Time for some bike and non-bike related material. As you guys saw in an earlier post…I got married to the woman of my dreams on the 20th of September and the day afterward we headed to Maui for seven full days of honeymoon bliss. Maui is incredible. I could not have asked for a better wedding, honeymoon or new bride…everything was perfect. So now on to the...

by Kovas Lapsys Originally Posted on MTOBikes.com As mountain bikers, we often pride ourselves as being ‘green’ outdoors-folks; individuals who would rather spend a day outside sweating and grunting up a mountain, than sitting inside and watching the PGA Tour. We tend to be more of the trash-recycling, organic Whole-Foods eating, micro-brew drinking, free-trade coffee...

Ramona, Calif., (September 26, 2008) – Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicycles, designer and manufacturer of high quality, state of the art bicycles, is honored to support the Shimano Alfine Breast Cancer Fundraiser by donating a “rose petal” pink commuter bike, the RIDE. The online auction begins today and ends October 31, 2008, and is accessible to the public on the Web...

Bill Freeman forwarded an email to me from Hans Rey. Hans is out in Italy getting some riding in, and rather than try to bore you will my thoughts on the pictures in this email…I will let them do the talking for me. Here is the email from Hans and his attached pictures…enjoy! Email from Hans Rey: Hi Guys, these pic are from a mountain bike ride I did yesterday,...

Image from SapaGroup.com Over the past couple of years, we have seen drastic changes in the industries and economies that have a substantial impact on the bike industry as a whole. With increasing raw material costs, the high price of fuel and uncertain economies, pleasure industries are seeing unpredictable times. During my tenure at The University of Georgia studying...

Pivot Cycles, one of the first to use the world renowned DW-Link suspension design, is really stepping up to the plate for 2009. Pivot Firebird This new big travel bike…named the Firebird…from Pivot will bring them into the aggressive trailbike category. Many Pivot riders have been waiting for a stronger bike out of the Pivot line that will directly compete...

Post by: Tracey McCormick Originally posted on MTOBikes.com Lucky you. After years of agonizing bachelordom you finally found a great girl. She understands your need to control the universe of the remote. She doesn’t nag you about the toilet seat. She’s a gourmet cook. Maybe she even enjoys SportsCenter. She’s athletic and beautiful and sexy and she loves you. But...

Guest Post by: Jason Milliron Over the last six months, I’ve grown bored and annoyed at my modern full suspension mountain bike. The incessant chain slap. The complicated and vulnerable rear derailleur. The bobbing suspension. The lazy lines I was being allowed to pick. It no longer brought me joy. I started to take note of the people riding better then me without...