Much like most of you folks, we took advantage of the holiday and got some riding in. But before I go on, I would like to thank the men and women, past, preset, and future who have served this great country we live in. Thank you for all the hard work and sacrifice that you…
Month: May 2011
I’ve mentioned my wicked-kick butt Diamondback Wildwood Tandem on here more than a few times. When we first raced it back in the fall of 2010, it had some humble beginnings and it needed so many upgrades in order to make it somewhat worthy for off-road use. The first of many upgrades it received was…
This past Tuesday was the kickoff for the 2011 season of Over The Hump. If you are not familiar, this is an XC event held at Irvine lake on Tuesday nights. I participated in a few last season, and enjoyed the laid back, friendly vibe. So I am back again for some more fun. One…
Not sure if you’ve seen this, but its pretty insane!
Check it out kids, I found a solid carbon fiber ring. I was tempted to get it to match my carbon fiber wallet. Funny thing is, the only thing that I own that’s carbon on my bikes would be a seat post and some head tube spacers and a top cap. Other than that, I…
I’ve received a few requests from our readers asking how to cut a steerer tube and install a star nut. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get this video together until now. I realized that I had an old fork that I could use for the video and I decided to go for it. For…
Everyday I peruse the pages of bike ads on Craigslist. I’m always on the look out for great deals for myself or for friends that are in the market for a new bike. So the other day an ad caught my attention because of its description and its high asking price. I decided to send…
This here thing is what they call a Northrock Bicycles XC6 mountain bike. It has a 24spd drive train, front suspension and retails around $299. Oh and they’re only available through your local Costco. The problem with buying a bike from Costco is that the guys who assemble these bikes have never been properly trained…
I’ve managed to get a couple of rides in on the Goblin now, and can give some preliminary feedback on it. Here is Airborne’s take on what they intended the bike to be. The Goblin is built to compete head-to-head with a couple of bikes we really respect: Trek’s base X-Caliber, and the Specialized RockHopper…
For the past month or so, my daughter and I have been riding our tandem. You may have seen this machine used in a previous mountain bike race that Cousin Joe and I participated in back in the fall of 2010. It actually took quite a bit of convincing and bribery to get my daughter…