Category: Reviews

I had a mechanical today on my morning ride. Boo. I was doing pretty well for being so slovenly the last month or so. Right at about the mid point of my ride, I was riding the Redline Mono 9, my chain dropped. This occurred as I was screaming down a wicked downhill while riding…

Cycle Simplex Tandem Roof Rack Model Tested: One Tandem One Regular Bike Roof Rack Price: $269.00 As stated on their website: CycleSimplex Mountain, Road, Recumbent, Tandem and Children’s Bike Racks for the car, van, SUV or truck The best line of bike racks at the lowest price – our bike racks are perfect for the…

Often overlooked, you bike’s cockpit components are crucial. Interloc Racing Design (IRD) provided the Headset, Headset Specs: * Tange Sealed Cartridge Bearings * Precision CNC-machined 7075 Aluminum Cups * O-ring seal * Stainless Steel Race * 6 anodized colors: black, silver, red, blue, gold and titanium * 110 grams, stack height 26mm, 1″ & 1-1/8″…

Who: From Raxter Racks website: Introducing RAXTER – The new standard for value in a wheel mount hitch rack. RAXTER is lightweight, it’s EASY to install, EASY to load, EASY to store! The innovative design of RAXTER gives you the ability to move bikes forward or backward during loading and is independent of wheelbase. This…

Good rubber can make a world of difference when riding off road. Pick the wrong tire for the wrong terrain or the wrong conditions and it may ruin your ride. Maxxis sent us a pair of the ADvantage tires to slap on our Ultimate All Mountain project, my first impression of the tires was “What…

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…

Spinner Who? That has been the reaction to the fork that we have installed on our Ultimate AM machine. So who is Spinner?: Spinner, the company known for its reliability and honest value for 23 years has been opening a lot of eyes recently. In the past two years, Spinner has received worldwide attention as…

I like to think I’m an open-minded person. When new things come my way I’m open to at least giving them a try. That said, I’ll admit that my expectations were extremely low for these tires. Forgive my hypocrisy but when I got a reflective tire with blue urban camo coloring I just didn’t expect…

Though the specs on the site doesn’t match the bike…what we have is spec’d WAY better…For example the bike has FSA cranks, Rockshox SID fork and Vuelta Wheels. As mentioned on their site: Specifications: Sub-23 Pounds. Shimano XT 27 Speed, LX Shifters / FR Derailleur Kinesium 6000 Series Double-butted Aluminum frame, RockShox Pilot SL LongTravel…

I mentioned earlier that Skirtsports sent me home with a skirt and jersey to review. I got the chance to break out the outfit on wednesday night with the girls. I got nothing but compliments from the girls on this outfit. Here are a couple of informal pictures: Below is the Pink Crush Sleeveless Jersey…