Components

Saddles from SDG: Sea Otter 2013

I’ve been a fan of SDG saddles since my grom days in the shops, and some of my favorite bike builds have featured their iBeam railed saddles. They’re light, ridiculously durable, and my favorite model, the Formula MTR has an awesome shape. Most of my trail bikes feature dropper posts restricting me to saddles with [...]

04.26.2013 Saddles Read the full story →

Gear: Answer ProTaper 780 Carbon Handlebar

The game changing upgrade to my first full suspension mountain bike back in the day was an heavy duty Answer DH riser bar. It was ages ago and I don’t recall the year, but upon installing the bar, I promptly cut it down to about 26″ or 27″ inches. Back then I was a very different rider, [...]

11.29.2012 Handlebars Read the full story →

Fresh Gear: Fox D.O.S.S. Adjustable Height Seat Post

I recently installed the new Fox D.O.S.S. adjustable height seat post on my trail bike and have to admit; I wasn’t sure what I thought of it from the initial reports online. While the post itself looked clean in its design, the dual thumb levers looked a bit much. However, now I’ve installed the unit [...]

09.09.2012 Seat Posts Read the full story →

Dirty Dog MTB rebrands as Moment Industries

Local outfit Dirty Dog MTB recently relaunched as Moment Industries and introduced their latest disc brake rotor, the Storm. We’re still rocking our test set, with the spider web pattern rocking strong on the Blur TRc. Not only are they made locally here in the Bay Area, but they’ve never failed to elicit comments on [...]

08.26.2012 Brakes Read the full story →

Review: VP Components VP-59 Pedals

When it comes to platform pedals, the current crop of thin pedals make for a big upgrade over the clunky flats of yesterday. Low profile pedals offer a lower center of gravity making corning easier, offering an in the bike feel. (as opposed to on top of it) Being closer to the axle also means [...]

08.25.2012 Pedals Read the full story →

Fresh Gear: Pro Tharsis Carbon Stem and Handlebars

I’m just going to say it. The Pro Tharsis stem is the coolest carbon fiber stem I’ve seen. With a listed weight of 130 grams, it’s light, but is still rated as trail worthy and suitable for all mountain and regular trail riding. I recently built up my first lightweight XC/trail bike in years, and [...]

05.28.2012 Features Read the full story →

SRAM X-9 10 Speed

SRAM and Shimano are now pushing 10 speed drivetrains on us as state-of-the-art for trail riding these days, but how is that stuff really working compared to the reliable 9 speed stuff it replaced? Do we really need to cram one more gear back there? Do we really need tighter gear ratios for riding our [...]

05.18.2012 Components Read the full story →

HT AEO1 thin pedals

All the cool kids are switching out their platform pedals for the newest generation of thin pedals these days for good reason. Low profile pedals are less likely to strike rocks, and the lower q-factor not only offers additional clearance while cornering, but by lowering your center of gravity you can rail corners that much faster. [...]

04.13.2012 Pedals Read the full story →

SDG Duster Saddle and Bolt-on Grips

SDG’s latest offerings in the form of a saddle and grips are looking quite sharp. I especially took to the feel of the grips right away. Read the full post at ih8bikes.com

01.05.2012 Grips Read the full story →

Fresh Gear: SDG Duster Saddle and Grips

I’ve been a fan of SDG saddles since way back when. I had a red kevlar covered saddle they made back in the day on my dirt jump/ slalom bike for years, and I’ve owned almost one of every i-beam model they’ve made. Since I’ve changed from my i-beam Gravity Dropper post to a Rockshox [...]

11.21.2011 Grips Read the full story →

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