Over on The Bike Lab we are doing a series called “Budget Build” where we are building up a bike from scratch using a tight budget with which to get our parts with. This led me to explore the way of Blue Collar mountain biker and “Take Off” parts.
“Take Offs” are the parts that often [...]

Yes, we are still alive kicking around.  CrookedCog has been expanding and spreading our time throughout the cycling industry.  I found an awesome deal this afternoon over at BackCountry.com.
Pedros T Handle Hex set for $48.97 - great deal for a great product (with lifetime warranty!)

A few months back, we posted a site called Steep and Cheap, which has rotating deals on all sorts of backcountry products, with the occasional bike stuff going for 50-80% off. Well, there is now a similar site with exclusively biking products, called Chainlove.com.
Here’s how it works (their verbiage, not mine):
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Originally from Guitar Ted’s Blog :

<===Dickies makes some nice budget work clothes……….and these gloves.
Just before I left to go to Texas I went shopping for a pair of Mechanix gloves or an equivalent since my hands don’t like typical cycling gloves.
I saw these and got them for about $16.00 or so. As a work glove [...]

Hopefully you got past the cheesy title. JensonUSA is BLOWING out ‘07 BMC Superstroke frames. Last time I checked frames were available from 17″ through 21.” How much is blowing out? 53% off.
I’m a big fan of the BMC Virtual Pivot System. Last summer I spent some [...]

I wouldn’t buy bike specific grease. There are a few companies that sell it, Park, Pedros, Finish Line, Shimano, to name a few. Automotive wheel bearing grease has worked well for years for me and shops I have worked in.
Browsing through some online sites, a 1lb tub of bike grease goes for anywhere [...]