First Impression: KHS Lucky 7
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…
The Aatma Helmet from Kali Protectives
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…
Trek Demo Day, Part II
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…
Trek Demo Day, Part I
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…
2008 versus 2009?
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…
OURY’s Glow-in-the-Dark Grips
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…
Review: Sette Vexx Raz
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…
GAMUT’s P30 Chainguide and Bashguard
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…
First Impressions: POC Bone Leg and Arm protective armor
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,…
Purchasing Decisions
Goodie but oldie, should I get it used or brand new? As I gather parts for my frame build up I continually have to address the question: should I buy used or should I buy new? Unless you have an unlimited budget I’m sure you’ve probably asked…