Category: 29er

Since our server went down a couple of weeks ago, we lost a few of our pictures. Sadly some of those pictures that were lost were of the new Redline Mono 9 (Oh, and Redline’s changed the name to the D460 29er for year 2008). To make up for it, I took a couple more…

Guess who we met, Melissa Buhl! Yup, She’s the world champ and stuff. I even got an autographed KHS Bicycles Catalog with her photo on it. Here’s Melissa talking about how MtnBikeRiders.com is super cool. We have that on video that we’ll post later. This is Vince “Hot N’ Sexy” Rodarte talking about the new…

If you haven’t heard there is a new wheel size coming out of the woodwork and no, it’s not the 29er. This new wheel size splits the difference between the 26″ and the 29er wheels with a 27.5 inch wheel. Seriously. Also known as the 650b, the proponents say the advantages of this wheel size…

This is just a quick update since it’s been about a month since I took possession of the Mono 9. After adapting to riding rigid and the lack of a granny gear, I’ve really come to like this bike a lot. When I first found out I was going to be riding a rigid 1×9,…

This is just a quick update on the Raxter Rack (a full review will be forthcoming). It’s been a little over a month since we took delivery of the Raxter rack and it is time for a quick update on where it’s been and how it is doing. About two weeks ago Moe took the…

I’ve decided to incorporate some road riding in order to get in better shape. So the night before my first road ride, I pumped up my front tire to about 40psi. Normally I run them in the low 30’s, but I didn’t need the extra traction so out came the pump. After pumping up the…

I’ve had the Panaracer Rampage as my front tire and the Maxxis Crossmark on the rear for a little over a month now. I’ve got over 150 miles on them in that month (yes, I know that some people put that many miles in just a couple of rides, but I’m a recreational mountain biker…

We have a winner for the 29 inches & Rigid t-shirt! Andrew Szafranski sent in the correct answer to the question: Which of our partners offers a complete bike that matches the description of this t-shirt? The answers are: Raleigh XXIX KHS Solo-ONE SE KHS Solo-ONE Andrew, please send me an email with your address…