First Impression by David “Mini-Mal” Sanderson. The world famous Moe has been tasked with the envious duty of performing in-depth reviews on the KHS DH200 downhill and Lucky 7 freeride bikes. Due to the technical difficulties associated with attempting to ride two bikes at once, I did Moe a favor and spent some time…
Category: Products
This month we are featuring the Aatma helmet from Kali Protectives. The Kali brand is based on the lore of Kali, the Hindu goddess of chaos and destruction. AATMA, means – The Soul. Based out of San Jose, this company utilizes a patented technology called “Composite Fusion” in their protective gear. What is Composite Fusion?…
Gary Fisher Roscoe III Round number 2 was on the Gary Fisher Roscoe. I had to wait a little while for this one as some dude drove from Vegas to test ride it. That’d be 4 plus hours of driving each way! Before we get going on the review, I have to preface my thoughts…
This past weekend, my friend Full Squish Randall & I went out and rode some bikes at the Trek Demo in Fullerton. First off, I got to give props to Matt Gfell of Jax Fullerton. Matt got us started on a couple of matching Gary Fisher Superflys. Full Squish Randall & I were like twin…
I’m a cost conscious shopper. In this economy, shouldn’t we all be? To help make your dollar, or whatever currency you use, go farther we’ve talked about a few different things you can do. We’ve previously discussed purchasing gently used equipment and also mentioned buying parts through other countries if the dollar is stronger than…
From the makers of one of the most comfortable grips comes something super cool… Glow–In–The–Dark grips. This is new for 2009 in their standard Mountain style grips (non lock–ons). I’ve been using Oury Grips (standard & lock–ons) for many years now. I can’t say it enough that they are comfortable! They fit very well in my hands. I…
Product Tested: Sette Vexx Raz, with Smoke Lens Carbon fiber look makes these glasses stand out from the normal black and gray sunglasses Website’s MSRP: $ 15.98 More carbon fiber, along with an understated print “Sette” Specs: The Sette Raz Sunglasses features 100% UV Protection. From the blaring sun to moonlit nights, you’ll always have…
We just received the P30 chainguide and bashguard from Gamut. The P30 is lightweight unit and is specific to a 36T chainring. It can be used on all gravity disciplines such as Dual Slalom, 4X, Freeride and Slope Style however we are going to utilize it for downhill racing. I’ll be mounting the P30…
I met the reps of POC at Interbike 2008. New products for 2009 from this Swedish company and makers of snow/ski products are BIKE gear. To be more specific – gear that would cater to the extreme side of bikes, such as Downhill (DH), Freeriding, park and BMX. For our testing we received body armor…