I read other bike blogs as much as I write on my own. After our regular Tuesday spin this week, we starting talking about blogs over a huge dish of “2 for Tuesday” wings. For me…sharing our life and biking experiences is just as great as the ride itself and with blogging, we are able to share these experiences to a much wider audience than just our dinner...

Last week, Fluid sent me a tub of their new Tropical Escape flavored recovery drink to test out. This will be my first experience with any recovery drink, so I am excited to see some results. Per the instructions, I am supposed to mix 2 cups of Fluid in with 8 oz of water and drink it no within 30 minutes after my ride. According to Fluid, it is specially formulated to...

Ok…It is always funny to watch other riders eat it on their bikes. I even enjoy watching footage of myself doing it. What is it about watching other peoples pain that is funny every time?! I found this video on youtube.com last night and I had to share it for this weeks Tuesday video installment. It is a great compilation of various bike crashes. Some of them make...

With every ride, you need to challenge yourself in at least one aspect of your riding. This does not always have to be some huge accomplishment and actually it is better if they are not. As you start to ride more (or are an experienced rider) achieving these accomplishments does several things: Improves Confidence – As with anything in life as we accomplish set...

For the Complete Fox Talas 140 RLC Review…Read This Article 2009 Fox Talas 140 RLC 15mm QR TA Review | Mountain Biking by 198 I received the new Fox Talas 140 RLC with the 15mm QR TA in for review on Friday. This new fork from Fox has the controversial 15mm QR thru axle developed by Fox and Shimano. First the stats on the Fox Talas 140 RLC: New Features for 2009 Redesigned...

From James at Bicycle Design: Okay, I thought I could avoid this whole “tag” thing. You see, Ron hit me with the dreaded “six things about yourself” tag a couple weeks ago. At the time, I was too busy to respond so I used the convenient excuse that I had been tagged before and that the same six things still applied. Well, in the same post, Ron also tagged Elden,...

As many of you already know, I am in the process of reviewing the Project Pink Ellsworth Evolve. Before I get to the overall bike review (pretty much frame only review), I want to touch on a couple of the components as I go along. This bike came spec’ed with the WTB LaserDisc Trail 29er wheels. Here is the information on these wheels from WTB’s website: USAGE:29″...

The Cliff Notes for this redesign are as follows: Revised links and VPP shock rates Grease ports in lower link Carbon fiber upper link All-new link hardware Shorter chainstays Redesigned front triangle ISCG 05 mount More on the 2009 Santa Cruz Nomad The “why” of this requires a little more explanation: The VPP revision results in a flatter shock rate, meaning...