The chatter coming out of mtbr.com forums confirms that Rock Shox is coming out with a different offset for the Reba fork. Not to get too technical, but the current offset is at 38mm while the suspected new offset will be 47mm. Increasing offset by nearly 10mm means quicker handling through the tight [...]

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MtnBikeRiders.com is always finding ways to be in the forefront of bicycle information. We’re happy to announce that Moe Ramirez will be heading up our newest initiative by tapping into a market that is has not been saturated by blogs/bicycle news sites and etc.
Our newest site will cater to the Spanish speaking cyclist!
El [...]

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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 27, 2007
Release #07-116
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (888) 431-7653
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Mirraco Recalls Bicycles Due to Wheel Fork Failure Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm [...]

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Jeremy & El Moro Map
This past Saturday my buddy Ivan & I went to ride some trails in El Moro. Due to time constraints and our being unfamiliar with El Moro, we spent some time discussing exactly which ride to do and ended up choosing El Moro Redtail Ridge - Rattlesnake. We [...]

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One of my favorite things to do is build up bikes from the frame up. So after we did the Ibex B-Series Build up, Moe and I got to thinking…”We need to build the best bike there is!” So we came up with the name, “The Ultimate ALL-Mountain Bike Build Up.”
We figured we’d get some [...]

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To follow along with Jeremy’s Helmet Question. I figured I’d throw this out there. Now I rarely see a person not wearing a shirt while mountain biking, but it happens especially during the summer months.

I guess if I have a figure like Biker Fox over here (pic above), then yeah, I’d ride without a shirt.
How [...]

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Since RL is riding the K2 and the Cobia needed a seatpost, I asked RL to lend me the Woodstock 707. I rode the Woodstock 505 a long while ago, I recall that the geometry of the bike was not really suitable for my style of riding.
I didn’t have a chance to adjust the [...]

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Dumb question you ask, right? Well not so fast. 20/20 did a report on a “study” completed last September (BBC) by Ian Walker of Bath University in England.

Ian Walker from University of Bath
Here is John Stossel’s (20/20 host) report on that study, via C.I.C.L.E..
Even though this study [...]

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Last Friday, Moe and I headed down to Rancho Dominguez to the headquarters of KHS Bicycles to conduct an interview/company profile.
KHS Bicycles Hall of Fame.

Just to give you an idea who KHS Bicycles is, here’s their bio:
“KHS Bicycles Inc. was founded in 1974 as an American-based company distributing the KHS brand of bicycles. Its mission [...]

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Originally Moe had the Thudbuster LT to test but he is currently in the process of selling his hardtail so I’ve been getting in some seat-time on it, literally. For those of you who are not familiar with the device, the Thudbuster is a suspension seatpost that gives about 3 inches of cushion. [...]

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