A few years ago we did a video showing how we converted standard tires and rims to tubeless, or some might call it “Ghetto Tubeless.” Since then I’ve converted a number of my bicycles to this tire system. One of them was my downhill bike, the Airborne Taka. I had raced 2011 and part of…
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THE AMXC NO SLIP GRIPS While at Sea Otter we ran into Loaded Precision Inc. If you have never heard of them they are a precision bicycle component manufacturing company based out of San Diego California. They make everything from handlebars, stems, headsets, seatpost, wheelsets, and hubs. This is a…
Art Aguilar and I had the pleasure in meeting with Brand Manager and ultimate cool guy, Jeremy Mudd. We talked shop about everything Airborne. But he made us pinky swear not to make some of the news public. Basically there’s some BIG changes in the line up that we’re super excited about. One of the…
Here you see the highly coveted, Team Issued Airborne Ranger jersey by MtnBikeRiders.com. It’s on display at Elite Sports in Orange. Ca. Up next is Team Racer, Corey Pond and the Airborne Wingman. You can see both, Corey and the Wingman at the Dainese D-Store in Costa Mesa, Ca. If you didn’t know, MtnBikeRiders.com Race…
You read it right, you can win my personal race bike, the Airborne Taka. It saddens me to announce this contest because I simply love the Taka. However, due to health insurance issues, I am having to give up racing downhill. Rather than having this beautiful bike sit in my garage collecting dust, I’d much…
We’re working out the details, but our announcement has something to do with this photo! Here’s a hint…TAKA!
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We have Art Aguilar installing the new RockShox KAGE rear shock for the Airborne Taka. It was super windy that day, so please forgive us in advance for the wind noise.
Got some news from our team sponsor, Airborne Bicycles. Consumer-direct brand Airborne Bicycles announced its 2012 pricing today, according to the company’s website. And while prices across the industry are going up, Airborne is proud to offer lower retail prices than ever for 2012, with no reduction in spec. At $1299.95, for instance, the best-selling…
We touched on this a few weeks ago when we first heard that some of us were scheduled to appear in the June 2011 issue of Decline Magazine. Well I finally tracked down my own copies, one to read and one to save. In the photo you’ll see (from left to right) team racers, Corey…