The hydraulic damper on my '02 Marzocchi Bomber forks has died, and the part is not available from Marzocchi.
So I am in the market for a 29" 80mm XC fork with V-brake posts. Preferably new, preferably black. Leftover models are fine. It's going on a Kelly Ro Sham Bo 29" hardtail, used mainly...
This post is an invitation to ride the Travesia Montecristo 2008, a three day catered MTB ride through Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, in the area where these three Central American countries meet.
This will be the third annual event. I have ridden both the previous years, in fact I am...
Some of you have seen this Kelly Ro Sham Bo before as a dual-sport with road wheels, 38mm tires, and drop bars. But since I am just using it out of my house in Honduras now, where there are loads of dirt roads and jeep trails, I figured it was time to set it up for all dirt.
QBP built the...
This is the story of a $98 Wal-Mart bike that doesn't suck.
I was driving a trailer load from CT to Honduras, when my customs broker informed me that I was going to have to wait five days for Mexican customs paperwork due to a new title verification procedure. So rather than twiddle my...
I was looking to get a new set of wheels for my Kelly Ro Sham Bo 29" hardtail. Non-disc brake for cross country use, mostly riding dirt roads and jeep trails, I will probably use 1.75" tires.
Recommendations on wheels and where to buy them? - Thanks!
A few weeks ago I did a catered three day ride in Central America called Travesia Montecristo. The website is http://travesiamontecristo.esquipulas.com.gt
I am just posting this now because they put up a load of photos at...
Well, I had a few new parts sitting around, so I decided to build a new bike. Probably not the best reason, but I had fun and everything went together very nicely. The concept was to build a very good XC bike that I would enjoy riding, but not an ultimate bike. So I made some cost/benefit...
A report on the first Ultra series MTB race of the year:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/mtb/?id=2006/jun06/mohican100_06
A single speeder who was running up the hills with a broken collarbone took third overall.
8/18/05 NORBA Nationals Marathon @ Snowshoe WV
A few minutes after the start it began to rain, and the rain continued almost the whole race, sometimes heavy. Temperatures @ 3800-4800' altitude were around 60 degrees F all day. Fog was so heavy that a marshal asked me how we could even race...
I signed up for the August 18 48 mile Marathon XC race at Snowshoe. Any tips or inside info on riding a Marathon, like strategy or pacing, would be appreciated. I have done several NORBA National XCs at Snowshoe in the Beginner and Sport classes, as well as 24 hour team races at other venues...
Does anyone have any info on what is going to be available for XC racing in New England this coming year? EFTA doesn't have their schedule online yet and I haven't been able to come up with any NORBA CT Points Series/NE Points Series info... I have only heard that they lost some sponsorship...
Just a quickie review of the 24 Hours of the Adirondacks at Lake Placid Olympic Center in upstate NY. This was the fourth time I have done it, and it was awesome! Great, fun trails (9 mile loop), great scenery, great organization, great people, great weather, great after-race catered lunch...
Info on the Norba XC Nationals at Snowshoe WV has just been put online:
http://www.snowshoemtn.com/summer04/norbacourse.html
The big news - there was a rumor about this a few months ago -
is a 48 mile XC race on thursday. Two 24 mile laps with a total of nearly a vertical mile of...
Mountain lion 'out for blood' killed after attacking bikers
Friday, January 9, 2004 Posted: 12:03 PM EST (1703 GMT)
California authorities stand near a dead mountain lion that attacked two female mountain bikers Thursday in the Foothill Ranch region of Orange County...
Since we're doing vacation stories, you may want to check out my Central America bike ride story with photos at http:www.OutlawBicycles.com/mike/miketrip.htm
I rode for 24 days through Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Chiapas this past February, mostly jeep trails, 6000-9000 feet up in...
Did anyone take podium photos at the '02 NORBA Nationals at Snowshoe WV for beginner cross country classes? If so, please e-mail me m.stone@ix.netcom.com, I'm looking to purchase a couple.
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