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An overview of cycling products, equipment and accessories
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 10, 2010
Ibis has responded to Bike Intelligencer’s query about why the new Mojo HD won’t come with a coil shock option. With any bike of nearly six and a half inches in rear travel, a lot of riders lean toward a coil for increased consistency, reliability, durability and tuneability. But Hans over at Ibis says coil’s [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged brian lopes, cane creek double barrel, Chris Cocalis, Dave Weagle, fox rp23, ibis mojo hd, pivot firebird, scot nicol
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 6, 2010
Now it’s official: The Ibis Mojo HD is ready to blow off the doors! I’ve been posting on the longer-travel Ibis Mojo for some time, and now Ibis says the HD, designed with input from slalom king Brian Lopes, will be available starting in March. White and clear-coat (black) as well as a color TBA. [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged ibis mojo hd, mtbr.com, pivot firebird, scot nicol
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 5, 2010
Following up on our investigation of Thule T2 rack issues, we’ve received another email from a reader who experienced a catastrophic failure. “The exact same thing happened to my Thule T2,” wrote Tim Cook in a comment posted on Bike Intelligencer. He referred to the issue we’ve chronicled whereby the rear rail on the rack [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged thule t2 rack failure
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 21, 2009
Over at SeattleLikesBikes, Michael Snyder offers an intriguing analysis of the “sharrows” issue. We don’t like sharrows, never have, and SLB uncovers yet another reason why: Inconsistency of implementation. It’s bad enough that sharrows send mixed signals to both cyclists and drivers. As Snyder shows, rules governing sharrow placement are not even applied consistently. Be [...]
Posted in Accessories, Advocacy, Mountain Biking, Rider Down | Tagged bicycle bob, niki gudex, pastajet, seattlelikesbikes, sharrows, six six one
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 15, 2009
Bike naming is a vastly underappreciated art. You have a situation where companies have an unparalleled opportunity to market themselves, to make a lasting impression about their company, bike culture and their customers, and to celebrate an industry. And then what do they come up with? Trek. Specialized. Giant. The XTC. The NR. The Y-33. [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged top 10 bike names
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 14, 2009
First off, I’m not a fan of stocking stuffers, generally speaking. If something isn’t worth putting under the tree, then really, why bother? Think about it: Growing up, did you ever get a stocking stuffer you really got excited about? Again, it all goes back to our opening theme of want v. need. Stocking stuffers [...]
Posted in Accessories, Culture, Mountain Biking | Tagged Bike Brake, Gorillapods, Joe Bender mountain bike, Mountainsmith Cyber II, ODI grips, Planet Bike Superflash, PurelyCustom valve caps, Ratchet Rocket, REI
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 10, 2009
Hearkening back to our original theme of need v. want, the subject of bike armor straddles both worlds indecisively. If you care about that certain maniacal aggro or freeriding mountain biker on your list, you are going to want to get him or her something she or he may really need but might not really [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged brian lopes signature series, mountain bike armor, mountain bike pads, six six one evo
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 9, 2009
Our next gift suggestion for that amazing nonpareil cyclist on your list seems at first glance to have nothing to do with bicycles. It’s an iPhone. Here’s the deal. It used to be when I went out for a ride I would have to pack my phone, a camera, a digital recorder (for reminders, thoughts, [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged iPhone, iphone cycling apps, iphone mountain biking apps
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 7, 2009
Our first installment on gift ideas for that supremely deserving cyclist on your list involves helmet cams. Everyone on two wheels wants one of these things. On a recent ride at Soquel Demo Forest I counted no fewer than a dozen helmet cams. They’re the hottest thing going for Gen X-treme. YouTube has had to [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking, Videos | Tagged contourhd, galbraith mountain, gopro, helmet cams, helmetcamera.com, oregon scientific, twenty20, viosport
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 25, 2009
REVIEW POLICY link: In a nutshell, everything we review we have paid for, just like you. Since it’s our money, we don’t review stuff we wouldn’t pay for, which means we’ve done a bit of shopping for you. That doesn’t mean we’re anything like the final say in product ratings, of course. But it does [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged bike light, cygolite trion 600, helmet light
