Picking tires for xc racers and dh rigs is easy. Find the lightest or biggest tires for your ride and taylor them to the conditions you are riding in at the time. Other than that…ride it like you stole it. For recreational riders on trail bikes in the 130mm – 150mm travel range, life is [...]
A week ago yesterday, I headed out for our regular Tuesday night “Dirt and Taco’s” at our local mountain bike trail. As part of the evenings festivities, we typically head back to a small DH/FR area and session for most of the night. We get in some great climbing while getting the added benefit of [...]
Modern mountain bike suspensions have a lot of little adjustments that can make really dialing in your bike a daunting task for those riders that are not used to setting up a bike. With air pressures, damping control, rebound adjustments and travel changes, there are a lot of factors that effect each other on your [...]
One of my favorite parts of riding is hammering sections full of rocks and roots. The suspension gets to show off exactly how much grip there is to be had on the trail and it is an escape from smooth singletrack. If I had my choice, every trail would be littered with as many rough [...]
Over the past couple of weeks, my back has been feeling great. I am not getting any pain at home and I am able to hit the road and trail when I have time. Life is good on the road back to the bike during my recovery. However, I find myself in a place in [...]
Whether you are new to the scene or a veteran of the road or trail, there is absolutely one thing you need to have with you on every ride…a basic understanding of routine maintenance on your bike. Over the years, I have seen a lot of riders go through the same motions. Everything on the [...]
Today’s article started with a simple question on our Bike198 Facebook page, what is your favorite post ride beer? What resulted is one of the most commented updates the Facebook page has ever received. While there were several Fat Tire mentions, everyone had their own favorite brew to bring to the trail head for that [...]
Mountain biking is inherently a social sport. Our friends ride…we meet new people through riding…we even hang out with our riding friends outside of riding. It’s an incredible way to level the allusion that we are not crazy by surrounding ourselves with people that think exactly like we do. It’s wonderful. This group atmosphere makes [...]
With winter firmly here to make life more interesting for cyclists how should you be modifying your bike? Step 1: Fenders The first step is also the most obvious one. Fenders. If you’ve never heard of them you must be living in a magical world where whenever you go through a muddy puddle, it doesn’t [...]
Being able to manual a mountain bike is an incredible tool to have on the trail. By lifting the front tire up and rolling forward, you are able to keep momentum and speed through sections while also gaining control when done correctly. Especially on rollers and downhill technical sections, you can actually make the trail [...]
As mountain and road bikers, we do many things very well. We find excuses why we have to ride this weekend, we find justifications for why that new high end part will improve our skills and we even use riding as an excuse to eat more food. But…one of the things I have found that [...]
As many of you have read previously, I dipped my hat back into the racing circuit for a quick second at a local event here in town. Ironically enough, it is happening again as the friend I raced with lost his partner for a 2 man, 12 hour this coming up weekend which is twice [...]
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