparently they have received numerous complaints that we…
2008 Sea Otter Classic, T-minus 7 days
It’s almost here. At this time a week from now, we’ll be perusing bikes, bike components, bike accessories, bike everything. And we’ll be bringing it all to you via pictures, commentary, video interviews and more. I know, I know…