Chad Oliver Raccoon Mountain Free Ride GoPro Wide Angle 5mp As many of you already know, Chad Oliver is part of the Mountain Biking by 198 crew and tests out parts from time to time. I went to Chad a couple of weeks ago and gave him a set of Excavator and Telonics tires from Kenda and told him to go rip it up. He came back to me about 2 weeks later and said that he needed...

Mountain Bike Trail Review Big Creek in Georgia Review by: Michael Horwitz (cRash) There’s also a really cool gully chute that you approach on a short downhill run. It’s got some drops, jumps, chicanes. A lot of us on our cross country rigs do it all the time. Best time down is just under :55. If you ride Big Creek, make sure you ride the gully. Directions to Big...

Rocky Mountain Bicycles Donates Custom Painted Frame for Brent Thomson Medical Fund Vancouver BC -Rocky Mountain Bicycles (RMB) is pleased to announce the donation of a custom painted mountain bike frame for auction, all proceeds will go to benefit the Brent Thomson medical fund. The Auction will begin Thursday January 29th at 5 pm PST. Brent Thomson, Godfather and Trail...

Note: This is the first time Mountain Biking by 198 has written an open letter to a mountain bike component manufacturer, so we will see how it goes! An Open Letter To Shimano Dear Shimano, Over the years, I have watched you create mountain bike parts that are considered a must have amongst many enthusiasts. Your new SLX, XT, XTR and Saint lines for 2009 look like a huge...

Jay sent me an email pointing out this article on IMBA.org. Visit his site when you get a chance: http://www.thejaydub.com/blog Take Action to Increase Opportunities for Bicycling in National Parks Action Alert For Immediate Release: 12-18-08 At long last, the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) has proposed a rule change which will make it easier for parks to open trails...

In product year 2009, SRAM has been making a lot of changes and introductions throughout its brands. Truvativ released the Hammerschmidt…the Rock Shox suspension fork line was almost completely updated…and the Avid brake lineup saw the introduction of the Avid Elixir R and CR hydraulic disc brakes. The Avid Elixir brakes replace the Avid Juicy Ultimates and...

Kenda Racing Team Update Mary McConneloug and Michael Broderick From Kenda USA: 1/26/2009 Two Time Olympian Mary McConneloug and teammate Michael Broderick will continue managing their custom-tailored race program racing under the title name: Team Kenda-Seven-NoTubes.  The duo is thrilled to announce the continuation of their race program under this title sponsorship...

Results: What Kind Of A Rider Are You? On January 7th, I set up a poll questioning “What Kind Of Rider Are You?” There were several options available and I asked you to pick the ones that most described you, your bike and your riding style. Here are the results!   What I See By The Results… One…you had to have seen the poll and then actually...