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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 we’ve got an insanely tough job ahead of us, just check out the weather: What!?!? No…

I’ve got a couple of quick impressions on some items I’m testing. Each one has been on the test bike for about a little over a month and I’ve been able to put in a lot of rides on them since there has been excellent weather here in Southern California. eXotic Carbon 29er fork, light,…

My kids are on spring break and they have an amazing auntie and uncle that wanted to keep them for the week, so who am I to get in the way of some family bonding? Love my kids but it sure has been nice to have so much freedom and quiet!!! =D So today instead…

OTB

Singletrack this morning, before going OTB I went Over The Bars (OTB) today. Not much fun. You’d think that after breaking a finger having gone OTB that I’d learn not to brace myself for my fall, but you can’t teach this old dog new tricks. It was a great ride up until that point. I…

A recent press release by the Bicycle Retailer and Industry News website mentioned that Bicycling Mag has decided to move its offices from Burbank to Valencia, California. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Southern California, Burbank is a city just north of downtown Los Angeles while Valencia is a little farther northwest of…

…and it sure as hell aint easy putting grips on powdercoated bars. If you’re like me and enjoy all these newfangled colored parts(or white) then you might want to read on. Last night I threw my all white Spank Lounge Bar and 1.5 Not One Timer Stem(strange name, I know) onto the Bandersnatch. Everything was…

The owners of MtnBikeRiders.com and BikeCommuters.com have recently sold the rights to all five of the sites they own to Evomo Clothing for an undisclosed amount. When asked why Moe Ramirez and RL Policar had sold out, they simply said, “It was about F#$%^ing Time! We’ve wanted to do this for so long!�? “We worked…

30 miles qualifies as an Epic, doesn’t it? Well, this past Saturday I was invited on my first epic mountain bike ride! We hit Chino Hills for a nice loonngg ride. 🙂 It turned out to be a good size group of people, about 14 of us started out together. Our ride started out at…

While wrenching on my bikes I realized I’d always have to run upstairs to grab a bottle opener. Since a good brew is essential to any wrenching session I decided to finally make myself a personalized bottle opener. I’d seen a couple of these how to articles with different methods, one of which was using…

I’ve been a huge fan of the Fat Cyclist for years now. The best way for me to enjoy his blog is by having it sent to my Google Reader whenever something new is posted. For those of you who don’t know about the Fat Cyclist he used to be kind of chubby (never really…