By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 21, 2013
More bb gun than OK Corral, but a long first look.
Posted in Bike business, On The Bike Reviews, Sea Otter | Tagged 27.5 mountain bike, mountain bike review, Pivot Cycles, pivot firebird 27.5, Santa Cruz Bicycles, santa cruz bronson, Sea Otter Classic 2013
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 5, 2010
The Northern California rains of recent weeks have taken a grim toll on mountain biking trails. Erosion is severe in many places. Blowdowns, while not as widespread as might be expected, have kept trail crews busy. And some trails are just plain under water — a rarity for the region, but fact nonetheless. The practice [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Tales from the Trail | Tagged bay area mountain biking, forest of nisene marks, mike ferrentino, mountain bikers of santa cruz, northern california mountain biking, Santa Cruz Bicycles, wilder ranch state park
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
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 23, 2009
When it comes to cycling, carbon, which used to be called carbon fiber, which was actually a technical implementation of plastic, is becoming the new metal. From the early 1990s days of carbon road frames that pioneering manufacturers like Watsonville, CA-based Kestrel and big-name companies such as Look and Trek built, carbon has made inroads [...]
Posted in Accessories, Culture, Interbike, Mountain Biking | Tagged carbon fiber, Gary Fisher, Gates belt drive, Ibis Mojo, Interbike, Jeremy Honorez, Kestrel bikes, pivot firebird, Santa Cruz Bicycles
