Archive for May, 2008

I Did That on Purpose

Going from one trail to another via fireroad. No leg pads, just the arms as they’re pretty comfortable.
I got to put my new Sette Strike pads I purchased last week to use when I rode at Aliso. As I was coming down Rock-it I slowed down way too much and my [...]

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Are you working on your own bike yet? Or are you still paying someone to do it for you?

Ok this letter is directed to some of you people that are STILL taking your bikes to you the LBS. Sure there’s valid reasons why you need to take a bike to the LBS for some repairs or services such as “I like to get reamed when paying for a tune up.” People also [...]

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See what you can win!?!

Remember that contest that I posted where I asked people to guess what part of my body this photo was from?

Well after getting some entries…all with the wrong answer! Chris Arnold, a loyal reader won! I had promised in the contest that I would give the winner something from my garage. After looking around, I [...]

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Where do your dollars go towards Mountain Biking?

In order to serve our readers better, we want to know what it is you are spending your money on towards mountain biking? The reason why we ask, we want to start a weekly “Deal Day” where we bring you information on who’s having a sale on what. But to fine tune “Deals Day” it [...]

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How to Service a Freewheel

A while back Moe and I were talking about the freewheel on his Single Speed 29er. He mentioned that he was getting some dirt and grit in there and wanted to know how to service it. So after contacting our buddy Vince Rodarte of KHS Bicycles, he wrote a very interesting article that schooled me [...]

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Review: Raxter Rack 2 Bike Extension

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 bikes forward or backward during loading and is independent of wheelbase. This provides unequalled [...]

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Weight Loss Wager Update End of Week 2

RL: -9lbs, -4.46%
Vince Rodarte: -12lbs, -4.96%
Total Money pledged: $467
Vince got me this week. The stud is really trimming down fast! He gained some momentum while losing weight! This week is the time where Vince and I are convinced that its going to be critical to get our mojo going and start upping our cardio and [...]

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Ride Report: Aliso Woods with a flock of friends

This Saturday’s group ride let us to one of our favorite trails, Aliso Woods. We were joined by some of the regulars as well as some not so regular folks. One of the things that made this ride interesting for Priscilla was the fact that she was riding our newest demo bike the KHS [...]

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Stolen Bike Alert

If you live in the Tampa Area, please look out for this bike, it belongs to Jack “Ghost Rider” Sweeney’s wife:
Some dirty bastard scofflaw made off with my wife’s Biria yesterday from the employee parking garage at Tampa General Hospital.

If you spot this unique bike in or around downtown Tampa, please call the Tampa Police [...]

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Avid BB5 Mechanical Disc Brake on Sale

Pricepoint.com has a killer deal on some BB5’s. These normally retail around $60-$70, right now they’re only $34.98!

Priscilla and I both run Avid BB5’s on our bikes. In fact this is the same set that I’m using for my mechanical/Hydraulic feel experiment.
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