We just got in the eXotic Carbon Rigid 29er fork. This version is the disc only version and will be going on our 29er test rig shortly. Here is some information from eXotic’s website: – Stunning flagship carbon mountain bike fork with 7075 Aluminium steerer, carbon fibre tube stanchions and forged 6061 Aluminium dropouts. –…
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I got a chance to install the new twenty6 products dualie levers on my Juicy 7’s. Since I took off one of the levers, I decided to take some pictures for your enjoyment. Here is a comparison of the twenty6 levers with the Juicy 7 levers: Side by side: twenty6 lever and Avid Juicy 7…
Yes, it is made by a company called twenty6 but it is going on a 29er. The thing is, when you’ve got something that looks this cool it can go ANYWHERE on my bike. I’m not sure why the pair that they sent consisted of a blue and a red lever but they do look…
A while back I went through my first impressions of these shorts. I’ve had a couple of months on the saddle with them since, so here’s the skinny. Tester: I’m 5’10”, 150 pounds. These shorts were ridden on Turnbull Canyon, Carbon Canyon, and the Fullerton Loop. Fit: This is what makes or breaks a short.…
I received the Chariot Catch’em about 8 months ago. My daughter Aleah, who was 5 at the time helped me test this trailer-bike out. Price: around $250.00 Specs: Number of children 1 Weight capacity 38.5 kg / 85 lbs Starting configuration Bicycle Trailer Weight 8.2 kg / 18 lbs Folded dimensions 104 x 56 x…
This past week the post man delivered the Zuma Rudy Project Helmet to my front door. This is one SWEET helmet. Lucky for me, Moe’s noggin’ is a little large for this helmet, so I get to review this one. ;D This past Saturday I made my first run with this helmet out at Turnbull…
The folks at Dirty Dog MTB kindly sent us a Red Reaper Stem after seeing the KHS DJ300 build. If you saw it at Interbike last year you’ll recognize it quickly. Let’s be serious, how many stems like this are there?Answer? Zero. The first thing I noticed was the weight of the skull…err stem. This…
Product: Rubena Harpie Tires Specs: Harpie 26×2.25 780 grams comes with the Cut Enemy casing. This allows us to use a stronger lighter material in preventing flats. Cost is $45USD per tire. Compound is a Natural 55 This is what the Czech home page says, by the way, Rubena is made by the Czech Bicycle…
KHS is sending us a new test bike to umm… test. Here’s a hint of it: I can tell you that the bike’s name is based off the name of a city in the AZ but it’s not Glendale where Super Bowl XLII is being held at University of Phoenix Stadium. Hmm… am I allowed…
The Tag Wheels review was a victim of our hacker attack, here it is again, enjoy.(Ed) TAG Wheels, FRX5 is a relatively new product that I noticed at Sea Otter last year. They are a one-piece wheel made from a composite material that looks like, well plastic. Their recommended applications are freeride, downhill, all mountain,…