Grips. You don’t really think about the little things on your bike until they fail you. A grip that slips, or one that pains you to ride it, now those kinds of grips you notice. Otherwise, a grip just needs to do its job and not be noticed, right?

Well, grips are one of our [...]

The headset: It is one of those components that you barely notice anymore unless it is anodized or not working correctly. Granted, the advent of threadless headsets in the early 90’s made headsets sort of “invisible” components, but before that, I think I had to mess with my headset before every ride!
Now there is another [...]

Editors Note: This update filed by Grannygear from Southern California.
OK, following our Out of the Box report, let us take a more detailed look at this nicely featured pack and then I will give my thoughts so far.

It has a very respectable carrying capacity in the main cargo compartment. To make that even more versatile, [...]

KORE is a name from mountain biking’s past that has survived into the new centuy. Among the many products in KORE’s 2009 range, one that stands out as a bit unusual is the “Gripster” grip. It is a lock on grip, but one with an entirely different take on the genre’ than the others in [...]

Well, I don’t think I’ve ever been so impressed with a mini-pump as I have been with this Lezyne Alloy Drive S pump. And it hasn’t been just me either, but everyone I have shown it to, or that has borrowed it has been “blown away”. (Sorry! I just couldn’t resist!)

At the recently held Interbike [...]

Note: This “Out Of The Box” post is authored by Grannygear
I seem to be on a search for the perfect hydration pack and I figured something out: One is not enough. The Deuter pack has been a success, but when I got it home and began using it, it occurred to me that the Deuter [...]