New Bike Review: Niner EMD9
For the past year or so, I’ve been saving my nickels, quarters, and the occasional folding currency for a new mountain bike – specifically, a geared 29er hardtail. After a lot of waffling and agonizing, I ended up ordering a custom Niner EMD9…
Who is making the move to 2×10?
The big boys are making their pitch: 3×9 is dead. It’s all about the 2×10. But are you buying it? Switching over from 3×9 to 2×10 can be an expensive proposition. You are basically at the point of having to change out your whole…
Sette Ace Review
The Sette Ace was sent to us by the kind folks of Sette USA as a demo bike. Here’s a bit of info before we start with the review. Price: $999 from Pricepoint.com Specs: Frame Aluminum 7005 Size(s) Small (16.5″/42cm)/Medium…
Trek Demo Day, Part I
This past weekend, my friend Full Squish Randall & I went out and rode some bikes at the Trek Demo in Fullerton. First off, I got to give props to Matt Gfell of Jax Fullerton. Matt got us started on a couple of matching Gary Fisher Superflys. Full…
Avid Elixir with Greg “H-ball” Herbold
Greg “H-Ballâ€? Herbold of SRAM took a few minutes of his precious time to share with us how Avid’s new brake, the Elixir, works. Moe videoing Elixir Elixir is sleeker than the Juicys A cutout of the Elixir to demonstrate the action inside the…
How is it supposed to sound?
So tell me, how do you pronounce…”SRAM?” Do you say it as “SCHRAM” or “SsssRRRAAMMM (SRAM)? Personally I say “Slice of Heaven!” Don’t get me wrong, I like Shimano stuff too, but SRAM has grown on me!
Thursday Tech Tip: SRAM X7 Rear Derailleur
On my SRAM X7 rear derailleur, I noticed that I had misplaced the nut that holds down the cable. After searching for over half an hour for the nut in my garage floor, I decided to McGyver it. First thing you do is get an old reflector mount. This has a…