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…
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…
Mountain Biking in North Carolina
I just got back from a family vacation in North Carolina. Thankfully my wife has recognized my obsession with mountain biking and set some time aside where she would take care of the kids (along with the help of some family) so I could go out and get in…
I just…(blanked)…myself!
So the other day I was talking to a shop employee who was definitely into bikes. He started talking about the new Marzocchi forks and what not. I don’t even recall what he was saying until he tells me that he “just jizzed” himself when…
Project XC Racer: Update I
Well, the funding for my XC racing machine fell through so I had to come up with a new solution to build the bike: Borrow parts from my K2 Lithium 4.0 bike. So my specs are as follow: Fork: Manitou Black Platinum Wheelset: Vuelta USA StarLite Brakes:…
KHS’ Melissa Buhl is crowned overall champion
Australian Jared Graves (Yeti-Fox) and Melissa Buhl (Chandler, Ariz./KHS) were crowned overall champions of the inaugural USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Gravity Calendar as last weekend’s Gravity East Finals in Plattekill, N.Y. marked the…