As you may have noticed, we are big fans of KHS Bicycles. In fact this particular build, unlike Moe’s XC Racer project, is sponsored by KHS Bicycles. The great folks of KHS supplied us this bullet proof DJ300 frame. We’re planning on using this to do some 4X and of course dirt jumping. Here’s the…
Category: Mountain Biking
There are many times when I’m climbing a steep hill and for some reason I hit a soft spot or a rock that causes me to lose my mojo and eventually needing to stop. What’s frustrating about this is that sometimes getting back on your bike to climb the hill again can be tricky. Heck…
Interbike was about one month ago to the day. As I walked around the Sands Expo, I had heard so many pitches and schpeels about why this and that product was far more superior than the other. I especially love the companies that have a new item where perhaps there really don’t have any competition.…
We recently received some goods from the fine folks from Blackspire Bicycle Components. The super cool fella, Aaron hooked us up with some parts we needed for the KHS DJ300 bike we’re building up. What you see here are some fantastic samples of a Chain Guide, Chain Ring, The new White C4 Chain Guard. 36T…
This year’s Interbike had some interesting items. By far my favorite was Hayes’ new line of Stroker brakes. Their previous offering of the El Camino really set them back a year or two with the various problems they had but the Stroker has really raised some eyebrows. I had a chance to ride a pair…
Stick around as I show you what’s in store…
A few weeks ago, Randy posted an article on BikeCommuters.com featuring Footbike. We had met them at Interbike and found this thing to be pretty interesting. So I contacted Footbike, located in Vegas to see about getting some samples to review for the sites. Keep in mind that most companies that we deal with will…
Good rubber can make a world of difference when riding off road. Pick the wrong tire for the wrong terrain or the wrong conditions and it may ruin your ride. Maxxis sent us a pair of the ADvantage tires to slap on our Ultimate All Mountain project, my first impression of the tires was “What…
Well here in Orange County it has been a rough week. Fires ablaze all around us and the air quality has been nothing short of awful. The skies have been filled with smoke and ash all week. My prayers have been with the families that have been threatened and with the firefighters that have been…
Perhaps I don’t understand all of his policies, but I like the guy because he rides a mountain bike.