I added tubeless and decent tires to my 29er hard tail, that gave me plenty of cush to tear up trails that don't have super technical downhills.  I've found that I'm riding that almost exclusively now and saving my full suspension bike for the bike parks and long downhill rides like Downieville.  If I was…

I appreciate all the comments about this bike will let you ride, it will, but that is an older rig with a rigid fork and v-brakes, right?  If you want something new, you can pick up a 29er hardtail for under $1k that will immediately help you bring it up a notch.  The addition of disk…

I still like my camelbak, You pay a bit extra but they really last.  I've had mine for 10+ years and it's still in great shape.  Just have to replace the bladder every so often.

That was a fun video!  I was thinking the section through the trees looked sketchy as hell!  It was great (probably not for him!) when he hit that first jump and took the tumble!  I saw a guy try to ride a Huffy like that at Northstar, he didn't even make it through one decent…

Boulders are about $350 new.  I'm guessing it's a bit old, the components and fork are probably pretty worn.  It would keep you riding for  bit, maybe enough to save for a new bike!

The TK Gold and XC 30 are good options.  I have experience with both and they work well.  Make sure to stick to an air fork.  Those cheap Suntours don't work well, IMO, and I don't blame you for wanting to change!

It looks like a nice bike, well taken care of, but I'd personnally have a hard time paying that much for a 8 year old bike.

I've heard good things about Minion front, Ardent rear.  Supposed to have traction all day long.

I like WTBs.  I'm 200lbs and ride agressively.  I haven't had any issues. On my 26" FS, I'm running Bronson's and on my 29er I run Trail Boss on the rear and Vigilante on the front.  All are TCS and set up tubeless.  Going down to 25psi hasn't been an issue, I did note some…

Great pictures and story, thanks for sharing!

I get your point about the second hand parts.  The problem you might run into with the second hand crank is  worn out chain rings.  If your current ones will transfer over, that will work out, but if not, you might be looking for those next. Good luck whichever direction you go!

Can you order from Chain Reaction Cycles?  They have pretty good international shipping options and are cheap. How does your bottom bracket feel?  If spins smoothly, with no grinding, I'd just leave it.  I personally wouldn't go with the square taper BB, it will limit your choices in cranks.

The full movie is on Amazon also.  Looks pretty crazy!  The Mad Max-esque scenes look pretty, ummm, interesting!

One supplement I like, and is often overlooked, is CoQ10, which is generally sold for cardiovascular health.  It improves blood flow and I've notice leg cramping while using it.

Interesting article.  One thing I think, even if the company has to apologize, they do wind up getting plenty of press from it, which equals free advertising.

The helmet mount from the review is pretty crazy!

That's pretty cool.  been wanting a bell, maybe this is the one.

It is definitely harder to buy a new one when you have a child. I rode my last bike for close to 10 years.  The important thing to me was to buy one that you feel will be relevant for a while and you can update as you go.  That philosophy kept me riding on…

What do you guys think about this.  I don't have the extra cash right now to throw out on a nice pad (I have a homemade bed rail setup in my truck) but we do shuttle runs a lot and the fork rail mount is a pain in that case.  I was thinking of picking…

Hey there Fishboy.  Super busy at work, been keeping me away from more casual surfing.  It's faculty recruitment time at the university, and that's what I do....

I got lucky, the wife bought me a new bike for Christmas :)  I did buy her a new road bike for her birthday, so I'm sure that helped...

The trail is well maintained and in good condition. The trail is a good beginner/intermediate trail with only a few...