Tri-Flow Dirtiest Drivetrain Contest Winners
Sorry for the late announcement but here it is: The dirtiest mountain bike drivetrains on the planet. Ok, so maybe there are nastier chains, cassettes, and cranks out there somewhere (probably in a third world country) but these riders happened to post the nastiest pics on singletracks.com. Grand Prize Goo uploaded this one and the …
0 SHARES | 10 COMMENTS | Continue reading »Light & Motion Seca 900 Ultra Bike Light Review
Calling these bike lights “Ultra” is an understatement. There really should be a warning label on the box saying “DANGER! Do not look directly into the light as permanent eye damage may result.” After fully charging these monsters I plugged them in, lightly tapped the switch, and POOF! I can’t see. OK, so maybe the …
0 SHARES | 8 COMMENTS | Continue reading »Maxxis Ardent 2.4 MTB Tire Review
Maxxis is a name in MTB tires that needs no introduction. The company has been around for over 40 years producing high quality tires for almost everything that rolls, especially mountain bikes. This time around I tested the Maxxis Ardent 2.4 (MSRP about $50) which is one of the newer, large volume tires for the …
0 SHARES | 5 COMMENTS | Continue reading »Lance Armstrong: Michelob “Ultra Man”
This week Lance Armstrong signed a 3-year deal to become spokesman for Michelob Ultra. Here’s what the 1-time Leadville 100 MTB race winner had to say: “Im always making decisions that complement my active lifestyle, and this includes my beer choice when I want to enjoy a cold one with friends or when taking a …
0 SHARES | 3 COMMENTS | Continue reading »Mountain Bike Disciplines
When I started riding back in the early 1990s, there was basically just one flavor of mountain biking but today MTB categories can get a little confusing. I found this helpful chart over on the Turner website and I think it does a good job illustrating some of the divisions you’ll find in mountain biking …
1 SHARES | 7 COMMENTS | Continue reading »Purpose Built Mountain Biking Coaching Trail Opening in UK
photo courtesy cyclewise.co.uk. So this is a cool concept: a mountain bike trail built explicitly for mountain bike coaching. The Cyclewise Coaching Trail provides a place for mountain bike coaches to work with students without having to worry about other trail users bombing down and interrupting lessons. The grand opening is set for October 17. …
0 SHARES | 1 COMMENTS | Continue reading »MTB News Bites: Backyard Bikepark, Rio Olympics, and New Full HD Helmet Cam
A few mountain bike news bites to start the week. Backyard bikepark. Over at ihatebikes.net the author is busy working on a backyard bike park and apparently things are getting pretty serious. Phase II involved using a backhoe / excavator to sculpt a sweet pump track in the woods and we’re anxiously awaiting pics of …
0 SHARES | 0 COMMENTS | Continue reading »ITS System 4 and 5 MTB Tire Reviews
XC riders looking for a versatile tire for the fall riding season, listen up! I recently tested two of the five sets of XC tires from Intense Tire Systems (ITS) in a variety of conditions and I’m finally ready to share the results. I chose the System 4 and System 5 tires for my tests …
0 SHARES | 0 COMMENTS | Continue reading »MTB News: Eatough Retiring, Trek Rallying For Olympics, and Himalayan Stage Race
Believe it or not there are things happening in the MTB world that have nothing to do with Interbike this week. Chris Eatough is retiring. Yep, the man who won six straight 24 Hour Solo championships will call it quits after racing 24 Hours of Moab this month. Eatough has been a professional racer for …
0 SHARES | 0 COMMENTS | Continue reading »Giro Xen Helmet, Xen Gloves and Filter Sunglasses – What a combo!
The Xen helmet, Xen gloves, and Filter sunglasses from Giro go together almost as well as the #1 combo at McDonalds (stickers to the first commenter who can id the sandwich in that combo). Now I am 100% sure you’ve heard of Giro and the great helmets they make; heck, I’m sure many of you …
0 SHARES | 4 COMMENTS | Continue reading »New Wheels & Graphics From Easton at Interbike
Swinging by the very impressive Easton / Bell / Giro both I met up with a good friend of mine, Sean Coffey, marketing brand manager for Easton, for a tour of the 2010 goodies. For starters all the bars, stems, and seatposts received face lifts with fresh graphics and hot colors. The new Havoc stems …
0 SHARES | 0 COMMENTS | Continue reading »Don’t Forget – Post Pics of Your Dirty Drivetrain to Win!
ckdake may be tough to beat with this pic. Just a couple more days left in the Tri-Flow “Dirtiest Drivetrain” contest. Post your pics to the dirty drivetrain photo album for consideration by the end of the day, October 1, 2009 and we’ll pick the winners. Right now we’re seeing plenty of mud but not …
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