I’ve gotten some more time on the Fezzari Alta Peak recently and I just wanted to share with you some new tidbits that I’ve learned about this bike. After riding the Alta Peak some more, I’ve come to really appreciate a rear shock set at the correct air pressure. Initially, the rear shock was pretty…
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Last night I stopped by RL’s place and picked up the new Sette Sierra 2 Bike Hitch Mount Rack sent by pricepoint. Here is pricepoint’s blurb on the rack: Reach your destination with ease Much like its counterpart the Sette Sierra 2 Bike Hitch Mount Rack features all of the same qualities of the Sierra…
Here’s a DIY light setup that cost about $100 to build. To learn how to make this sucka, click HERE.
Jax Bicycle Center in Fullerton helped put together a picture tutorial on how to increase the travel on a Rock Shox Reba fork from from 80mm to 100mm by removing the internal spacer. Wayne Kudol has performed this procedure many times over so he is extensively familiar with the ins and outs of this process.…
I’ve got to tell you, we’re getting some great weather here in Southern California. A group of us took advantage of the weather and went out riding this morning. We chose the always fun Fullerton Loop. I rode my X-Cal while a good friend of mine got to try out the new KHS Tucson. He…
I just thought I’d bring you some eye candy. For those of you with a little more money to burn Sportsmobile brings you the ultimate bike hauler the Lopes 55 bike hauler. This thing is amazing. Forget about booking hotel rooms and dragging your bike into said rooms The hauler does it all. Here is…
Most 29er riders believe that it’s more difficult to endo on a 29er than it is on a 26 inch bike. They claim that because 29er bikes have a longer front axle to bottom bracket distance, you are less likely to endo. Others claim that because the 29ers have a longer wheelbase than a 26″…
The chatter coming out of mtbr.com forums confirms that Rock Shox is coming out with a different offset for the Reba fork. Not to get too technical, but the current offset is at 38mm while the suspected new offset will be 47mm. Increasing offset by nearly 10mm means quicker handling through the tight stuff. More…
Jeremy & El Moro Map This past Saturday my buddy Ivan & I went to ride some trails in El Moro. Due to time constraints and our being unfamiliar with El Moro, we spent some time discussing exactly which ride to do and ended up choosing El Moro Redtail Ridge – Rattlesnake. We used geoladders.com…
Dumb question you ask, right? Well not so fast. 20/20 did a report on a “study” completed last September (BBC) by Ian Walker of Bath University in England. Ian Walker from University of Bath Here is John Stossel’s (20/20 host) report on that study, via C.I.C.L.E.. Even though this study suggests that wearing a helmet…