LA Times: 5 Inch Bikes
The all mountain Trek Fuel Ex 9.5 Every once in a while, the Los Angeles Times does a short feature on some mountain bikes. This time the author, Roy M. Wallack, did a short write up on some 5 inch bikes including the Cannondale Rize, Trek Fuel EX 9,…
My First Spin Class
The fogged up mirrors should have been my first clue as to the punishment that was to come I took my first spin class this weekend. It was early on a Saturday morning and the pervading thought I had during the class was: “I’m glad all I had…
Shifter Housing for Brakes…the testing begins
While I worked at a LBS, there were tons of talk that one could essentially use shifter housing for their mechanical disc brakes to make it feel more like hydraulic brakes. You see, sometimes when you’re grabbing for some brakes on a mech set, your…
A Return to Rigid
eXotic Carbon rigid fork Today was a beautiful morning to put in some mountain biking time on the recently installed eXotic carbon 29er fork. I went to my nearby trail while it was still dark and put in a slow paced 8 miles. Carbon weave… oh so…
Thursday Tech Tip: Making Cheap/Custom Riding Glasses
Some of us out there either 1) don’t want to pay $100 for a pair of sunglasses or 2) have disfigured faces. Lucky me, I fit both of those categories! Well, actually the bridge of my nose protrudes a lot more than a normal person’s(that or my…
The Worst Dream Ever
RL thought I should share my dream. I woke up this morning because of a knock at my bedroom door. And I had the worst sinking feeling. I don’t always remember my dreams but being that I was in the middle of it, it was very fresh in my mind. I had…
Ibex Ignition 3, First Ride
Well, the new year is in full swing and the ’08 stuff is here! Took a short 4 mile loop yesterday, just to get friendly and familiar with the Ignition 3. Jeremy and I will be testing out this bike. It’s a medium and came in the beautiful…
Review: White Brothers Cycling 29″ 80mm Magic
Who: From White Brothers Cycling’s website: White Brothers Cycling is a division of Mountain Racing Products, a performance bicycle component manufacturing company, located in Grand Junction, Colorado. We have been innovating suspension technology…
Reaper Stem Install on KHS DJ300
Was finally able to locate a bar for the Reaper Stem. I found out the hard way you have to put the front 2/3 together first, then install that on the back clamp. If you don’t you won’t have any room to tighten these bolts. Guess directions…
Road Rash Update: Road Rash Repair Kit First Impressions
Well lucky me. I was the first to take a bad spill on the team, so I have the pleasure of putting the Road Rash Repair Kit to the test. I know, I know, I am always taking one for the team!!! HA! If you haven’t already read, I took at bad spill at…