The Bontrager Tubeless Ready wheel set, which I have already covered here, has been finally paired up with the Dry X Tubeless Ready tires and ridden out in the woods a few times. I am now ready to give you some first impressions on how the system works, and rides.
First, I must say that the [...]

Yesterday I had a great conversation with Rich Gosen of Oneota River Cycles in Decorah, Iowa. Just so you know, this event wouldn’t be happening without his and Jeff O’Gara’s help. If you make it to the Ballyhoo, make sure you track these guys down and give them a word of thanks.
Anyway, Rich [...]

We are hearing that a proto type yeti 29″er is being piloted somewhere in the Rockies. Supposedly it is based on their 575 model which is similar to a Fisher HiFi/ Sugar type bike.
The 26 inch model has over 5 inches of rear wheel travel which probably won’t translate over to a 29″er platform [...]

I have tried others and have found the Voodoo Aizan to be the best performing 29er available, hands down.

Now that I have been riding this bike for a while I wanted to point out some things that I have noticed about the bike, both positive and negative.
As far as negative aspects of this bike are concerned, the only particular issue that I have repeatedly had is with the Truvativ Blaze crank. The weight [...]

My conversionc, complete.