A First Time Bikepacking: Caldera Crest
The trip would be a simple overnighter: start out at Pajarito and traverse the Valles Caldera, spend the night above the rim, and then end at Bode’s in Abiquiu for burgers. It all sounds easy enough and while it fundamentally … Read More
New School XC: SB100 & Top Fuel
It wasn’t that long ago that cross country racing fell out of vogue in favor of the enduro format. And for good reason. Where enduro offered baggies, bros, and hucks, XC seemed to have stagnated with shaven legs, lycra, and … Read More
Restocking the Stoke: Frostbike 2019
I feel like one of the luckiest people alive to be able to do what I’m doing: owning and running a thriving bicycle shop in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico, a town I was lucky to stumble into almost completely … Read More
Staff Ride: Jett’s Surly Krampus
There’s no question about it: this bike is a tank. With meaty 29×3.0 Maxxis Minions, chromoly frame and fork, racks, dropper, and bags, this is a machine built for long days in the saddle and is unafraid of any terrain. Jett … Read More
Staff Ride: Dylan’s Chromag Surface
Spring is just around the corner and many of us are dreaming of high country singletrack and maybe even a new bike. We thought it would be a good idea to display some of our staff’s bikes and give you … Read More
The Big ‘E’ Question
E-bikes or Electric Assist Bikes have been around for a long time. In fact, the first patents were issued in the 1890s but e-bikes really started to gain popularity in the early 2000s and today e-bikes are available from countless … Read More
Stop! Which Brakes in 2017?
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 … Read More
What’s New? The ‘Spoke Welcomes Trek!
People are asking us this question in the shop, sometimes wondering what the latest cool new thing is and sometimes just wondering what’s been going on in our lives and in the shop. A lot of times I don’t have … Read More
Santa Fe Trail Jam 2017
The 2017 Santa Fe Trail Jam happened a few weekends ago and was a great success despite unfavorable winds and last minute mishaps with the construction crews. High-flying riders from around the state showed up in droves to give the … Read More
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, … Read More