Update: White Brothers Magic 29″ 80mm
White Brothers Magic 29″ 80mm This is just a quick update on the White Brothers Magic 29â€? 80mm fork that I’ve been riding on for the past 2 months. The initial break in period for this fork is said to be about 10 hours. After a little more than…
Stealing a Ride
I love to steal rides. I love to scope the ride and think about how fast I’ll have to be if the authorities are closing in. But I especially like to steal a ride and take it slow knowing that I’ve got time but not too much! I love enjoying the feel…
Rigid or Hardtail?
“Both. Always both.” – Joey Tribbiani, Friends If you’ve been keeping tabs on our test sleds, you’ll notice that one bike has gone from fully rigid to a hardtail over the last few months. As I’ve been able to ride this…
Redline’s Customer Service
After having something really weird happen to the Redline Mono 9 (caused by user error) a couple of weeks ago we contacted Redline and they immediately sent out a new chainring for me. I picked up the chainring a few days ago and my addled brain thought…
Last Ride of the Year
My last ride of the year was at Santiago Oaks: Chutes + 3 B’s on the Redline Mono 9. Last week we installed a chainring I had on the Mono 9 so I could ride again. Of course the day after we did the install the chainring + bolts arrived from…
How do you know you’re a masher?
Before I answer this question, a little background on my weekend’s ride: Redline Mono 9 enjoying the sun and dirt. Look at the paint sparkle. This ride started out harmlessly enough. It was a nice climb up Marshall Canyon for some fun singletrack…
Jeremy’s Mt. Sac Fat Tire Classic Race Report
Repeat after me, “Speed is your friend. Speed is your friend.” 7 out of 11 in my category. 2 laps, 6 miles/lap = 12 miles with a time of 1:14 minutes. The winner of the sport class, our friend Ryan, won his class with 3 laps in 1:05. Ouch!…
Need a tool?
I had a mechanical today on my morning ride. Boo. I was doing pretty well for being so slovenly the last month or so. Right at about the mid point of my ride, I was riding the Redline Mono 9, my chain dropped. This occurred as I was screaming down a…
Review: Raxter Bike Rack
Who: From Raxter Racks website: Introducing RAXTER – The new standard for value in a wheel mount hitch rack. RAXTER is lightweight, it’s EASY to install, EASY to load, EASY to store! The innovative design of RAXTER gives you the ability to move…
Redline Mono 9 Pictures & NC
Since our server went down a couple of weeks ago, we lost a few of our pictures. Sadly some of those pictures that were lost were of the new Redline Mono 9 (Oh, and Redline’s changed the name to the D460 29er for year 2008). To make up for it, I…