Over the Thanksgiving holiday I went for a ride with a buddy of mine on some new local trails. We had never been on these trails before and about thirty minutes into the ride he took a pretty bad spill and snapped his ankle. You can read about the whole ordeal here.
When you’re [...]

As technology grows it allows bikes to get faster, lighter and more expensive. At what cost?
Recently at the Iceman Cometh one of the top riders was perched on a light and fast steed. Skinny tubulars for a fast mountain bike course. Going into the last corner the rider (JHK) wiped out [...]

As everyone you know is getting up early to frantically shop for that perfect gift - sit back and relax as the boys at Twin Six have you covered!  It is my duty as a friend and sponsored rider of Twin Six to announce their Black Friday One Day Sale.

(Yes some people would call this [...]

Karen over at Dirt Rag has some suggestions for tuning a 29er Reba Race for someone under 150 lbs.  I’ll be using a couple of these suggestions when I rebuild my fork in the up coming weeks.
- Putting more air in the negative air chamber than in the positive.
- Removing the travel [...]

Recently at Interbike I had the opportunity to see a rather striking carbon fiber and Kevlar frame. It was the Delta 7 Sports “Arantix”, a new mountain bike design using a new technique called “IsoTruss”. Even more shocking, I saw grown men stomping on the downtube on the show floor! Normally this would result in [...]

According to a recent story published on Bicycle Retailer and Industry News website, the price of your next tire purchase is going to be higher due to the current rise in crude oil prices.
According to industry folks, you could be paying as much as 18% more for your next high end tire purchase. Tire [...]