Stop! Which Brakes in 2017?
Slow down, buddy… In the past few years a new generation of brakes has hit the market. SRAM finally came out with a successor to their much decried Avid brakes (although some were quite good, like the Codes), Shimano kept slowly improving their excellent stoppers, and Magura came out with their Next generation of mountain […]
24HOP: Arizona Mudfest, Beer Included
24 Hours in The Old Pueblo Every spring, deep in the Sonoran desert, a tribe of people gather to celebrate the oncoming riding season. Over a course of a week, 5,000 people will create a makeshift camp filled with bikes, beers, and RVs. The purpose of the gathering? Simple: enjoy the camaraderie of the mountain bike […]
2016 Retrospective: The Good, The Bad, The Meh?
Opinions of Kyle Klain – Well, that’s a wrap. 2016 has come to an end with a whimper and we’re off, bravely, into 2017. A lot happened this year (even an election, believe it or not), but we are going to focus our thoughts on 2016 from a bike shop perspective. The Good While the […]
BME Santa Fe – View from a Rookie
With the sun beginning to set and the final riders coming down Stage 4, the full body fatigue of a 12 hour day on a bike began to set in. The Big Mountain Enduro kickoff this year at Glorieta Camps was nothing short of epic–and I hate using that word. For Kim and I, this […]
Jamis Roughneck
The All New Fatbike from Jamis As much as we love Jamis, there’s times when they didn’t have the swagger that other brands had. Whether we’re speaking of oversized, muscular tubing or bright, flashy colors, it’s been a while since we were truly excited. That has changed for 2016. First, we all got a glimpse […]