Picking the correct saddle for your mountain bike can be one of the most important decisions you make. A mountain bike saddle is one of the essential 3 contact points between you and the mountain bike. The wrong saddle choice can equal ruined rides out on your favorite singletrack. Unfortunately, many riders make due with the saddle that was included with the initial...

Hadley Racing Hubs Built and Mounted It was a great night of wrenching tonight. I got the Hadley Racing hubs back from John at Kovachi Wheels built up on Notubes.com ZTR Flow rims with red nipples. With some new Kenda rubber (more on this later…) and a simple parts swap…we are ready to go! Seeing the red Hadley Racing hubs in a full build is even more satisfying...

Mountain Cycle is not new to the bike industry. For newer riders, this may be the first you have heard of Mountain Cycle, but for those of us that have been around since the late 80′s/early 90′s…Mountain Cycle used to be a household name that graced the cover of magazines worldwide. Mountain Cycle was known for its aggressive designs and burly construction...

Cane Creek sent over one of their new 100 headsets for review this week. I have been a long time fan of high end headsets (I currently run the 110 from Cane Creek on my Ventana and I also have some Chris King’s in the quiver), so getting in a new set from Cane Creek is exciting. My biggest question to Cane Creek when I received the new 100 was what makes it different...

Review by Chad Oliver (Flowtech)From the Ergon website: Updated for 2009, Ergon’s GE1 offers enduro and downhill riders the advantages of an ergonomically designed grip which minimizes the effects of the pounding that your hands and forearms take in these disciplines. Featuring an updated slimmer aluminum clamp, the grip’s sculpted shape better distributes the load...

Wheels are one of the most important components on a mountain bike. When deciding on which wheelset to purchase for your mountain bike, you need to choose your hub set very carefully. Not all hubs are created equal and at different price points, there are a different features. When I received the Fox Talas 140 RLC 15QR TA fork in from Fox Racing, I needed a front hub that...