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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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May 11th, 2008 | Posted in Deals, Main, Mountain Biking, Products, Projects | 1 Comment
… ok, not my favorite favorite, but they’re up there: “OUT FOR DELIVERY”. I saw that this morning when I hopped online to check the status of my shipment. I expected to see these three words and I was not disappointed.
C’mon. You know you like seeing those words too
Of course [...]
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May 9th, 2008 | Posted in Articles, Gear, Main, Mountain Biking, Products | 7 Comments
I’ve been able to get in a few rides the last couple of weeks on the Ibex Ignition 3 and have a few thoughts/impressions for you. They were all night rides so no action pictures of the bike yet. I have to admit that it has been a while since I’ve gotten a [...]
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May 7th, 2008 | Posted in Gear, Mountain Biking, Products | No Comments
Greg “H-Ball” Herbold of SRAM took a few minutes of his precious time to share with us how Avid’s new brake, the Elixir, works.
Moe videoing Elixir
Elixir is sleeker than the Juicys
A cutout of the Elixir to demonstrate the action inside the reservoir
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May 5th, 2008 | Posted in News, Products, Rides, Sea Otter 2008 | 2 Comments
I don’t know if you knew this but Pricepoint.com sells complete bikes.
Here’s a few samples of what you can get.
On One Inbred Single Speed Bike
IRO LC Fixed Gear Bike
Sette Team 6.0D Hardtail Bike
They even have some cool frames….
Lynskey House Blend
Soma Grove Frame
Azonic Steelhead
Pricepoint.com has a boat load of other stuff you can get…just [...]
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April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Main, Mountain Biking, Products | 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
Like fine wine and good music, chocolate has been the subject of affection for people. Many shops all over the world offer fine chocolates such as truffles and the like. But none has combined a something that will bring both connoisseur of fine goods and a redneck together until now….Chocolate Covered Bacon!
Breathe…engage your five senses, [...]
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April 27th, 2008 | Posted in Main, Mountain Biking, Products | 6 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
While we were at Sea Otter, I got a chance to talk with Jim Wannamaker of Kenda Tires and he provided me a set of the Kenda Small Block Eight tires to review.
Here’s some info about the Small Block Eight
# Excellent hard pack XC race tire
# 8 Nevegal shaped but smaller knobs across the tire [...]
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April 27th, 2008 | Posted in Gear, Main, Mountain Biking, Products | No Comments