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 donned a whole new look with blue plastidip.…
Tag: 29er
I wanted to give you an update on the Wolf Tooth Components chain ring. As you can see I went with a 32t chain ring in hopes that this will be enough for climbing and for speed. As far as climbing goes, it’s a bit tougher since I don’t have a granny gear to go…
I’m sure you’ve all heard of Plasti-Dip. It’s that rubber coating that you can dip your tools into so you’ll get a rubberized surface. If you have pair of pliers that have a rubber handle, that stuff is like Plasti-Dip. However, what I did was use the spray can version of it. Since I’ve been…
If your 29er gets a flat and all you have a is a 26″ tube go ahead and use it! Check this out. The trick is to hold down one side of your wheel while you work in the tire onto the rim. Make sure the tube is deflated while you’re doing this, it makes…
Those words were said to me the other day as I had a conversation with who I consider to be one of the most highly informed 29er guys I’ve ever met in this whole universe. That person is none other than Jeremy Yang. For as long as I’ve known Jeremy, he’s been riding 29ers and…
We’ve had the Airborne Goblin for a few weeks now and I wanted to provide our handsome as well as the ugly readers an update on how this bike is holding up. Mind you, our formal review will be up soon, and this update is to give you taste on what’s been going on with…
A few months ago, I turned one of my mountain bikes into a commuter. Yeah, I know. It’s kinda embarrassing. But I had a bike available, and WTB sent over their Freedom Cruz 29er tires for review, so I felt obligated. For the full review, head on over to BikeCommuters.com – but in short, these…
Just recently we took delivery of the brand spankin’ new Airborne Goblin 29er. Right out of the box. So what makes this Goblin different from the previous model? Here’s what they have to say: FRAME: Tapered HT with increased rear wheel mud clearance, increased standover clearance on the 16″ frame-size. Tapered Reba RL fork with…
Looks like this one might make it out to production. Gates Carbon Drive. Sliding dropouts for easy tensioning.
If you may have guessed it, yes the theme to today’s article is ORANGE. Why? Because Orange rocks and its not a common color so it’s even cooler because not too many people like it. Oh and check this out, this is my Orange Tuxedo Jersey. Yep, I know you’re jealous. This weekend I had…