It’s no secret around here that I have been bit by the fat tire bug. It has only been about 6 months, but my fat bike is now in direct competition with my single speed for the go-to bike of choice.  The fat tires open up terrain in the desert that would normally be completely Read the full article…

pre·tense/ prê•tens/ 1. An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true. 2. An attempt to make mountain biking appeal to RISD, OTIS, and SCAD students as well as board-certified triathaletes. okay.  i’m bitter.  also skeptic, but virtuously.  skepticism is what has constructed the stoic pillar of design critique upon which i Read the full article…

I miss my office job when I had time to surf the interwebs and blog and Facebook. I’ve been riding a lot. This last week, I’ve put 200+ miles on my legs and that includes two full rest days. I have 6 weeks till Mohican, and feel like I am right on schedule. I don’t Read the full article…

Our friends down at Fairwheel Bikes have been doing some very in depth product testing on new road bike components. Lots of calipers and tape measures. Stress testing machines and a whole bunch of engineering lingo. Nah, they just went trials riding Who knew those carbon plastic hoops would hold up so well!

I take photos, yo.

I was fortunate to get invited to Test some bikes with Paintrain, LB, Aaron and Jen from Outside mag for a few days this past week down in Tucson. I was only man enough for two days of riding and I now have a lot more respect for product tests like this: they spent 6 Read the full article…

Electric Grip Shift   Nothing quite like taking a part that is super simple and making it more complex.  Innovation?  I feel like this is something I would see over at yourbikehatesyou but instead I found it here.

Since my Thanksgiving trip to Santa Fe, I haven’t been riding a whole lot. Instead, I’ve been searching for a new job (getting laid off at the end of the month) and trying to get my photo business off the ground. I have ridden a few times, and each time has been stellar. Winter riding Read the full article…

Does that mean it will think about boobs as much as I do?   Link to the story HERE.

Well, this is the first official Greasewipe.  It’s Saturday morning, it might be cold out, heads may hurt, legs may hurt more, but nothing hurts worse than trying to climb a beer-pyramid-steep hill in your big ring when the sum of your wattage is coming from a smoldering lump of beer calories and your wife’s Read the full article…

Last month I got an email from a DC reader, Russell from PA. He said he would be in Cincinnati during the Thanksgiving holiday and did I know of any good trails to ride. I responded that this time of year, the trails are usually closed due to rain. I told him I’d keep an Read the full article…

Yesterday I made my triumphant return to bike shop employment. Just one day a week, part time during the peak season. That’s right, while most of the country is preparing for winter and tuning up their skis, here in the desert, we are gearing up for 8 months of riding.  People have started crawling out of their air conditioned Read the full article…