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Monthly Archives: May 2015

  • Feeling Nostalgic

    I started mountain biking sometime around 1989 or 1990. I had been riding road for much longer up to this point and of course my fair share of BMX. Mountain biking combines the two nicely: Going fast and getting RAD. Finding mountain biking for me was like coming home. Saved perhaps. But my first mountain …

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  • On the OT : Upper Perkiomen Pool : The closing of a Childhood Favorite.

    A few months ago, I was speaking with my Dad via phone (My hometown is just north of Philadelphia, PA – East Greenville) and as we were chatting he mentioned something to the tune “So did you know they’re going to fill in the pool?” My heart sank… “THEY’RE GOING TO DO WHAT?” was my …

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  • 44 Bikes X What’s in a Logo?

    I was recently asked a question online about my logo and how it was created. Honestly, it’s a lengthy project to create a good brand identity. Yes, this can happen literally over night, but a well designed and refined logo takes time, thought and planning. To put things into a context, here’s the question: “We’ve …

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  • 44HQ : XX1 Longish Term Review

    Technically this isn’t a full XX1 drivetrain review. At the time of the build, XX1 rear derailleur’s were out of stock at a bunch of my distributor accounts but winter was upon us and I needed a rear derailleur. So technically this is a review of a XX1 Cassette, Shifter and X1 Rear Derailleur. Basically …

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  • XTR M9000 Cassette Update

    So I’ve been digging the new XTR M9000 setup on my trail bike. I wrote about this in a Shake Down ride post earlier, and you can read about that here. First ride out the cassette was (and has been) giving me some problems. Up above I’ve broken down the cassette so you can see …

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  • Saturday Solo Ride

    I try and get a longer ride in every so often. Well, longer for me vs the approximate 5 mile stomps I typically take at the end of each work day, which usually comes to about 45 minutes worth of riding. I made some calls but didn’t get any takers. No worries, they were to …

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  • 44HQ X Shimano XTR M9000 Shake Down

    Well, it happened. I ordered myself an XTR M9000 drivetrain for my trail bike. I had been running Sram X9 on this build for some time and it was in need of a change since the cassette and chain were well worn and the derailleur was starting to show signs of wear when shifting (yes …

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  • Marauder 2×11

    Next up as a result of all those patient clients waiting for top mount decals is a long time client out of Arizona who used to call Lyndeborough, NH home. This one’s built around a 100mm Fox Fork, will take a 30.9mm dropper and can go dedicated 1×11 or 2×11. Classic external cable routing to …

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  • Proud Customer

    My parents were up this weekend for a visit. Leading up to the date, I was prepping a bike for my Dad. When I built the next version of my own fat bike, I made some upgrades that left me with essentially a parts kit for another bike… I was originally going to sell everything …

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  • Huntsman X Candy Blue

    Up on deck next is a Huntsman with room for 40mm tires and built for a 2×11 setup as well as Disk Brakes. Parts kit included ENVE Tapered Disk CX Fork, Thomson Collar and a Cane Creek 110 headset. This one’s headed north to Vermont and will cruise a mix of dirt roads and pilot …

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