Day: January 16, 2007

Since our launch on January 1st, 2007, we’ve seen some tremendous growth with our readership and traffic. So we decided to add one more rider/staffer to the list of Mountain Bike Riders of the site. Please welcome Jeremy Yang of Placentia, Ca. Jeremy will be our 29er knowledgebase and if you have any questions or…

This morning Jeremy and I went out for a quick 8 miler ride. As he started to climb a hill, the gear he was on slipped. But after inspecting his bike, we noticed that he completely broke off the cog from the cassette. Dang that sucks! Hopefully this is covered under warranty since his bike…

The coolest tire company out there, Sweetskinz has sent us two pairs of their world famous tires. The Nightwing and Scorch. These tires are foldable and would cater to the high end bike riders. Not only do they look cool, but they also reflect at night! Stick around as we post our testing progress.

It seems that the controversy between the riding advantages/disadvantages of a 29er goes beyond that. The email list contest featured a the question of which was the first company to attempt to make the first 29er bike. For my answer, I referred to Wikipedia’s article on the history of the 29er bike. Travis came out…