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SF Bike Expo: Cool stuff from the floor, part one

We didn’t make it to Interbike this year, although we had been looking into going until the last minute. My favorite part about the bicycle industry’s biggest trade show is looking at cool new product I haven’t seen before and geeking out on it. With the SF Bike Expo you were able to experience much [...]

12.01.2011 Gear Read the full story →
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Tested: Dirty Dog MTB Rotors

Disc brake rotors are one of those parts in the tool box you can never have to many of. Especially when if you like riding extremely technical trails littered with rocks, roots and stumps that all there trying to take a bite out of your derailleur or rotors. Sometimes it only takes one bad line [...]

10.05.2011 Blog Read the full story →
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Fresh Gear: Shimano M530 Trail Pedals

It’s been a while since I’ve picked up a new set of clip-in pedals. I’ve tried a number of different pedals in the past, but for some reason I always come back to Shimano SPDs. Having one cleat to fit all the different pedals on all the bikes I own (not to mention the shoes) [...]

09.25.2011 Blog Read the full story →
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Fresh Gear: Levi’s 511 Skinny Commuter

Fixed-gear bikes have been around for years, and remain one of the most easily accessible cycling experiences to new urban cyclists due to their low cost of entry. Like single speed mountain bikes, purists love them for their simplicity, if not the hipster stigma that comes with it. Like them or not, they are practical, [...]

07.29.2011 Apparel Read the full story →
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Fresh gear: Santa Cruz Nomad Carbon

There are plenty of reviews of the popular Santa Cruz Nomad Carbon posted online.  Riders have taken to the attractive carbon rig all over, whether they’re looking for a long travel trail steed, an aggressive all mountain or light weight freeride rig. So when it came to writing our Johnny-come-lately review, I didn’t feel the need [...]

05.29.2011 Santa Cruz Nomad Carbon Read the full story →
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Reviewed: Feedback Sports Pro-Elite Bicycle Repair Stand

If you’re a serious rider, learning to do basic maintenance on your bike is a no-brainer. I actually got my start in the bike industry when I started becoming serious about my riding and with that early learning curve, my bike (only had one back then) took a serious beating. Loose spokes, bent derailleur hangers, [...]

02.24.2011 Blog Read the full story →
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What was your favorite gear from 2010?

2010 is now a memory, and looking back, it was an interesting year, filled with lots of change, and a few great adventures. Looking back over the last year and the gear I was running, I sat down to think of all the gear I have accumulated and use on a regular basis. As a [...]

01.11.2011 Blog Read the full story →
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Building up the Wolfhound Retrosled 29″ Mountain Cruiser

It has been a while since I’ve spent time on a hardtail. A few buddies and myself put in a number of rides last winter on the NW Oregon coast rolling fully rigid single speeds, and it was a pretty good time. Sandy trails with short climbs and zero bike maintenance equals lots of fun [...]

12.14.2010 Blog Read the full story →
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All Mountain or Long Travel Trail, Part II: the lines are blurring

It is an awesome time to be a mountain biker. I wrote a piece just over a year ago that pondered the question, “do I want a long travel trail bike, or an all mountain bike?” A year later, the lines have blurred even further. For a casual rider, it could mean even more confusion [...]

11.30.2010 All Mountain Read the full story →
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Review: DZR Ovis SPD compatible cycling shoes

I didn’t realize how badly my cycling wardrobe actually needed kicks like these until these bad boys showed up at my doorstep. For some time I’ve been running a set of SPD pedals (on my city bike) with a platform pedal on the other side for getting around town and urban rides. It isn’t great [...]

11.29.2010 Blog Read the full story →

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