Sheldon Brown had some truly unique bikes. However, I think his fixed/free mountain bike is truly Blue Collar. If you have an old mountain bike lying around, it could be a fun project to spice up that local trail you’ve ridden hundreds of times.

My Hercules has a 165 mm Shimano 105 crankset, with […]

Back in January I moved my workspace from a garage to a spare bedroom. The spacious 2 car garage was wonderful but it was so COLD to work in when temperatures go below freezing. I moved my tools and about 70% of my small parts into our smaller spare bedroom.
Here are a […]

Bike: ‘08 Trek Fuel EX 5.5
Tester: 23 years old; 151 lbs; “XC” dirt lover.
Where? Charlotte, NC & Pisgah, NC
This past weekend I woke at o’dark 30 and made the drive west to the mountains of Western North Carolina. There was a need to ride something with some type of elevation and the […]

As my series on regression and technology will continue this week I want to quickly shoot some links your way to hopefully inspire and inform.

Jesse Lalonde won Chequamegon on a full rigid 29er single speed. Pushing it against a very elite class - he won with out the gears or suspension. In the […]

As technology expands and new bike products or forms of bike products hit the market the market grows - or so one thinks. If you look at the basic roll of the wheel in the past 5 years we’ve had full suspension to the masses, lighter weight full suspension and now 29ers. […]

As miles build my sensitive parts become more and more chapped up.  This is a very important matter that most folks dance around.   As you ride more you’ll be harder on the saddle, put in more miles and ride longer.  Here are some basics to keep in mind.

 Padded shorts.  They aren’t mimics and they are […]