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An overview of cycling products, equipment and accessories
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 12, 2009
Posted in Bikes
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on July 20, 2009
[Note: Pivot will be bringing its bike fleet to Bothell Ski & Bike on Saturday and St. Edwards Park on Sunday (July 26 and 27) for demo-ing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. I bought a 6.5-inch Firebird with the DW-Link in mid-June and have ridden it virtually daily. It confirmed what my Ibis Mojo [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged Chris Cocalis, Downhill Zone, Pivot Cycles, Roaring Mouse Cycles
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on July 17, 2009
Is bike thievery on the rise along with burglaries and robberies — another sign of hard economic times? No statistical data yet but anecdotal evidence suggests yes. The above photo was taken near a bike rack at the Caltrain station in Menlo Park CA. Cyclelicio.us reports on a brazen thief caught in the act in [...]
Posted in Accessories, Culture, Mountain Biking | Tagged bike locks, bike theft, kryptonite
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 27, 2009
From BikeRumor: “GreenWheel is an all-in-one electric powered wheel being tested by MIT scientists. It contains the motor, battery and electronics all inside the hub, with only the throttle having to be mounted on the bicycle’s frame.” Sounds interesting, particularly since you could (conceivably) swap the wheel on and off, depending on whether your route [...]
Posted in Accessories, Transportation | Tagged electric powered bicycle, electric wheel, greenwheel, MIT, Mountain Biking
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 27, 2009
You hate to see this from a trusted, respected brand. Salsa in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling Taiwan-made stems, the failure one of which resulted in a broken wrist. Three reports of breakage were investigated. CromotoStem has the full list of affected stems. About 8,600 units were produced. The second mountain [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged Bill Davidson, Elliott Bay Bicycles, mountain bike, Mountain Biking, Rockhopper, salsa, Specialized, stem recall
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 26, 2009
BikeRadar has the scoop. Some highlights: A single-lever, double-tap shifter setup similar to the road system. Smaller cage options (medium and short), given the reduced chainring capacity. Possibly carbon crank arms. Chainring teeth options speculated include 26/39, 28/42 and 30/44T. Cassette options: 11-32, 11-34, 11-36T. Bipartite rotors, alloy spider, steel donut. Here’s the visual:
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged BikeRadar, gruppo, Mountain Biking, SRAM
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 24, 2009
So yeah, you’re stuck riding at night without a taillight…but you’ve got your iPhone! This supposedly is an app that converts your device screen into a blinker. Um, right. How much did you pay for your phone/iPod Touch? You’re mounting it how, exactly?
Posted in Accessories, Transportation | Tagged bicycle, bike ride, blinker application, iPhone, iPod, taillight
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 24, 2009
Mountain Biking by 198, a ripping bike blog, has a detailed review of the 2009 RockShox Reba Team fork. I ride a RockShox Lyrik on my Intense 6.6 which I’ll be reviewing soon, but the quick take on RockShox is that the forks really rock. In my sojourns around the West Coast I run into [...]
Posted in Accessories, Mountain Biking | Tagged bike fork, lyrik, Mountain Biking, reba, robb sutton, rockshox
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on October 21, 2007
My first bike was a custom fat-tire special, built by hand by my grandfather in Seattle. I got it for my third-grade Christmas present. I rode it all over Seattle. It had no decals, no name, and was a bit big for me. It may have been made out of plumbing conduit but I loved [...]
Posted in Bikes
