Why oh why do I like to torture myself…
So there I was in my garage looking at the bare frame of a machine that I once belovedly(not sure if that’s a word) called…(say it with a deep voice) BURT REYNOLDS. I was saddened that it just hung there on a hook, not being used. I started…
Nashbar Bee’s Knees Review
While the rest of the country freezes their butt off, So Cal mountain bikers are enjoying quite a warm winter. Warm winter=more riding! To up the winter fun factor, I’ve been riding Nashbar’s Bee’s Knees 650b single speed fully rigid…
We’ve got another build project going on. This time it’s going to be hard…
Hard as in hard tail. Rigid to be exact! Check out the Soma Juice 29er. Soma provided the frame, seat collar, fork, headset and stem. Slider dropouts give me the option to go single speed at a later date. I may just take them up on that offer. The build…
Burt Reynolds…Retires
It is with a heavy heart to announce that our very own Burt Reynolds is retiring. He’s gone from a regular Redline D600 to a rigid single speed, then to a formidable XC riding machine with X9 parts and all that jazz. On his latest rendition he…
Want a Fat Bike for $199?
You’re in luck! Walmart has them in various colors. Here’s the description: The Mongoose Beast is an agile, resilient bike that can be ridden easily on a wide variety of terrain thanks to oversized tires for stability and traction. Cruiser…
Me and Bon Jovi on the trail for the first time
On Saturday morning The Moe and I headed out for an early ride. This was going to be my opportunity to see how well Bon Jovi (Titus Rockstar 29er Version2) handles the trail. Before we get to the dirty talk, let’s see how much he weighed without…
Interbike 2013: Van Dessel-Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (WTF)
This has to be one of the prettiest cyclocross bikes we saw at Outdoor Demo. We spoke to the guys at Van Dessel and they told us that this bike can be configured as a cyclocross like the way it appears in the photo or as a flat bar 29er since it can…
Do you ever feel burnt out from riding?
I know I know, some of you are thinking that this isn’t possible. But you know what, it’s happened to me more than a few times. In fact just last year I felt it from May until September. It’s this overwhelming feeling of just not…
The idea that actually happened
As you may recall I talked about Burt Reynolds getting a facelift. So after giving it some more thought and double checking with LadyP to make sure I can part out her old bike, I went to town on Burt the following morning. After spending some time to…
Burt Reynolds Get’s a Facelift?
As you all know, Burt Reynolds is one handsome bike. For those of you just tuning in, that’s this bike right here. Yup he’s a handsome devil. But then I got to thinking…”Wouldn’t it be fun to mix things up again with…