We finally took possession of the much awaited KHS Flagstaff Full Suspension 29er yesterday. Unfortunately, the only test bike they had was a medium and the bike was a little too small for Jeremy, our resident 29er expert. Luckily, the bike fits me just fine so the duties of testing/reviewing this bike will fall upon [...]

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Carbon off-road wheels by Bontrager. The 29er wheelset, as reported by Velonews, is weighing in at 1570 grams. Called the Race XXX Lite, these wheels are Tubeless Ready.
As with all things carbon, weight (or lack thereof) is typically the most discussed feature. The new Race XXX Lite wheelset weighs in at [...]

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Bikepedia.com has some 2009 bike pictures up. Since I’m a 29er guy I thought I might share the new 29er I saw on there, the Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp 29er. Last year, Specialized came out with the Stumpjumper FSR Expert 29er but for 2009, they’ve added a lower spec’d Comp version.

The [...]

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We just received some pictures of Redline’s 2009 mountain bikes and they are quite the looker. No worries, these aren’t all the mountain bikes that Redline is offering in 2009. All pictures can be enlarged by clicking on them.

Monocog Flight

D460

D660
I am particularly smitten with the blue/grey paint job on the D660. [...]

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There’s been some recent discussion within our circle of riders about bike weights. How important is a low bike weight to you? When does a bike become too light and the parts too weight weenie that reliability is compromised? What tricks would you consider implementing and which would you stay away from? [...]

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Riding a unicycle on mountain biking trails.
Mountain Unicycling
Unicycling is great and all, but isn’t it just a little too easy? You can barely turn your head without seeing someone who scoffs at bicycles in favor of going everywhere on a single wheel. Such would seem to be the logic behind mountain unicycling. [...]

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Both Saturday and Sunday, I had a chance to ride the Sette Reken 69er conversion bike. Here’s a few thoughts.
Riding the Sette Reken as a 69er was definitely a great experience. This frame has proven it self to be versatile and reliable. The frame has been my single speed rig for about 6 months [...]

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I just wanted to boast about how great it is to have massive amounts of discipline in my life. As some of you may know I have massive amounts of discipline in my life but I really don’t like to show it off. I may boast about it but to put it out [...]

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Last night I spent some time piecing together a 69er bike. I’ve always wanted to try one out but riding one in the parking lot of an LBS doesn’t really count. So for the longest time I’ve wanted to build a 69er project bike. I’m a big skeptic when it comes to the whole 29er [...]

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Who:
From www.CarbonCycles.cc:
In 1994 we developed an innovative military aerospace shock absorber system melding carbon fiber with aluminum to take advantage of the distinctive advantage of each material.
After developing this complex and innovative technology, we quickly realized the potential for our love of mountain biking. So using aerospace theory & high technology we [...]

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