With the onset of wintry weather here I am in preparation to break out my winter commuter, a 2003 Surly Karate Monkey. You can see more about that here I love commuting on big wheels, especially since parts of my commute are over unpaved trail and a grassy field.
How many of you are commuting [...]

I spent this weekend racing as part of the Kona Bikes “Media Darlings” team at the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo. I, of course, chose a 29er for my riding and got in three 17-mile loops on the Kona Kula 2-9.
While this is no where near enough riding for an in-depth review, I’ll [...]

Just did a two-day dirt tour on the Saline Valley Road in Death Valley National Park. Two of us were on custom 29ers. Thought you would be interested in the trip report and pics.
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The Coconino was running a Vulture fork, Bontrager jones tires, WTB drops, custom Coconino rack.
The Vulture [...]

About 10 days ago I wrecked the XXIX a bit and bent up the disc for my front wheel’s brakes. I switched bikes for a week or so since I didn’t really have time to do any repairs, but Sunday I finally got back into the basement to see if I could pound the [...]