Joel is Guitar Ted’s co-worker.  These words and photos are from Guitar Ted’s arsenal!

A little background on Joel and his rig: This is a Raleigh Professional circa 1974. Joel has had it since the late 70’s. Joel has been a racer, bike shop mechanic, shop manager, and now teaches Spanish at a local community [...]

It has been awhile since I have put the Spinner 2Nine suspension fork on my Dos Niner. I made a switch to my OS Bikes Blackbuck recently and have some more to say about the fork. So, sit back and check out the latest!

With the Spinner 2Nine on the Blackbuck now I have a little [...]

The first step in getting the Edge XC rims going is to gather some wheel building components and get to building these beauties up into a usable set of 29″er wheels. To that end, I contacted American Classic and purchased a sweet set of their new Disc 130 front and Disc 225 hubs to lace [...]

There is a great topic going on over at the 650b listserve.  Tires, depending on the manufactor, even with the same width might have a different outside diameter (OD).  This could be due to the rim it is on, the amount of rubber tread, thickness and so on.
Here is a list that Longleaf Bicycles started [...]

Specialized has recently introduced a number of new tire models that some of you may not be aware of. We had heard rumours of tires being developed last May and posted on that here. Now it appears that even more than we had heard about was in the works. Along with the Eskar and Captain [...]

Editors Note: Crooked Cog Network would like to welcome “Grannygear” as its newest contributor. He has a wealth of experience and a passion for the sport, but you can read his bio and check it out for yourself.
A native to So Cal (yes, they do exist), Grannygear began mtn biking in the mid 1980s [...]