Tell us about Tag Wheels and where the idea came from? We were lucky enough to get the opportunity to talk with Mike Thomas of Tag Wheels and shoot the breeze about their uber cool wheels. Read the interview below! Tell us about Tag Wheels and where the idea came from? We had access to…
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This has to be everyone’s least favorite subject when it comes to mountain biking but probably the most important. How else are you going to get to that sweet singletrack decent at the top of your trail? That is unless you cheater….errr shuttler. I kid, I kid. Having ridden local trails and participated in a…
This is just a quick update on the Raxter Rack (a full review will be forthcoming). It’s been a little over a month since we took delivery of the Raxter rack and it is time for a quick update on where it’s been and how it is doing. About two weeks ago Moe took the…
I started reading Mastering Mountain Bike Skills by Brian Lopes and Lee McCormack. In the first few pages it talks about picking the right bike. I was surprised to see that they recommend taking it easy on the upgrades and just go ride your bike the way it is. But they do give a list…
My buddy just got a new ride, a KHS XC Team. This bike is fully tricked out with the sweet Shimano XTR groupset, Rock Shox Reba Race fork and Rock Shox MC3.3 air shock. Here are the specs from the KHS website: Frame: AL 7005 super lite w/4-bar Horst bearing linkage, 100mm travel w/Rear Shock:…
I’ve decided to incorporate some road riding in order to get in better shape. So the night before my first road ride, I pumped up my front tire to about 40psi. Normally I run them in the low 30’s, but I didn’t need the extra traction so out came the pump. After pumping up the…
Priscilla has this technique down pretty packed. The reason why its important for your to get off your saddle when you ride is to basically re-position your weight over the center of the bike. The idea is to get your butt behind your bottom bracket. So if you’re going down a rock bed or a…
I’ve had the Panaracer Rampage as my front tire and the Maxxis Crossmark on the rear for a little over a month now. I’ve got over 150 miles on them in that month (yes, I know that some people put that many miles in just a couple of rides, but I’m a recreational mountain biker…
I’m relatively short…in height. I stand at a towering 5′7″ and I weigh about 190lbs. I can’t wear lycra or club/sport fitted jerseys because it looks terrible on me. My gut is hanging out no matter how much I try to suck it in. Well the lycra/spandex stuff I don’t mind so much because I…
Maybe I’m late to the party, but I’ve been noticing a lot more “Sâ€�? and almost “Sâ€�? shaped downtubes recently. Giant has begun to use them on their Trance & Reign models after their 2007 models just had the conventional straight downtube. 2007 Giant Trance with a conventional “straightâ€�? downtube 2008 Giant Reign with a…