First Ride on the Bandersnatch
Saturday I took an early morning ride down to the beach with my dogs in tow(in a trailer) so my legs were out of juice the next day. I was aching to throw a leg over the 29er anyway but woke up at 5am and it was raining lightly. Half an hour later it…
LA Times: 5 Inch Bikes
The all mountain Trek Fuel Ex 9.5 Every once in a while, the Los Angeles Times does a short feature on some mountain bikes. This time the author, Roy M. Wallack, did a short write up on some 5 inch bikes including the Cannondale Rize, Trek Fuel EX 9,…
A Return to Rigid
eXotic Carbon rigid fork Today was a beautiful morning to put in some mountain biking time on the recently installed eXotic carbon 29er fork. I went to my nearby trail while it was still dark and put in a slow paced 8 miles. Carbon weave… oh so…
Ibex Ignition 3, First Ride
Well, the new year is in full swing and the ’08 stuff is here! Took a short 4 mile loop yesterday, just to get friendly and familiar with the Ignition 3. Jeremy and I will be testing out this bike. It’s a medium and came in the beautiful…
Review: White Brothers Cycling 29″ 80mm Magic
Who: From White Brothers Cycling’s website: White Brothers Cycling is a division of Mountain Racing Products, a performance bicycle component manufacturing company, located in Grand Junction, Colorado. We have been innovating suspension technology…
Road Rash Update: Road Rash Repair Kit First Impressions
Well lucky me. I was the first to take a bad spill on the team, so I have the pleasure of putting the Road Rash Repair Kit to the test. I know, I know, I am always taking one for the team!!! HA! If you haven’t already read, I took at bad spill at…
PricePoint.com Under Helmet Cap: Review
One of the items that was included in our Team Kit was the PricePoint.com helmet cap. Think of it like a doo-rag. It comes in 3 colors, black, white and red. Here’s some info: The Price Point Under helmet Cap will keep your head warm and dry during…
Flat Free Tire Sealant: Tested
Flat Free sent us some samples of the product to test and review for the site. Here’s some info on the product: Flat Free is a chemical solution tire sealant that when installed inside a tire, will provide full time protection against air loss for…
eXotic Matrix Stem review
Mmm Carbon….What’s so sexy about Carbon Fiber? Is it the weave pattern? how light it is? its dampening properties? I don’t know but Carbon Fiber is one of my favorite bike materials. When RL showed me the eXotic Matrix stem, I knew that…
Product Review: Spectrum Tech Wear
Spectrum Tech Wear sent me some clothes to try out. The shirt that I tested is the SST. Here’s some info about the SST: SST could stand for several things, but we refer to it as our “Super Simple Tee”. This Chitosante t-shirt brings joy…