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Entries from November 2007

Thursday Tech Tip: How to make a truing stand

November 19th, 2007 · No Comments

That’s right I’m at it again, but this time its a few days early! Come check out my latest How To at MtnBikeRiders.com

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Tags: Commute · How To

What’s wrong with this picture?

November 19th, 2007 · 13 Comments

The morons from Westgate Resorts have this picture in their rotating gallery on their website. What are they trying to convey? Ah, yes, that purchasing one of their timeshares is as stupid as that picture… Quite subliminal!!!
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Trivia Contest Winner #1

November 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Here’s a picture of Trivia Contest winner Joe Gregory of Manassas, Virginia, sporting the “Gas Sucks — Ride a Bike” t-shirt he won:

The question Joe answered was “Who was ‘lanterne rouge’ in the first Tour de France held after the end of World War II?”
Joe’s correct answer was “Pietro Tarchini of Switzerland. He [...]

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Tags: Articles · News

Review: Delta Aztec Vibe Wrap System

November 16th, 2007 · 5 Comments

I ride 24 miles, round trip, to work. I wear a minimalist cross country Troy Lee Designs glove and had recently been experiencing numbness in my ulnar nerve that often comes from extended rides. So I figured if I’m going to be riding to work I might as well be comfortable doing it. I’ve found [...]

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Tags: Accessories · Commute · Reviews

Pake Bikes Releases a new Frame

November 16th, 2007 · 8 Comments

I got an email from AJ of Pake Bikes telling me all about their new frame.
The new frame is actually called the C’Mute.
It has a versatile geometry which you can build into a
sport tourer, CX, fast commuter, geared or
single-speed bicycle
Cyclocross geometry
Butted Tange 4130 CrMo tubeset.
Rear rack and fender eyelets
Clearance for 35c tires with fenders.
Decals: Removable [...]

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Tags: Commute · Commuter Bikes · Gear · News

Hooky part 2

November 16th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Since Lance said it was OK to take a day off (My boss will be calling you soon), I decided to take my girls to breakfast to one of their (and mine) favorite places.

I hooked up the Copilot trailer to the KHS Tandemania Sport for our 2 mile round trip.

Luckily, the recently built shopping center [...]

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Tags: Commute

Foglights for Bicycles — Update

November 15th, 2007 · 8 Comments

A couple weeks ago, we discussed foglights for bikes. It was decided that low-mounted lights would be perfect for cutting through thick fog.
Well, our man in Reno (Quinn) decided to do some real-world testing of this setup. Based on his experiences setting up the original system, he did some tinkering and added another [...]

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Tags: Advanced Commuter Tips · Gear · How To

Thursday Tech Tip

November 15th, 2007 · No Comments

That’s ride ladies and gents! Check out our weekly tech tip at MtnBikeRiders.com. This week’s tip is how to remove the crown race on your fork without any special tools!
Check it out HERE.
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Hooky…It Does a Body Good

November 14th, 2007 · 7 Comments

Last week I was really getting sick of the daily grind. Sometimes you just have to say “screw it!”. So I took a day off…what the hell. Lucky for me my wife lives close enough to bike so I hopped on the old 925 singlespeed and headed to downtown Fullerton to meet her at [...]

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Tags: Commute · Commuter Bikes

There’s not enough bicycling education available for kids

November 14th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Either the parents of the kids at my daughter’s school are really dumb or these kids are simply don’t have a clue about the basics of riding a bike.

Number one basic is the use of helmets. Some kids straight out don’t wear them. Now that’s the kid’s fault but the responsibility of the parent to [...]

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Tags: Commute · Commuter Bikes