Have you ever found yourself on the trail without your trusty tire lever?  Perhaps you left on your bench at home, or it fell out of your seat bag that you forgot to zip up (again!).  Or maybe you don’t use tire levers but you just can’t get your riding buddies tire off without 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 [...]

It has been a few months since the last time I put up a ride review on my 1×1 setup. I’ve made a couple changes to the bike and have been riding it about once a week as the training schedule allows. (Pushing a hard gear on a rigid single speed isn’t very [...]

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 [...]

As of this past Monday training for 2008 officially started.  I have a coach, I renewed my gym membership and I’ve started to log the miles.  Slow and steady miles most the week.  Saturday rides are normally on the road which leads to long and cold.  Wednesday night rides on the Fuel EX to keep [...]

As the hours are getting darker and in most parts of the US the temperatures are getting lower how have you been managing getting your wheels on the dirt?  Night ride, early ride, or playing hookie?

Tonight I plan on getting out for a night ride after work.  There is a weekly Wednesday night ride at [...]