Handbuilt to help you get lost
I never came up with a good name for this rack, or support system, so comment with your best and if i deem it's a winner you'll get a rack. But here's the 'why' of it: After a bike tour on the green OGATB where I buzzed the bottom of the bar bag and ripped... Continue Reading →
If you told me 20 years ago i'd be building a Titanium hardtail for Zach White someday I'd have laughed out loud. Mostly because i didn't think i'd be building Ti frames right now, but also because I can't remember him ever riding (or wanting to ride) a hardtail. He is the first Professional downhiller... Continue Reading →
More to come with further riding and testing but I just received a pair of the newest 29+ tire and they look like the best option out there, in my honest opinion. I reviewed a few other Bontrager tires earlier this year. The Chupacabra's are in the same vein as their other TLR (tubeless ready)... Continue Reading →
This is my first carbon wheelset. I've been pretty much scared of carbon components because I remember when they used to catastrophically break (i guess they still do but less often). I had one of the first LP Components carbon riser bars around 1994. But since then I've avoided carbon like the plague. But last... Continue Reading →
I got a chance to ride the new Vee Rubber Trax Fatty 29 x 3.0" tire this weekend. I didn't run them tubeless as I just got them the day before the ride but I plan to put run them tubeless right away. The front is a Velocity Dually 45mm and the rear is a... Continue Reading →
I've always loved how bikes can take you to places you may not go otherwise. Backcountry skiing is much the same and it's a close second in my genetic makeup. Combining the two is something I've dabbled in before (spring peak skiing around Brainard Lake, Colorado) but never in winter. Fatbiking has exploded the possibilities... Continue Reading →
I've been trying out some new Bontrager tires this summer and although I'm still developing opinions on the 3 tires I wanted to share are some impressions. I got a few of the 29-0, 29-1, and 29-2 Bontrager tires, 2012 version since this year the tires name starts with an "XR" instead of a "29." ... Continue Reading →
The last time I've written about shoes was, well, never. I have had a history with going on bike rides that involve a lot of hiking. I hate, and i mean HATE with a passion the new carbon soled mtb shoes that have taken over the marketplace. The glued-on tread is hardly better than trying... Continue Reading →