Day: February 13, 2007

These tire chains work GREAT! Once completed, I just had to take it out for a test ride. I did not feel any slippage or loose control at any time. I’m amazed to see how much traction I had by simply adding chains to the tires. If you look closely, I did not run a…

In this article, we’ll be talking about a DIY method of making your own bicycle tire chains was not as hard as I thought it would be. I went to a local hardware store and picked up a few things I needed for this project. It turned out to be fairly inexpensive. Things I picked…

Our newest Partner , Fox Fury just sent us some really cool LED lights called the Performance Bike System. You can either wear it on your head or mount it to your handlebar. Here’s the specs: Light Emissions * Candle Power = 640 * Lumen = 51.0 * Field of Vision = 45° * Lighting…

I just finished reading an interesting thread on the MTBR forum. The author was working on a mountain bike with 36″ tires! Check it out here. My first thought was “Why go that big when the 26 or 29 inch bike works fine?”. But then I stopped myself and realized that my thoughts are the…

Now that I’ve got your attention. Check out this little accessory that every mountain biker needs….a nice loud horn! Bells are nice, and so are little squeeze horns that look like animal heads. But nothing gets heads turning once they hear that obnoxious sound! Besides it adds a certain sexiness to the Woodstock 707.