I have been riding the Spank Spike Race stem and Spike 777FR Bearclaw signature series handlebars for a over 6 months now. As you can see in my preview I had my doubts about them at first, but once I opened the package my concerns were put to rest. Read more to find out how […]
There are some bike parts that stand above the rest, legends in the sport. These are the bits of bling and bike jewelry that we lust over in the shop cases and shiny photos on our favourite site or magazine. These bits cost more than what usually comes stock on our bikes and with that […]
After what transpired at the official 2013 Paul’s Dirty Enduro in September. There was that feeling of things incomplete and unfinished. As well as feeling like I had let my wife down and owed her and others. My buddy Barry who couldn’t do the official event due to breaking his wrist 2 weeks prior. Organized […]
Vancouver Island is home to many, many kilometers of sweet, loamy single track, lots of it purpose built for mountain biking. There are five main zones to find good mountain biking on Vancouver Island, near Victoria (Broom Hill, Harbour View, Hartland, Partridge hills), Cowichan (Mt. Tszouhalem, Mt. Prevost and Maple Mountain), Nanaimo (the Abyss, Doumont, […]
Winter is coming and I was looking at my poor Talera still filthy from last winter and was thinking about changes I was going to make for this year. The biggest change I decided was to go to a single speed setup. Last winter I had problems with shifting in the cold and when the […]
I’ve been looking at smart phone cases that could be mounted onto a bike even before I had a smart phone. For the longest time I’ve been looking to reduce the number of electronic items I carry on my rides. First the point and shoot camera, then the cell phone and finally a GPS. I […]
Early this fall GoPro released their new Camera. Following in the iPhone’s footsteps they elected to go with an incremental “s” like upgrade, which they called the GoPro Hero 3+. Like the previous models, it comes in multiple models, the Silver and the Black edition. I was able to get the GoPro Hero3+ black edition […]
In my last post I explained why I love living and riding in Santa Cruz. Today I decided to showcase a few people who make this place so special. The first of which being Mark Davidson, the president of Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz. Who are you/what do you do/when and how did you start […]
I’ve always wanted to ride a Fat Bike up the beach, and just keep going as far as I could. Last week I got my chance. If you’ve never tried it before, here’s a few tips that might make that “first time” more fun. The Bike A generous friend recently let me borrow me his […]