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...

Over the past 6 weeks I have been putting a serious amount of ride time on the 4 inch travel 29er bike from Ellsworth Bikes called the Evolve. The bike sent for review was part of the Project Pink program that you can read more about on this and get the full specs of this build on this preview post. About The Ellsworth Evolve 29er When the push for 29er full suspension...

After the exclusive interview with Tony Ellsworth, I got set up with a demo set of the Aluminum All Mountain Wheels for review. They came this week and here is your first look at the set. From the Ellsworth Bikes website: 32 spokes laced 3x, means maximum strength to weight ratio lacing design. Ellsworth’s Quad Butted spokes make for more spokes with less weight. Bottom...

Tomorrow (Friday, August 15, 2008), I will be conducting an exclusive interview with Tony Ellsworth…the owner of Ellsworth Bikes. This interview is going to be made available to newsletter subscribers only, so sign up now to hear the questions that you want answered. This interview will be made available in both type and audio format. Mountain Biking...

In an article by Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, Dave Weagle announced that he is not going to renew the licensing agreement with Iron Horse Bikes after it expires on March 31, 2009. Iron Horse has been using the patented DW Link, invented by Weagle, on many of their models for several years running. Currently, the DW Link suspension design is licensed with Pivot,...

Photo by Joe Cattoni (aka. epoJoe) I have had some serious ride time on the Evolve over the past couple of weeks. I figured it was time to update you guys on the progress of the review, so here is what I have found so far. Ellsworth Evolve – The Ride The momentum that 29ers create is well documented. On my local trails, the larger diameter wheels are incredible....

As many of you already know, I am in the process of reviewing the Project Pink Ellsworth Evolve. Before I get to the overall bike review (pretty much frame only review), I want to touch on a couple of the components as I go along. This bike came spec’ed with the WTB LaserDisc Trail 29er wheels. Here is the information on these wheels from WTB’s website: USAGE:29″...

On Friday, I received my package from out west. The content of this large box contained everything needed to build the Ellsworth Evolve (Ellsworth’s 4″ full suspension 29er frame) for a long term review. To my surprise, I opened the box at T2 Bikes and inside was a bright pink Evolve! The bike looks great and I am more than happy to promote breast cancer awareness....