Best part about group rides, the beer
At last night’s group ride, we capped off the evening by going to Roscoe’s in Fullerton. It’s a great place for beer and large sandwiches. It was really good to see the team(sans the Animal). Most of the night was filled with…
Review: 2009 Kona King Kahuna
Who: The Kona Bicycle Company designs, manufacturers and distributes more than 60 models of purpose-built, high-performance mountain, road and urban bicycles. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Ferndale, Washington, USA, Kona bicycles are distributed…
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…
WOOdman Components – Carbon Seatpost and Bottle cage
This month we are featuring two new products from WOOdman Components. They are the CARBO SL Plus Ti Seatpost and CARBO CAGE COMP. I’ve been testing these two products since late last year. I’ve ridden them through numerous miles of SoCal’s…
Sette Razzo = Single Rigid
OK, no it doesn’t, but mine is. My Sette Razzo build is more of a parts bin build than Joe’s White Zion, but I’m not jealous since mine is a 29er! 😉 The Sette Razzo came to us just under two weeks ago from pricepoint and after finding…
I don’t give a Shift!!! (Rigid SingleSpeed Complete)
That’s my new motto for 2009 as I ride my Rigid Single Speed. Finishing touches on my rigid singlespeed were done over the holidays. Last component needed on this project were the disc brakes. I found a killer deal on Avid Juicy 5s right before…
KHS XC Team Frame Update: Race Proven, Rider Approved
Priscilla has been riding the KHS XC Team Frame for about 6 months and its about time for an update. We’ve equipped the bike with some of the better parts we could afford/find. I couldn’t tell you how many miles the bike actually has, but…
Rigid Single Speed Update, Right-Sizing
This week I worked on right-sizing the steerer tube on my carbon fork and the width of my handlebars. On my last update (#1) I wasn’t quite sure which handlebar/stem to use. I’ve decided to give the KORE Torsion Bar and B52 stem a try. Stock…
POC Sports: Cortex Full Face Helmet and Iris Goggles
While at Interbike 2008, met up with POC Sports or some of you may know them as POC Ski out of Sweeden. POC has been making products for snow people, and now they’re trying their hand in mountain biking. We received a POC Full Face Helmet and…
Update #1 – Rigid Single Speed project
Hey folks, this is an update on my rigid singlespeed project. I started this in beginning of November. Since then, I’ve received a significant piece for the build. From SASO, is a rigid Carbon fork. The fork has carbon fiber legs/stanchions as…