We’ve been hard at work on riding our Bay Area trails. The theme of 2015 seems to be to ride the trail bike like a DH rig. Crush rocks. Smash everything. A trip to Pacifica, Stafford, and yet another trip to Rockville was the score for this weekend. Quite the diverse selection. Loam, jumps, and rocks. … Read more
With the introduction of the 8000 & 9000 offroad groups, Shimano has changed it’s brake pads for mountain and post mount road cooling fin type. (The image below shows a post mount pad set vs a flat mount pad set) F03C (Y8J79802A) used to be the metal-type pad used in the calipers. Now, J04C (Y8LW98030) is … Read more
This weekend ended up having to turn out like this I guess. A thrill ride of adrenaline. Just what I like when I’m out having fun. A week ago, I was on a small group ride in Marin. We were on a section of trail that is about as basic as it gets. Wide, groomed, … Read more
Here’s a fun little hop up for your haggard older Maxle Lite fork. I love Rockshox forks. The post Reba era has been good to the brand and they only get better. Now, everything has through-axles. Until recently, the lighter forks got Maxle Lite through axles. This was great. A much stiffer and easier fork. … Read more
In the past weeks, I’ve rebuilt 3 reverbs. A Reverb A1 for a friend and two Reverb Stealth A2s of my own. I’d done a few others in the past, especially when they first came out and there were all kinds of issues and a learning curve for most. Traditionally, 90% of all Reverb issues … Read more
Yesterday I raced the Rockhopper Enduro in Rockville Regional Park. It was a great event that raised funds for local high school league racing. The weather and conditions were perfect. I don’t ride at Rockville very often and this gave me a great excuse. Surprisingly, it came out that I had won my class and … Read more