Mountain Biking
Pro slalom, downhill, slopestyle, cross-country and other mountain biking competition
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on October 26, 2009
Tomorrow is “We Are The Missing Link,” a testimonial gathering to get the Ballard part of the Burke-Gilman Trail connected. Meet at Shilshole Avenue opposite 17th, just west of the Ballard Bridge. Yes it’s one ugly intersection. There’s an apres party as well. More at SeattleLikesBikes. You don’t have to bring your bike or even [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Obama Bikes, Rider Down, Transportation | Tagged Burke-GIlman Trail, Danny MacAskill, ellsworth bicycles, mary yonkers
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on October 8, 2009
Regarding the FTC’s new mandate that “bloggers who make an endorsement must disclose the material connections they share with the seller of the product or service,” we consider it worth repeating Bike Intelligencer‘s review policy. The reason we head our reviews with the tag “by someone who paid for one” is that the phrase sums [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged bike reviews, bikehugger, cyclelicio.us, mountain biking reviews, mtbr.com, robb sutton
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on October 5, 2009
No one knows bike technology better than Seattle’s Ric Hjertberg. So when Ric goes from carbon fiber (FSA) to wood fiber (Ghisallo), you know something is afoot. The media missed the story at Interbike 2009, but Ric brings us up to date on his blog, Wheel Fanatyk. BikeRadar: On the heels of a rippingly successful [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Interbike, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Obama Bikes | Tagged ghisallo, grants pass bike theft, Interbike, national interscholastic cycling association, ric hjertberg, santa monica bike license
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on October 5, 2009
To its credit, Thule has responded to the case of Andrew Sell, who lost a bike off the back of his vehicle when the rail it was mounted to slid off the strut on his T2 rack. We ran a post on Andrew’s mishap and documented similar episodes from other mountain bikers. Here’s the message [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged thule t2 rack failure
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on October 2, 2009
Well now Lance has himself in a pretty pickle. With the Tour of California moving to May to avoid the freezing wet of last April’s racing, Lance now has to decide between the Giro d’Italia and the Tour d’Cali. I’m sure his heart is in California but he has Team Radio Shack to think about, [...]
Posted in Interbike, Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged fixie, lance armstrong, Omega Pharma, thomas dekker, tour of california, Turner RFX, tyler farrar
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 29, 2009
Alert! Another report of a Thule T2 tray sliding off a rear hitch rack has been logged on the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance Yahoo! egroup list. Lots of comments have come in regarding this failure, which has been reported before. Here’s the latest, from the list: I was driving home from Whistler last night when [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged catastrophic bike rack failure, Kuat NV, sportworks, thule t2
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 29, 2009
Interbike 2009 dribblings … Attendance a mixed bag. Overall attendance declined, but buyer numbers were up. Exhibitors were said to be happy, so that’s good, because if the exhibitors aren’t happy, then the booth bimbos aren’t happy, and if the bbs aren’t happy, well, you know… Great video from Mountain Bike Action with Richard Cunningham [...]
Posted in Accessories, Interbike, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bikesnobnyc, doping, Ibis HD, Interbike, kuat racks, mountain bike action, richard cunningham
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 28, 2009
California’s decision not to close state parks is great news for mountain bikers. Common sense in this case was aided by the stat that for every dollar the state spends on its parks, it takes in about $3. That and the fact concessionaires were contacting their lawyers over breach of contract if the parks were [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Interbike, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Obama Bikes, Racing | Tagged Cadel Evans, California state parks, Interbike, tour of california
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 27, 2009
Another edition of Interbike has come and gone, and a good time was had by all. Lots of 29ers, lots of carbon, lots of improved this and streamlined that. But if there is anything that Interbike 2009 will be remembered for, it’s that there isn’t anything Interbike 2009 will be remembered for. Unlike past Interbikes, [...]
Posted in Accessories, Interbike, Mountain Biking | Tagged 29er, Camelbak, GoPro Hero, Ibis HD, Interbike, Santa Cruz Tallboy, thule bike racks, Turner RFX
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 25, 2009
It’s hard to know what to make of the 29er explosion on display at Interbike this week. Most boutique manufacturers are coming out with 29-inch models, and Lenz even was showing a 29er downhill bike — 7 inches of long travel (really long when you consider the bigger wheels) with a 26-inch mod kit for [...]
Posted in Accessories, Interbike, Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged 29er, downhill mountain bike racing, Lenz, Santa Cruz Bicycles, steve peat, tubeless bicycle wheels
