Blackspire Bicycle Components
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…
Interbike Favs
This year’s Interbike had some interesting items. By far my favorite was Hayes’ new line of Stroker brakes. Their previous offering of the El Camino really set them back a year or two with the various problems they had but the Stroker has…
What can we make with this…
Stick around as I show you what’s in store…
Footbike, Just Kick it!
A few weeks ago, Randy posted an article on BikeCommuters.com featuring Footbike. We had met them at Interbike and found this thing to be pretty interesting. So I contacted Footbike, located in Vegas to see about getting some samples to review for the…
Ultimate AM Spotlight: Maxxis ADvantage tires
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…
Overcoming a serious case of the blah’s….
Well here in Orange County it has been a rough week. Fires ablaze all around us and the air quality has been nothing short of awful. The skies have been filled with smoke and ash all week. My prayers have been with the families that have been threatened…
George Bush is cool
Perhaps I don’t understand all of his policies, but I like the guy because he rides a mountain bike.
Thursday Tech Tip: Balancing
Learning how to balance on your bike will come in very handy while you’re out on the trail. One of the things that helped me get this skill down was riding my fixed gear bike. As I would wait at a stop light during my commutes to work, I’d do…
Hoss Adds Women’s Ponderosa Shorts to Lineup
Anaheim, Calif. (October 25th, 2007) Hoss Technical Gear has taken the proven design of their men’s Ponderosa baggy shorts and created a women-specific version. The Women’s Ponderosa baggy shorts are comfortable enough for long days in the saddle,…
Customer support that blows…
As I was riding downhill at Chino Hills, my K2 Lithium 4.0 started to make this horrible noise. Turns out the bearings from the Shock linkage basically disintegrated. First thing I did was contact K2 to see about replacement bearings, they responded by…
