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Move over 26″, your time is past! Coming soon (in a month) to a dealer near you is the Redline Mono-9 29er. Below is a spec list for the model: 2007 Redline Mono-9 29er Frame: Flight Double Butted Sanko Chromoly Tubing with fixed rear droputs. Fork: Sanko Chromoly Taper Legs Wheel set: WTB laser Disc…

Price Point: $199.98 The Redline Monocog 29er Frame & Fork is constructed of 4130 chromoly and features horizontal dropouts, 135mm rear spacing, disc tabs, v-brake mounts, and suspension corrected geometry. The Redline Monocog 29er Frame & Fork is a great start for a killer 29er single speed build. Click here to read more about it.

The new Trek 69er is creating a bit of a buzz in the 29er land. I think it’s mainly because of its ridiculous price, but that’s just me. RL demoing a Trek 69er But why would anyone buy a 69er bike? Well, before we get there, let’s quickly define what a 69er bike is. A…

For you Knicker Lovin’ people, later this month, Hoss is coming out with a new line of…knickers. Here’s what they have to say about the knickers… The Ponderosa Knickers will share the fit and many of the features of the Ponderosa Shorts (see www.hossmtb.com), but in a 3/4 length design. The Knickers will be available…

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this, but Woodstock Bikes is allowing me to keep the 707 to let me do more things to it. A few days ago you saw me do a posting on how I installed a new fork, Marzocchi Bomber with ETA and a new front tire, Kenda Kinetic 2.6! I…

Just received word that the 18th annual Sea Otter Classic is being moved to MAY 1-4, 2008 (from the normal mid April date). Here’s the email: MONTEREY, Calif. (May 11, 2007) Organizers for the Sea Otter Classic, a Celebration of Sport, announced today the event dates for the 18th annual event would be May 1-…

Lunch Box (LenzSport), the new all mountain 29er, is being demo’d by Mike Curiak a well known wheel builder/29er rider in Colorado. Here he is taking the Lunch Box out and doing things he has never done on a 29er before. For those who didn’t believe that 29er wheels would ever be strong enough to…

In the past few month we’ve made some great friends in the bike business. Some I’ve known for a few years. But KHS Bicycles has always stood by our side in making sure we know the latest trends and gadgets the industry is coming out with. There are a few key players at KHS that…

Some photos of Gary Fisher’s new HiFi 29er are on mtbr.com forums. This is for Nat Ross, the Gary Fisher racer, hence the different paint job. The medium sized bike weighs in at a very light 24.5 lbs. Race ready indeed. This is not a replacement of the Supercaliber or Caliber (Gary Fisher’s current two…

So which is better, a moisture wicking shirtor a regular cotton t-shirt? In the past few months I’ve been playing around with different shirts. One ride I’ll wear some sort of lycra/spandex jersey and on another ride I’ll wear a regular cotton tee. Heck just last week I even wore my Hawaiian shirt with my…