Yes and apparently it’s not long enough. Gary Fisher’s new carbon hardtail 29er, the Superfly, has a metal sleeve in the seat tube. Apparently the sleeve is a little too short and is causing the seat post to rock back and forth inside the seat tube even if the collar is cranked on correctly. If…
Year: 2007
Mountain biking is a fantastic sport, except for a couple of drawbacks. For one, it can be difficult just finding time to get out on the trails, especially with the recent time change. If you don’t have a light your plum out of luck. Also if it’s raining, as it has been the last day…
You all may remember that I stripped the paint off my Woodstock 707. Since everyone thought a brushed aluminum look would be better than painting it, I went ahead and got some advice from two people that I knew who has some experience with this stuff. After talking with Randy and Khoa they suggested that…
This weeks Thursday Tech Tip is all about adjusting your vbrakes. Yes…its true there are still people out there that use vbrakes. In fact Priscilla’s Super Fly Motobecane has v brakes. Check out the video on MtnBikeRidersTV.com
Since Priscilla progressed to her current Motobecane, the Policars were nice enough to sell me Priscilla’s Ibex Trophy. For the past 5 years or so I’ve been trying to figure out a way to get my wife into biking and, after joining this site, I found new hope. Finally my wife came to me and…
I’ve always liked the look of carbon. There is just something about the weave that just looks cool. Add the fact that carbon is very light and strong and we can all see why carbon is a very highly sought after material for many riders. But with every material, there is always a downside and…
Our buddies from KHS are giving away a free bike, click here to enter the contest!
At the 24 hours of Fullerton, I ended up winning a pair of Adidas Adilibria Sunglasses. Though they are for chicks, I gladly gave them to Priscilla since I knew she would dig the style. I think they look great on Priscilla. Not only can she wear them during the day running errands, but she…
I really should start calling these “Tuesday Tech Tips” since I get these out around Tuesday of each week… Anyhow, at last weekend’s 24hours of Fullerton, legendary mountain bike hall of famer, Steve Boehmke showed us a great tip. Check out the video and you’ll see how to do it.