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Archive for January, 2009

Monster Cross Defined: Part II

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

In my post from a little over a week ago, “Monster Cross Defined, I covered the general gamut of the types of bikes that are called “Monster Cross”. This post will look at how those bikes are getting used.

The controversial VooDoo Nakisi will be available soon.
The Obvious: It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure [...]

Fight Cancer, Win A Superfly SS 29″er!

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Many of you out there are aware of The Fat Cyclist and how Eldon, aka “Fatty” is helping his wife Susan in her battle against cancer. Throughout all of Susan’s and Eldon’s struggles, they have shown us amazing amounts of courage, grace, and determination. Now as if that wasn’t enough, Eldon has convinced Fisher Bikes [...]

Question: Can You Put Road Tires On A 29″er Rim?

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

From time to time I get questions on the site in the form of comments, or e-mails that I like to address with a post. Today’s question is about putting road tires on 29 inch rims. Can you do it? Are they compatible? What sizes are recommended? There are a lot of confusing answers floating [...]

Edge Composite Rims: West Coast Testing

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Editors Note: In our “Top Ten 29″er Products of ‘08” series, these Edge Composites rims laced to American Classic hubs came in number 8. Then we sent them out to Grannygear in SoCal for some further testing. Here is his first report on them
First Impressions: Edge Composite 29er wheels – Increasing your carbon footprint.

Since Guitar [...]

The Future Of 29″ers: 2009 Edition

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Once in awhile I peer into my greasy crystal ball in the basement of Guitar Ted Laboratories and give you my prognostications on where 29″ers are headed in the future. Here’s my latest thoughts on where the wagon wheelers are going.

The WTB Vulpine will have lots of company come springtime in the racing tread [...]

Monstercross Defined

Friday, January 9th, 2009

One of the “fringes” of 29″ers is the “monstercross” bike. Besides its fun, cartoonish moniker, what is behind the name? What does the bike you see in your mind look like when you think “monstercross”? I’m going to delve into this vague, oft discussed, and debated term for a bicycle.
What We Can Agree On: [...]