Spot Brand Bikes: Belt Driven 29er
During our first day at Sea Otter Classic, the three of us had a chance to ride Spot Brand Bikes’ belt driven 29er single speed bikes. We rode the bikes through the demo trail, about a 4-5 mile course that included some fast descents and steep…
Syncros: 29er AM/FR Wheelset & Components
Syncros makes beautiful stuff. On my mind in particular is what Marshall, the Brand Manager, pointed out to us: an AM wheelset strong enough for Free Riding. Marshall specifically mentioned that some players in the 29er market are picking up these wheels…
Sea Otter Classic 2008 Interview with Chris Cocalis from Pivot Bicycles
RL finished editing the video of Chris Cocalis discussing the new Pivot 429 FS 29er. Here it is for you. Thanks RL. For pictures of the 429, click here. My ride impressions will be up soon as well. Keep checking back for that brief review.
2009 Pivot 429
Most companies that decide to offer 29ers usually start off with a hardtail or fully rigid bike. Pivot, however, decided to come out with a FS 29er using the dw-link suspension design called Pivot 429. The Pivot 429 has 100mm of travel in the rear and…
New RockShox Offerings
RockShox has a couple of new forks rolling out, or revisions is more like it. Revelation The first is the Revelation which has more travel options, new graphics and a new axle. The Revelation goes up to a 5 1/2 inches of travel and with new graphics…
First Impressions: Twenty6 products Dualie Lever
Yes, it is made by a company called twenty6 but it is going on a 29er. The thing is, when you’ve got something that looks this cool it can go ANYWHERE on my bike. I’m not sure why the pair that they sent consisted of a blue and a red lever but…
Need help with your bike?
Most of you who frequent the site may have noticed that I am almost never involved in the “How toâ€? sections of mtnbikeriders.com. That’s because I have no “how toâ€? knowledge at all. I actually am quite helpless when it comes to working on my…
KHS Test Bike
KHS is sending us a new test bike to umm… test. Here’s a hint of it: I can tell you that the bike’s name is based off the name of a city in the AZ but it’s not Glendale where Super Bowl XLII is being held at University of Phoenix…
First Impression: Tuckerman Hatchback XT Bike Carrier/Rack
Tuckerman Hatchback XT Bike Carrier/Rack Last night I swung by RL’s to pick up our newest piece of test equipment, the Tuckerman Hatchback XT Bike Carrier/Rack. RL and I proceeded to install the rack on my Honda Pilot and with a little finagling we…
Trek Demo: Trek Top Fuel 69er Ponderings & Musings
Trek Top Fuel 69er. 29 in front, 26 in back At the Trek Demo this past weekend I got to get on the Trek Top Fuel 69er. It was a size Medium when I normally ride a Large. But that’s OK, because I wasn’t testing out the bike so much as I was…