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…
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RL and I hit the Fullerton early today. This was my first ride on the KHS Alite Team. Although I’m not much of a hardtail bike rider, I built this bike for XC racing purposes. Being used to riding the KHS AM2000, I thought that the transition from a 6″ travel bike to a hardtail…
The KHS Team Alite is done! Although I was not able to install all the parts that I wanted, the bike still weighs a respectable 25 lbs. That just means that I can still upgrade!! Big thanks to Vince Calvillo and his crew for helping us finish the bike on time.
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…
Well, the funding for my XC racing machine fell through so I had to come up with a new solution to build the bike: Borrow parts from my K2 Lithium 4.0 bike. So my specs are as follow: Fork: Manitou Black Platinum Wheelset: Vuelta USA StarLite Brakes: Hayes HFX-Nine Hydraulic Stem: Ritchey Logic Crankset: RaceFace…
Vuelta USA provided the wheels for our Ultimate All-Mountain Project. These wheels have made more than a few heads turn. Check out the bladed spokes and their pattern, quite unique for an All-Mountain setup. The wheels have proven to be quite durable so far, they have endured 1 crash and a few jumps. I’m also…
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 else it will compress the bearings making it hard to…
This week’s Tech Tip will be the proper way of lubing your chain. When putting lube on your chain, make sure you place it on both the inside… and outside sections of the chain. Make sure you get all the links pretty wet. Spin the cranks a few turns making sure you run through all…
The Fat Tire Classic XC race is less than a month away, since I’m not in any ‘racing shape’ and my lightest bike weighs 29.5 lbs, I decided to build an XC rig. I decided to go with a KHS Team Alite frame, at 3.0lbs, my 6-yr old daughter had no trouble holding the frame.…