SRAM has a new off road components group called “XX”. Rumors abound, but James Huang of Bike Radar/Cycling News is reporting that a major change is going to be a 2×10 drivetrain. Ever since road grouppo’s started coming out with a 10-cog cassette, it was inevitable that this change would occur on the mountain side.…
Month: November 2008
For over a year and a half, Priscilla has been taking spin classes. Sometimes she’ll go as many as 2 times a week and do her own spin session at home. So after many months of false promises that I’ve made telling her I would go, I finally did. Our local gym has a Monday…
I’ve used Serfas saddlebags and racks in the past, but I didn’t know that they also sell tires. The good folks from Serfas sent us a pair of their Krest 9r MTB tires for me to test on my KHS Solo One 29er. My Solo One comes with Kenda Nevegals, a tire that really performs…
Jax Bike Shop owner, Dave Hanson, is featured on Bicycle Retailer and Industry News website. The interview took place on BRAIN’s dealer tour. Hanson is a gregarious man who speaks in a booming voice and gestures excitedly as he describes his business practices. He prides himself on honesty and shares the shops’ financial figures with…
This past Sunday I entered the first annual Mongoose Hillbilly Bike Bash held in Vail Lake, CA. This event was put together by no other than the legend Eric Carter and company. This was a two-day event – Super D (Saturday) and DH (Sunday) however I only entered DH. Like all other races that I…
This weekend I decided to add some flair to Priscilla’s race machine, the KHS XC Team. First thing I did was drink two Heinekens. I made sure I didn’t bend the caps since it will be the subject of this article. Then I took the boot/caps off her brake bosses on her Spinner Fork. I…
Last Saturday, Priscilla and I met up with Eric “The Animal” Hunner at one of our favorite trails. Eric is quite the regular at that venue and we had asked him to show us some new stuff that we’ve never done before. Sho-nuff, the fella doesn’t disappoint. For the first part of our trek, Eric…
Just ask Steve Peat and Nathan Rennie… they’ll tell ya! But seriously, I have to give props to RL Policar for all of his hard work these past two races. As a Team Captain/Mgr role he has been more than supportive for the entire Team. He’s provided everything for us from a tent (shelter from rain),…
For my birthday last month, my fiancé bought me a Zion 660 EBB (eccentric bottom bracket) frame from Jenson USA. At first, I wasn’t quite sure which route I wanted to build the bike – either Rigid SS, SS w/suspension or a 1×9. Unsure for awhile, I even thought about returning the frame and save…
We’ll be coming out with a new dry fit logo shirt. Here’s an example on how the logo will look like. I’ll have the actual jerseys ready in 2 weeks. The cost will be $35 that includes shipping except to Alaska, Hawaii or Int’l.