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Archive for April, 2008

History, Economics, And “Grace”: Gary Fisher’s Take

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

In my travels, I have had the opportunity to sit and speak with Gary Fisher a few times and have actually gotten to ride with him on one occaison. While opinions run the gamut on Gary Fisher, the man, one thing is undeniable: the man loves bikes.
Anyone who has been where Gary has been [...]

Handmade: Shamrock Cycles

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The end of February I some how found my way at a frame builders site under the name Shamrock Cycles. The man behind it, Tim O’Donnell, and I traded many emails. I asked many questions, about wheels, about rides, his lovely bikes and seeing that he was building a full suspension 650b bike around [...]

Out Of The Box: Intense Tire Systems EX-2 Sticky Lite 29″er Tires

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Edge Composites Update

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

We saw the Edge Composites 29″er wheels at Sea Otter last week and they are very impressive. We also wanted to correct a couple of things we got a bit wrong which Edge Composites’ Jake Pantone was so kind to point out to us.
First of all, we had stated that there were washers molded [...]

Sea Otter : Haro Bikes

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

At Sea Otter Haro went the smart way with having a demo tent for folks to be able to try out their bike lines. Even though the new Beasley was not a demo option I was able to talk to Jill from Haro about the Beasley, their new aluminum 29er bikes and how the [...]

Sea Otter Classic: More From The Expo

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Here are a few more tidbits from the recently held Sea Otter Classic. Stay tuned for some in depth updates on some of the things we saw coming soon. Till then, enjoy!