Archive for September, 2009

  • My Suspension Fork Is Not Big Enough To Do That
    Yesterday, I was out riding two new lines at the freeride/downhill area of our local trail and I actually caught myself saying this line – “My fork is not big enough to do that.” Before I could grab the words and shove them back into my mouth, they were already out there with all of their stupidity. Directly after saying that little, wonderful bit of...
    by 198 at September 30th, 2009 at 07:09 am
  • Review: Squirt Long Lasting Dry Lube for Mountain and Road Bike Chains
    There are dozens of different lube companies all competing to keep your chain for your mountain and road bike all lubed up and shifting correctly. With all of the different models, formulas and bases, it can get confusing when choosing a lube that will be right for you, your riding and your conditions. As we continue to seek out new products that are going to make your...
    by 198 at September 29th, 2009 at 08:09 am
  • Torture: Gaps Road Biking – Bring The Pain
    As many of you already know…this year marked a first for me. For the first time in my 14 years of cycling, I bit the bullet and started to ride a road bike on a regular basis. At the end of last year, I picked up a Blue Competition Cycles Nx7 and went to work. At that point in time, my cycling exploits had been restricted to trail, urban and trials riding for 99%...
    by 198 at September 28th, 2009 at 08:09 am
  • Review: Hoss Technical Gear – Ponderosa, Stallion, Rustler – MTB Apparel
    Hoss Technical Gear has been known to provide affordable mountain biking shorts, jerseys and other apparel that performs above its price bracket. For this mountain biking apparel review, I received the Ponderosa short, Stallion short and Rustler jersey to hit the trail and see how they performed in the saddle. For all of the stats and industry info on the Hoss Technical...
    by 198 at September 25th, 2009 at 07:09 am
  • 2009 Interbike Coverage – New 2010 Mountain Bike Products and Reviews
    It is that time of year again. The Interbike show in Las Vegas is arguably the largest product based cycling show on the planet as manufacturers roll out the 2010 bike components, gear and accessories for us eager cyclists to lust over for the upcoming riding season. Interbike has served as the platform for huge mountain bike and road biking releases and also features...
    by 198 at September 24th, 2009 at 07:09 am
  • Our Local Trails Are Underwater In Atlanta
    I don’t know if you guys have seen it on the news yet, but our local trails (and most of the northern part of the state) are under water. The massive amount of sudden rain that we received over the weekend flooded every waterway we have in Atlanta and the surrounding areas to the point that they were overflowing the highways. Most of our local trail systems are located...
    by 198 at September 23rd, 2009 at 07:09 am
  • Video: Bent Creek in Asheville, NC – Green’s Lick and Ingles Field Gap DH
    This HD mountain bike video footage is from Bent Creek in Asheville, NC. Green’s Lick is known for being an extremely fast, groomed bob sled run that heads down the north boundary of the hill. A simple YouTube search for Green’s Lick will show you plenty of eager mountain bikers getting their speed way over their head in an attempt to show off for the camera....
    by 198 at September 22nd, 2009 at 09:09 am
  • Downhill Mountain Biking For The First Time – Andrew Clayton
    In this guest post by Andrew Clayton…he takes us through his first dedicated, armored up, downhill riding experience. I especially like how he expands on trusting the bike and letting go. Our bikes have far more ability than we do and if we trust that fact…we end up riding at a level that we didn’t think was possible. He also goes on about how professional...
    by Guest Post at September 21st, 2009 at 09:09 am