Archive for the '29er' Category
… this time sans pads and while I was at it, sans shoes and socks as well. Let me explain.
It all started with a quest to find a seatpost clamp with a quick release. I had been looking for one for the Redline Mono 9 for a while now. Since [...]
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May 16th, 2008 | Posted in 29er, Articles, Main, Mountain Biking, Rides | 15 Comments
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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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May 12th, 2008 | Posted in 29er, Main, Mountain Biking, Products, Reviews | No Comments
It’s not quite summer yet on the calendar but the plants on the trail beg to differ. Just a few short weeks ago RL was playing peek-a-boo with the camera by hiding in the overgrown mustard weeds that had invaded our local trails.
Lance was riding off onto some hardpacked singletrack with his [...]
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May 8th, 2008 | Posted in 29er, Articles, Main, Mountain Biking, Rides | 2 Comments
Taking a quick break to scope out the smooth rock descent
Khoa, Steve, Tim & I got out to El Moro near Newport Coast for a loop. The beauty of El Moro is that it is right next to the beach which makes El Moro a great place to ride when it is hot out. [...]
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April 30th, 2008 | Posted in 29er, Articles, Main, Mountain Biking, Rides | No Comments
We hooked up with Dirty Dog MTB while out at Sea Otter 2008 again to check out some of the new stuff they had going on. If you don’t know, Dirty Dog makes some of the best looking rotors out there. Not only do they look killer they also perform as well as [...]
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April 29th, 2008 | Posted in 29er, Articles, Main, Mountain Biking, Products, Sea Otter 2008 | No Comments
I got a chance to take the Pivot 429 out on a quick haul through the Sea Otter Demo XC demo course. I was out there for less than an hour so this is definitely not a full on review of the Pivot 429 but more of a couple of impressions I got from [...]
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April 28th, 2008 | Posted in 29er, Main, Mountain Biking, Products, Rides, Sea Otter 2008 | No Comments
During our first day at Sea Otter Classic, the three of us had a chance to ride Spot Brand Bikes’ belt driven 29er single speed bikes.
We rode the bikes through the demo trail, about a 4-5 mile course that included some fast descents and steep climb as well as some super sweet single track.
Here’s [...]
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April 27th, 2008 | Posted in 29er, Main, Mountain Biking, Products | No Comments
Syncros makes beautiful stuff. On my mind in particular is what Marshall, the Brand Manager, pointed out to us: an AM wheelset strong enough for Free Riding. Marshall specifically mentioned that some players in the 29er market are picking up these wheels for longer travel design 29ers that they haven’t finished designing yet! [...]
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April 25th, 2008 | Posted in 29er, Articles, Main, Mountain Biking, News, Products, Sea Otter 2008 | No Comments
We got the Ay Up lights MTB Kit to test this last week right before leaving for Sea Otter and I’m going out on my first night ride with them tonight. But before that, I though I’d post up a couple of pictures for you and discuss what we’ve got here.
The Ay [...]
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April 24th, 2008 | Posted in 29er, Articles, Main, Mountain Biking, Products, Reviews | 3 Comments
RL finished editing the video of Chris Cocalis discussing the new Pivot 429 FS 29er. Here it is for you. Thanks RL.
For pictures of the 429, click here.
My ride impressions will be up soon as well. Keep checking back for that brief review.
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April 23rd, 2008 | Posted in 29er, Main, Mountain Biking, Products, Sea Otter 2008 | 2 Comments