Last Friday I met up with one of my old coworkers, Dondino Dirige. He recently got into mountain biking and have not had a chance to ride since buying his bike during the Holidays. So Dondino and I decided to take a short 8 miler trip on the Fullerton Loop. I know we mention the…
The fine fellows from Seattle Sports sent us a Sherpak Smart Rack to review. This rack is designed to be temporalily installed on cars with or without factory or aftermarket racks. Here a few reasons why the Sherpak Smart Rack is better than a permanent rack: • Attaches and detaches within 2 minutes • Easily…
Check this out, the Sigma Sport BC 500 is on sale at RPM Cyclery for only $10.99! Here’s the specs: Sigma Sport’s BC 500 is an attractive and inexpensive cyclo-computer that features: speed, ride time, trip distance, odometer and clock. Plus, you can choose a scrolling display that automatically rotates through the functions or you…
KHS Tucson The first thing you notice about the KHS Tucson is that the picture on the website does not do the Flat Gray Brown justice. The paint job on the bike is subtle and beautiful at the same time. Take a look for yourself. All the other pictures I took with flash, because it…
So KMX Karts told me that they were sending us another KMX Kart, the ST Class to review. This time it was coming from a Santa Barbara, Ca. location. SB is about a few hours away from where I live. When I got the tracking info, it said that I should have had it here…
My favorite man in brown came today on his brown truck, that’s right, Mr. UPS Man dropped of the newest addition to the Ultimate All-Mountain Frame Build Up. Yup, you read it right. Hayes El Camino Disc Brakes. We’re setting up the AM2000 with a 7″rotor in the front and a 6″ in the back.…
We’re picking up the KHS Tucson today. Once I get it (sometime tonight) I’ll take some pictures and do a quick write-up. Check back in later tonight for the post. KHS Tucson Here are the specs from the website: Frame CrMo Double Butted, Top & down TrueTemper OX Fork Rock Shox Tora 318 Solo Air…
A few days ago, Moe and I decided to go on a night ride. Moe was riding the Wonderful Woodstock 707 and I was riding the Ibex B-Series. Moe has been testing out the PrincetonTec Switchback lights that we received a few weeks ago. The last posting he did with them shows the light mounted…
Not too long ago, I decided to swap out the Rock Shox Tora fork that came stock on the Fezzari Alta Peak. I replaced it with a Marzocchi MX Pro with ETA. Here’s the specs on the new fork: TARGET WEIGHT (without steer tube) Travel 105mm: 1795 g. Travel 120mm: 1825 g. DAMPING SYSTEM Dual…
This bad boy is currently on sale at PricePoint.com. 661 Expert MTB Shoes provide race performance at an entry level price. Synthetic leather & mesh upper with comfortable two-strap closure. The 661 Expert features a rigid fiber reinforced nylon midsole with mud shedding outsole design, the Expert is SPD compatible. Order it HERE.