Archive for September, 2008

  • How To Get Your Girl To Ride (Without Her Dumping You)
    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...
    by MTOBikes.com at September 24th, 2008 at 03:09 am
  • Vassago Jabberwocky – In Search of Elegance
    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...
    by 198 at September 23rd, 2008 at 01:09 am
  • Beginner Mountain Biking Tips
    Post by: Angela Brown I have been mountain biking for almost 13 years and seriously for the last 5 years.  I began leading a beginners mountain bike group from work, and knowing that I was them a few years back which really put things in perspective for me.  I wouldn’t even attempt a creek crossing, and if I did, my heart would be in my throat just waiting on my...
    by Angela Brown at September 22nd, 2008 at 01:09 am
  • 198 Is Married!
    Yesterday was the perfect day! I got to marry the woman of my dreams and everything went along without a hitch. It really couldn’t have been any better. Today we are getting on a plane and heading to Maui for the honeymoon, but before we left…I thought I would post a picture of the grooms cake. Yes…you are seeing it right…it is a Ventana!The blog...
    by 198 at September 21st, 2008 at 07:09 am
  • Some Links For The Weekend…
    Some Links For The Weekend… I thought I would pass some information along to you guys today, so here it goes. Bike HuggerByron over at Bike Hugger emailed me a link of them going over cyclocross techniques with Tim Rutledge of Redline. Great video and some comedic value thrown in for good measure. They were also testing the new chamois cream DZ Nuts that I have...
    by 198 at September 19th, 2008 at 03:09 am
  • Tag TR3 Composite Wheels
    Ok…I had seen these wheels posted around the net on several blogs and press releases. They are the new Tag TR3 composite wheels. Curiosity got the best of me and I emailed the guys over at Tag for more information. They sent me their new press release with their booth number for Interbike. Here is what I gather from the press release descriptions.The composite...
    by 198 at September 18th, 2008 at 02:09 am