Sweetskinz Tires
I was walking around the local Wally World with the familia last night and something caught my eye. I had to take a picture of it to share with you guys. The picture doesn’t do it justice. I took the shot with my cell. But man, did those tires…
Thursday Tech Tip: Having a tough time shifting?
If you’re having to put way too much effort in going from gear to gear, then consider replacing your cable and housing. First step is to get a derailleur cable and housing. Most bike shops sell a cable for about $3-$10 (depending on brand and…
Thursday Tech Tip: How to tighten a threadless headset
First step is to loosen the pinch bolts on the side. Turn it counter clock wise. An easy rule to remember is, “Lefty Loosey, Righty Tighty.” Then tighten the bolt on the top cap clock wise. But make sure you don’t ever tighten it or…
Interbike 2007: Zoic
Ha! And you thought we were all done talking about Interbike, huh? We’ve got more! We promised we would make up the lost days to you. So here you go! Zoic is another great company I ran into an Interbike. Pretty amazing and unique actually. Check…
Redline Mountain Bike Line Pictures & Pricing
I had this up a little while ago, but since our server went down, the pictures went with hit. Here they are again. Also, we have some prices seen at University Cyclery for the bikes. Prices have been updated. Tim Rutledge of SBS has sent us the actual…
Mountain Bike Handling Skills Helped with Dirt Bikes and Quads
This weekend we headed out to Afton Canyon in the Mojave Desert with some friends that own a few dirt bikes, quads and stuff. We made the trek to the desert and found a camp ground in the middle of nowhere. On Saturday the guys headed out on dirt bikes…
Tuesday Brews Day: Pete’s Wicked Strawberry Blonde
As the previous Brews Days will show, I’m partial to darker beers. But, as promised, this brews day deal won’t be centralized in one style of brewing. Sure dark beers are great but, let’s be honest, it’s going to be tough…
My knee is waaay better thanks to..
This bottle right here. My sister told me that her husband started taking this stuff. She couldn’t remember the name at the time, but she knew it worked for him. All she really said was “Liquid Glucosamine.” and that it was sold at…
Bikes and Beer…does that put a bad name to mountain bikers
As you all know we do have a Brews Day category where our very own Lance Lowry goes into great detail to talk about the beer of the week. I love his articles because it’s always interesting and makes me want to try something new. For as long as I…
Do you get sized up based on the bike you ride?
One of my biggest pet peeves would be people that like to size me up based on the bike I’m riding. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I don’t ride mainstream bikes such as Trek, Santa Cruz, Gary Fisher and the like. No, I ride or…