Earlier this morning my buddy Eric and I headed out for some mountain bike action just outside Yuma Proving Grounds. It seemed like the trail was used mostly by four wheelers. It was a tough ride. There were tons of hills and loose gravel at every turn. The batteries on my camera died so I…
Year: 2007
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On to the front brakes I moved after replacing the pivots on the Heckler. After checking the pistons I was about to put the front pads back in when I realized they were in bad shape. My rear brake pads were holding up fine as far as wear and tear goes but the front ones…well,…
I used to think (and I’m sure many people still think) that every bike company has their own little plant in China or Taiwan churning out hundreds of bikes a year. But this plain untrue. The vast majority of bikes you see out there (especially those from small bike companies) come from just a handful…
Are you getting ready to race?!?!? It’s just around the corner and here is a great article with lots of information on Competitor Online: With more than $150,000 on the line to off-road cyclists next season, the 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Calendars were announced today by the national governing body. After introducing the…
This week’s Tech Tip shows you how to remove a cassette. You’ll actually need bicycle specific tools for this such as a chain whip, cassette remover and an 8mm allen for the remover. Watch it here and if you want to see more tech tips, check out MtnBikeRidersTV.com
The past couple of months I’d finally come to a point where I couldn’t ignore the many needs my Santa Cruz Heckler had. On trail rides I noticed how much slower it was and I always felt like there were mechanical problems but just didn’t want to take the time to fix it. The problems…
I have two helmets that are getting an extreme make over. They are both getting a custom paint job. But I’m not sure on which design to get. So I have one of these FreeAgent helmets. I was thinking about getting it to look like an Evel Knievel helmet…you know red white blue with stars…
You’ve probably seen Jeremy’s picture of his ‘blown up’ chainring. We consulted with Seattle Bicycle Supply, Redline’s parent company, on what could have been the cause of such failure. The first thing they asked was if we had modified the original setup in any way, well, Jeremy and RL added a new bashring and a…
Check out Khoa’s first impressions on the iHome2go Cycler on thebikegeek.com. “This speaker rocks! This is a really cool iPod speaker system. I’ve been wanting to get something like this for a while for listening to the iPod without headphones. I have currently have the JBL On Stage speaker for my desk but not something…