A few posts back we mentioned that Brant Richard’s design company, Shedfire, was doing a titanium hard tail called the “Ragsley”. This is a 26″er bike, but knowing that Brant can design mean 29″er, (see On One’s Inbred), we felt sure that at some point we would see a 29″er coming out of…….well, that’s [...]

Well, with the spring time weather starting to come around to many areas it seems that news and rumors are springing up with the grass! Here are some of the latest tidbits that I have heard out on the wires……

Specialized Carbon Hardtail 29″er: A reader of Twenty Nine Inches was kind enough to forward these [...]

Used to be that if you liked full suspension and big wheels you were going to have to compromise on stiffness. Noodly front triangles or swing arms were just something you were going to have to accept. Well, not anymore!
The idea that a full suspension 29″er could be rigid, precise, and predictable was thought to [...]

There is a new sealant product on the market that is a bit different than the typical ones we see used in mountain bike tires. Generally we are talking about latex based products. Caffelatex is a little different in some important ways. Let’s take a closer look…..
Okay, so here’s the skinny from Effetto Mariposa’s press [...]

Editor’s Note: Captain Bob and I both have a set of these tires, so we will be doing a tag-team review.
The Geax Barro Race tires have been mounted up and ridden by both Captain Bob and myself, Guitar Ted. There are some things we think you should know about our setups, so we’ll cover [...]

Salsa Cycles has sent over their newest 29 inch wheeled trail bike called the Big Mama. The bike is Salsa Cycles first big wheeled full suspension trail bike featuring 4 inches of travel. The frame pictured here is the Large size.

Salsa Cycles wanted the Big Mama to be a durable full suspension bike, and [...]