We love our bikes, spend a lot of money on them and then wonder why after riding them all summer they have some squeaks, are hard to shift and are slipping and sliding around out on the wet trails. Like anything our bikes need a little love and attention once in a while, Here are […]

The behemoth of the North American cycling trade shows is over for another year, bike geeks from all over the world are stumbling home with sore feet and hangovers. The industry has blown it’s load, showing us all what we have to look forward to over the next year and all I have to say […]

I tried to come up with a witty title for this post – something pithy that would get your attention without giving away my whole point. Unfortunately, when I think about local bike shops what comes to mind is “please don’t make me,” “I don’t wanna,” I’d really rather shop where people at least acknowledge […]

I see this question asked almost everyday on Mountain Bike forums. If you’re going to be riding with platform pedals, you owe it to yourself to pick up a set of shoes with a sticky rubber compound. Instead of the sole pattern hooking to the pins, the soft rubber compound absorbs the pins gluing the […]

I’ve definitely chosen to begin writing for a Mountain bike blog at exactly the wrong point in time! This first entry finds me at the end of 5 weeks of literally no pedalling due to various circumstances. Whilst I don’t have much recent riding to comment on I did find myself sat on a beach […]

Recently I made the switch–though I thought I never would–to a clipless setup.  Before going back to school for the semester where I knew I would bike a couple times a week, I picked up some Shimano SPD A530L hybrid pedals and a pair Specialized Tahoe Sport mtb shoes.  I had ridden for years with platform […]

Anyone who knows me will tell you I am not a fan of climbing. Of course to be a good climber you have to be fit, which unfortunately right now I am not. It doesn’t help that my trail bike weighs 38lbs either. Now I am not lazy, I prefer the term efficient. Why do […]

September 1st was the world championship downhill race in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The track in Pietermaritzburg is not very technical compared to other tracks we see on the world cup circuit, such as Ft. William in Scotland. The South African track features lots of big jumps and a quick pedal towards the middle of the […]

I’ll bet you have a favourite trail.  The one that you are so familiar with you could ride it with your eyes closed.  The one that you ride so many times in a season you know every corner, every climb and every rock on the trail.  You love it, but every once in awhile you […]