Series Championship vs One Race Championship

This is in response to Big Worm’s call out. I’m not sure what I’m doing going against Big Worm in the court of public opinion… everybody loves him! He’s like the Godfather, nobody disagrees with Big Worm. Except me I guess.

In the words of Jules Winnfield, “well allow me to retort”.

In a nutshell I believe a . . . → Read More: Series Championship vs One Race Championship

I can put the hurt on the 23

I figured it was time to put on a new chain. The old one is a little stretched but not too bad. Put on the new chain and all is good EXCEPT the 23 cog. That mother trucker wants to skip all over the place when it’s in on the 23. All 8 of the other . . . → Read More: I can put the hurt on the 23

The 40 tooth big chainring experiment

I’ve been running a 40 tooth big ring for about 3 months now. So much so I have to wonder why 44 is the default in the first place.

I used an FSA DH/SS ring with no ramps or pins and only 3mm thick. Definitely not ideal but it’s surprisingly hard to find a 40 tooth ring. . . . → Read More: The 40 tooth big chainring experiment

Bump & Grind 2009

BUMP & GRIND

The Setup

Even with all the rain the course was still good. The bottom half of the big climb was a little muddy and extra rocky. I guess all the rain had washed the dirt out from between the rocks exposing them more. All the culverts were full of water . . . → Read More: Bump & Grind 2009

More knobby = more fun

nevegal

The KHS came with a pair of Kenda Nevegals 2.1 DTC tires which I immediately took off. I stay away from big knobbies like MW stays away from snakes. For some reason last week I decided to throw one on the front and see if all the . . . → Read More: More knobby = more fun

The boy is riding the dirt

Yesterday I was telling the fellas that as much as I want to race Kenda Cup 1 and as hard as I tried to find a ride up there maybe I’m just not meant to do this race.

Turns out The Boy started riding his bike yesterday. Pretty awesome moment that wouldn’t have happened if I’d gone . . . → Read More: The boy is riding the dirt

Overweight Schwalbe tires

So I got these tires from Bikechain.com a couple days ago.

Rocket Ron 26 x 2.10 Evo, Tubeless Black Triple Nano 600 g
Racing Ralph 26 x 2.10 Evo, Tubeless Black Triple 650 g

I just cut and paste that from the Schwalbe site but I coulda sworn those weights were each 70 grams lighter when I ordered the tires. I think . . . → Read More: Overweight Schwalbe tires