During my trip to Pisgah National Forest in Brevard, North Carolina over the weekend, I made a stop by Cane Creek Cycling Components to snap a few pictures and have lunch with friends. Located in Fletcher, NC, Cane Creek Cycling Components manufacturers everything from their famous headsets to the world renowned Cane Creek Double Barrel rear coil shock. Malcolm Hadley...

When a fellow riding friend (FoShizzle) emailed me on this build, I knew it was going to be insane. El Beastro is known to have Spectrum powder coat some extremely original designs onto is frames. This Knolly Endorphin has to be one of the craziest I have ever seen. It looks incredible, and I can only imagine how it looks in person. Knolly’s are known for their...

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A couple of points before we get started… I purchased this shock for retail price in June of last year. It has been in several configurations on two different bikes (more later on this). This review is solely my opinion on the performance and characteristics. I have only ever used steel springs. I am not affiliated with Cane Creek or Ohlins Racing. During testing...

It was only a matter of time before I blogged my sled. I am actually surprised it took this long quite honestly. Built by Sherwood Gibson of Ventana Mountain Bikes USA, this in one of the highest quality bikes I have ever owned. As my riding style started to change…so did my bikes. I ended up needing something that could handle more of a beating than what I had...