After the exclusive interview with Tony Ellsworth, I got set up with a demo set of the Aluminum All Mountain Wheels for review. They came this week and here is your first look at the set. From the Ellsworth Bikes website: 32 spokes laced 3x, means maximum strength to weight ratio lacing design. Ellsworth’s Quad Butted spokes make for more spokes with less weight. Bottom...

I mentioned in my “Wrenching = Meditation” article that I was in the middle of reviewing a mountain bike maintenance video. That video is “Wrenched” and here are my thoughts. As I have said numerous times, every rider should have some working knowledge of their bike so they can perform routine maintenance and repairs. Many of these simple tasks...

by Angela Brown I read an article today on bicycling.com about how to choose your first mountain bike. This article all in all was a good one with some good advice. There were some things that I wanted to post that I agree with, and some things that I tend to disagree with. Buying a bike now a days is an investment. For instance, to get a quality bike, you are going to...

James over at Bicycle Design shot me a IM the other day about his post on John Finley Scott. For those of you that don’t already know, Scott was the first to build a purpose built mountain bike. This, of course, made Scott “Way Ahead of His Time” (the article’s title).  John Finley Scott will be inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame this...

Are you looking to make the switch to disc brakes without breaking the bank? Are you tired of the poor lever feel and performance out of those other “budget” disc brakes? Look no further than the Juicy Fives from Avid. Avid Juicy 5 Disc Brake Specs From the SRAM website: Intended Use - Cross Country, All Mountain, Freeride, Downhill Finish – Aero Silver Special...

Awhile back I did a post on “How To Wreck”, where I touched on the importance of getting back on the horse after you wreck. For 99% of mountain bikers, it is a “when” not “if” situation when it comes to going down on the bike. It is the risk that we take as mountain bikers for the payoff we receive. The long term mental affects of a...

Last week, I got in touch with a WTB contact after I couldn’t get a response through email. He took a look at the video that I posted on the WTB LaserDisc 29er after one ride, and he assured me that the wheel should not have gotten that far out of true in one ride. WTB sent me a new rear wheel that arrived on Friday, and I am going to box up the old one, send it...

Yes…you are not seeing things. These are real Big Betty UST’s and not a Photoshop rendering. I received a call from Chad at Red Barn Bikes a week ago that went like this… Chad: Robb…the Sasquatch has been sited! 198: What the hell are you talking about?! Chad: Your Big Betty UST’s are on the way. 198: You have to be kidding me. I thought those...