PowerCordz brake cables are not cables (intertwined) at all, rather they are synthetic fiber Zylon HM cords. These cords are stronger than steel in tensile strength and have a higher modulus of elasticity (meaning they won’t stretch). While I don’t have the technology or strength to test these claims myself, I did test them out…
Year: 2009
The newest Kona newsletter is out and the 2010 Kona line-up has been announced, check it out! KONAWORLD (August 1, 2009) – The good people at Kona have been busy. Seventy-eight unique models of bicycles, with 14 new models, each built to sparkle and shred. From track classics to classy downtown fixies, highly adaptable trail…
Do you struggle with wanting to go faster, but you can’t? Here’s a simple tech tip that will get you moving in no time. Don’t do this… Let go of your brakes! Check out Pro KHS Racer and Team Director, Quinton Spaulding, not one finger is on his levers…and I bet he’s going super fast!…
Last time you may have heard me mention, the Sette Reken was a 1×3 then most recently a 1×8. That was cool and all, but II kept dropping my chain when it was set up as 1×8. So last night, I wanted to do something with the Sette Reken…again. I figured I’d try and convert…
Serfas (of eyewear fame) has jumped into the saddle market and in a big way, with 67 saddles, 24 of which comprise the performance category. Serfas did not jump into the saddle market half-heartedly. They did their homework first and every saddle is a well thought out product, taking advantage of several Serfas developed technologies.…
One of my favorite things to do is come up with inexpensive ways to do things. In reality I’m cheap and most of the time broke. So that forces me to rely on my meager resources of a few bucks in order to do something. So with that in mind, one of the things that…
You may have read Joe’s post about El Moro and how there were trails named by the characteristics of what it could offer. So when Joe and Dan mentioned “I think I can” I had immediately pictured this cartoon. Well if you know me, I HATE climbing…hate it with a passion. I can’t stand the…
Joining the adjustable seat post revolution is Kind Shock. Their models offer on-the-fly adjustment without the need for tools. They have a patent pending bushing design that self-adjusts which eliminates unwanted side-play. KEY FEATURES: • Proprietary self adjusting bearing, never needs adjusting and eliminates side play present in other seat post designs. This design eliminates…
This weekend MtnBikeRiders.com headed out to El Moro (aka Crystal Cove State Park). Priscilla, RL and I were joined by our friends Dan and Gabe.  We started at the Ridge Park entrance and headed down Redtail Ridge to Rattlesnake. The first part of our ride were primarily descents. There were different levels of downhill…