Recently I was given the opportunity to ride a Trek 69er on some off road trails. I also was priveliged to speak with a few elite level racers concerning the format of running a 29 inch front wheel/ 26 inch rear wheel bike. One of those people was Mountain Bike Hall of Fame member Travis [...]

The LA Times recently put out an article called the “The wheel, reinvented” which is their short take on big wheels. While the article is neat from the standpoint of mainstream media attention, it’s obviously more of a fluff piece that didn’t have much time put into it.
First off, while Gary Fisher can be [...]

The recent product launch of Trek’s new “69er” line up signals a major departure from what was expected by them. Many had guessed that Trek would jump into the 29″er market to reap even more of a growing market than they could with just the Fisher brand. Instead it seems that they have struck out [...]

One of the most rewarding parts about writing about the bicycle industry is meeting folks that are passionate about bicycles and riding them. Two such people are behind what is Siren Bicycles, based out of Idyllwild, California. I caught up with Brendan and Mary Collier at the Sea Otter Classic and found out more about [...]

First of all, I’ll have some exclusive interviews with Brendan Collier of Siren Bikes and Heather Irminger of the Gary Fisher/ Subaru Team coming to you in a few days. Great stuff and very interesting takes on 29″ers and “69ers” as well.
Next I can say that I did in fact track down the elusive Specialized [...]

Today was a big day at the Trek/ Fisher product launch because we actually got to swing a leg over a couple of top level bikes. We were driven up to the Nisene Marks State Park area and ride some really challenging and fun trails. These trails were single track, fairly smooth, and muddy in [...]