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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FAB 5 FRIDAYS
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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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A day in this life
I get a lot of questions. One that pop’s up every now and again is for me to describe what a typical day is like here at 44HQ. Well, here is 6.10.2015: Wake up time was about 8am. I’ve never been a early riser. Honestly. I knew that a LONG time ago. My natural hours …
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Builders’ Ride : Marauder SS w/ 1×11 Option
So a while back I built up a dedicated single speed for myself (view the full Flickr album here) I swap out bikes every now and again as my weekly riding takes shape. Most days I’m hitting the trails on my 1×11 setup. Some days though the hankering hits me for a pedal on the …
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Ride at 5
The majority of my rides happen at the end of the day. I try and get out earlier on the weekends, but some times I get out later yet again on the weekends. Today, well.. that was one of those Saturday’s where the day went by and I still hadn’t managed to get out the …
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Gold
Over the past few seasons, I’ve gathered that a bunch of TIG Welders follow me on Instagram. One comment I have been getting a lot of lately is “You need to get yourself a gold filter!”. Ok. I’ve been informed! I’ve been TIG Welding now for some 20 years and never really thought much of …
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Marauder : Back in Black
I was getting some ribbing from some fellow builders’ not too long ago in regards to the sudden “change” in visual direction in terms of color. I assured them I had not strayed from the path. Cam’s Marauder quiets any doubt that 44 Bikes murders out bikes like no one else. The blue of the …
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