Jeremy & El Moro Map This past Saturday my buddy Ivan & I went to ride some trails in El Moro. Due to time constraints and our being unfamiliar with El Moro, we spent some time discussing exactly which ride to do and ended up choosing El Moro Redtail Ridge – Rattlesnake. We used geoladders.com…
Category: 29er
Originally Moe had the Thudbuster LT to test but he is currently in the process of selling his hardtail so I’ve been getting in some seat-time on it, literally. For those of you who are not familiar with the device, the Thudbuster is a suspension seatpost that gives about 3 inches of cushion. When I…
Yesterday I compared the bike industry to the automobile industry particularly in the realm of the 29ers. I made the argument that different bike manufacturers are equivalent to different auto manufacturers. And just as there are different automobile manufacturers, there will be different bike makers because consumers don’t always want products from the mega manufacturers.…
It’s being reported on mtbr.com forums that Travis Brown (Trek-Volkswagon team) was riding a full suspension Trek 29er. Can we say Trek Fuel 29er? He was also toting around a Trek hardtail 29er. Sorry, no pictures to post as Travis’s bike was a bit camera shy.
Ibex Section-29 The Question As 29ers enter into the product lines of mega manufacturers, is this the beginning of the end of boutique 29er sales? vs The Background With Specialized rumored to be coming out with a full line up of 29er bikes and Cannondale filling its 29er lineup with a “race” ready 29er, more…
I just finished reading an interesting thread on the MTBR forum. The author was working on a mountain bike with 36″ tires! Check it out here. My first thought was “Why go that big when the 26 or 29 inch bike works fine?”. But then I stopped myself and realized that my thoughts are the…
As a caveat to this review, I’d like to mention that this bike is about a size too small for me. I normally ride a size Large, but this Alta Peak Large is better suited for a rider between 5’6″ – 5’9″ rather than my 6ft height. I would highly recommend giving Fezzari your measurements…
Just posted on the forums: the back cover of the latest Dirt Rag features the Manitou Minute 29er. 80, 100, 120mm travel options. Standard QR or their Hex Lock 20mm dropouts. 2.5″ tire clearance. More options are always good!
A commentor on a popular 29er site says that Specialized will be coming out with a “full line” of 29er bikes in early summer as 2008 models. If this rumor turns out to be true, this is a great step for 29er bikes. Who is going to reap the benefits of this? All mountain bikers…
A small group of us went mountain biking on the Fullerton Loop this past Saturday. We came up with an easy route because one of the guys was a newbie who has never ridden mountain before and I had a minor injury. Luckily, the Fullerton Loop is conducive to creating new routes because it’s in…