Jeremiah Bishop talks with Bike Magazine about La Ruta de los Conquistadores

Posted: 27 January at 12:47 pm

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the name Jeremiah Bishop, all you really need to know is that he’s one of the top cross country riders in the United States. In November of ‘06, Bishop took part in La Ruta de Los Conquistadors, an epic marathon race staged in Costa Rica, and after a couple of days was challenging for the overall lead. Full entry »

Learn about Rock Shox’s Mission Control damping system

Posted: 24 January at 11:52 am

The Mission Control damping system for Rock Shox was developed by the folks over at SRAM for the company’s new generation of long-travel, single crown forks. It includes externally-adjustable high and low speed compression settings, rebound and Floodgate (Rock Shox’s version of a platform // lockout) controls. Full entry »

Ben Boyko goes Norco

Posted: 9 January at 8:24 pm

Norco’s always had a pretty solid factory team and the company is always looking to add strong riders to its lineup. Over the years, Norco has had (or continues to have) riders like Ryan Leech, Jay Hoots, Kris Holm, Fionn Griffiths, and many more represent on a world stage. Full entry »

2007 Mace Gear website up and running

Posted: 27 December at 1:10 pm

The new Mace Gear website is up and running and features all of the company’s new clothing and other soft goods. We carry lots of Mace shorts, pants, gloves, and helmets, and we can bring in anything that’s not in stock. Check out the new Mace Gear website » Full entry »

And here comes the Rock Shox Totem

Posted: 22 December at 10:12 am

PinkBike.com posted up a product feature on the soon-to-be released Rock Shox Totem. For those of you who’ve been living in a cave for the past year, the Totem is set to take its place at the top of Rock Shox’s freeride single-crown fork lineup. Full entry »

2007 Norco Six One preview

Posted: 8 December at 7:58 pm

When Norco added the Six in 2004, the bike was so well received by the media that it was awarded Mountain Biking’s ‘Bike of the Year’ for the model year. Reviewers appreciated the bike’s relatively light weight, quality parts spec, and all-round versatility, something that helped riders access all sorts of terrain. Full entry »

2007 Norco Shore preview

Posted: 22 November at 9:14 am

A while back, I put together a quick overview of the 2007 Norco lineup and it’s a good introduction to some of the highlights (for me) of this year’s lineup. I’m going to use this space to take a closer look at the 2007 Norco Shore 1, which I’ll be riding on the Shore (!), up at Whistler, and a few other places around the province. Full entry »