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Bike Muzak
Pinkbike featured a cool video the other day, Sampled Bike - Music made from your bike. There's an interesting write up about the making of the video as well as…
A Hill in Spain
Terrific MTB video featured on Pinkbike today called A Hill in Spain, featuring a guy called Chris Akrigg. Think Mcaskill's style of trials riding but on a dual suspension bike…
Scotch Rubber Mastic Tape 2228
I noticed some scuffing from the chain on the inside of the Mojo HD’s carbon fibre rear triangle stays a while ago. The culprit is the limited clearance between the frame and chain when running on the smaller cogs, adding in the fact that when you’re running on the smaller cog you’re going faster and the chain is probably going to be slapping around more because of that. (more…)
BikInventions Squirt Wax Based Dry Lube Review
How cool is BikInventions Squirt? It’s frickin genius! Squirt is a waxed based dry lube that ride after ride, week after week, is somehow keeping the Mojo HD’s drivetrain bizarrely clean, gunk free while purring along quietly and efficiently as a good lube should. (more…)
Rockshox Update Rear Maxle Lite 135X12mm
Late 2010 RockShox started shipping an updated 12mm Rear Maxle Lite to address hub failures, most notably the Hope Pro II, when used with the tapered Maxle. The updated Rear Maxle Lite did away with the external taper, instead its consistent outer diameter providing better support for hub internals. Here’s an excerpt from the related SRAM notice: (more…)
A Wee Dram
Well I guess trail conditions in Central Victoria could be best described as damp this morning, as the leftovers of the weather system that flooded southern Queensland and northern NSW passed over. (more…)
Life Cycles Trailer
Love the trailer for Life Cycles by Stance Films, lots of inspiring eye candy, hi res slo mo shots, really seems to capture what MTB is. The full movie could…