03082 Playlist : The Black Lips
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FAB 5 Fridays
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Mean Machine in Review
So to follow up with the previous post, I wanted to break down the initial ride thoughts with lots of close ups. Always interesting to see how the dust settles on initial rides! This build was literally trial by fire with no time to do any pre-ride checks or take a few short rides to …
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MTN XXX : Builders’ Ride
Last August, I posted up an update to why I ride what I ride. You can read about this build’s previous incarnation here. Earlier this season, I made some big changes component wise from a mix of Sram XO/X9 which was a 1×10 setup (and ran a Wolftooth 40t cog for a bit too) to …
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FAB 5 Fridays
03082 Playlist : Teen Generate
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FAB 5 Fridays
03082 Playlist : The Cramps
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FAB 5 FRIDAYS
03082 Playlist : Psychedelic Furs Kid Dangerous on Deck. Not to be Messed with. Editor’s Note: In the past, I’ve posted every Friday at V-Salon in the “Friday Night Lights” subforum consistently for over 3 years. After much thought and inner dialog, I’ve decided to pull that weekly content here: FAB 5 Fridays lives on …
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Sick 6 Saturdays : Julie’s Huntsman 1×11
Julie was kind enough to return her Huntsman I finished for her earlier this winter as a frame and fork set so I could get nice shots of the complete build in the studio. Paint work was done by Jay Nutini. Force 1 drivetrain, Absolute Black 38t Chainring, Force 1 Hydro levers/disc brakes, ENVE CX …
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The Need to Ride
I was out on a ride the other night. Nothing new there. I ride as much as I can. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Saturday and Sunday are almost always reserved for a ride. Sometimes short.. well, most days on the shorter side and some longer days thrown in there when time permits. Monday’s and Thursday’s are …
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44 X WTB Vigilante 2.3″ TCS Light · Initial Thoughts
With the summer comes varied weather. It’s been relatively dry so far this summer however we have been getting good amounts of rain when it does decide to precipitate. New Hampshire has a nice mix of hard pack. It also sports quite a bit of trail on the loamy side due to all the Hemlocks …
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Fresh Meat : WTB Trail Boss 2.4 and 2.25
A while back I was contacted by Will at WTB with a simple question: “IF I send you set of 40mm Nano’s, will you try them out and report back?” My simple answer was “HECK YEAH I WILL.” This led to other things headed to 44HQ which include WTB’s Trail Boss Tires. See, when I …
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