As one of the two top component manufacturers, you expect top notch stuff from SRAM especially when you are talking about their top groups. You hope for technological break throughs which is exactly what they gave us with their last two top tier groups, eTap and XX1 Eagle. The XX1 Eagle group not only improved on the quick, effective shifting…
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Product Review: Specialized AWOL
Adventure Without Limits. If there is one way that I would wish for my life to be described when it’s all said and done and I come sliding in sideways (on a bike, of course) into my final resting place, it would be that. No, I don’t necessarily want AWOL on my tombstone, but I sure hope to push my…
Townie Go!
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Ohlins RXF 36
os·cil·late – move or swing back and forth at a regular speed. I purchased a 2017 S-Works Fuse just over 3 months ago. I was stoked to have a 6fattie hardtail that was lighter, included a SWAT Door and the new SRAM Eagle group. However, my excitement was ultimately around trying the recently released Ohlins RXF 36 fork that came…
BaaRamEwe Should Wear Merino Wool
Sheep have it made: They usually live in the most beautiful, picturesque places. They hang out in communities, or flocks, if you will. They pretty much eat tasty stuff all day long. They are cute. They wear the best fiber: wool. Wool is amazing, and not just for sheep. Jack LaLanne knew it, the fitness guru from the 1970’s, who wore…
About A Bike: The Townie Go!
I was afraid, and maybe a little crazy. Here I was riding my new bike along Snow Canyon Parkway, actually considering riding up the hill to the top of Snow Canyon. Who was I to think I could ride up there? I mean, that was for the Really-In-Shape, right? That’s for the Serious Rider? And I’m just some average Jane,…
Specialized Tahoe Review
I’m not a big fan of things that claim to do it all. You won’t find any vise grips in my tool box and I tend to only use adjustable wrenches for the thing they are actually good for, bending metal. I like products that are designed for a single purpose and are designed to accomplish that purpose as well as…
The All New 2017 Roubaix
The wait is over. The smoothest bike that Specialized has ever built is now available. The Roubaix was the first bike designed to smooth out the cobbles of the infamous Paris-Roubaix road race. It quickly became a favorite among hardcore racers and enthusiasts alike for it’s uber comfortable ride and quick handling. Every iteration has gotten more vertically compliant while…
6Fatties. Yes, they are that good.
I’ve been working in the cycling industry for over 20 years. I was first handed a 10mm open end wrench and told to adjust a set of cantis in May of 1995. To say things have changed a lot over the years would be an understatement. First it was Vee brakes, then disk brakes. Front suspension was followed by full…
Autumn is the Time for Night Riding
Fall means a couple of things in Southern Utah. 1. It is perfect riding weather. The mornings are brisk, the days are pleasant and the evenings are heavenly. 2. The days begin to get shorter making it harder to enjoy all that wonderful riding weather on your bicycle. This means you have essentially two choices, stay at home and get…