I just got my 05 SJ PRO 120, and I'm looking for a new lube solution, specially in the drive train area, trying to cut back on build-up. I have used white...

I retired my last Sachs PC-51 chain today. Pulled it off the bike for deep cleaning and found lots of little cracks in the outer plates. Instead I got out a...

I've currently got a 10W halogen setup, and it chucks out enough light for me to see what I'm doing. Does the new Cateye EL500 (I think that's the number,...

Where the sewage meets the sea. A great book. Kinda California Noir. Along with his other books; "Tapping the Source" and "The Dogs of Winter", some of the...

I had to put together a 15 minute DVD for some guy and also stuck a low-res version on the web: http://www.mtbvideos.net/video/fruitaexp.mpg

Said with some tongue in cheek, but... Some may know (none care I know) I bought some acres outside Cottage Grove early in the year. I am finally able to do...

Some footage of Psycho Betty's Revenge in Jim Thorpe, PA before she ate my helmet cam (although you will see her destruction at the...

Can a relatively low-end full-suspension XC bike (like a Trek Fuel 70 or Fuel 90) make it over a 6"-diameter log with no trouble? This past weekend I rode my...

Yao Ming believes in steel. IF recreates a Schwinn Rocket 88 for some reason. Check out Surly's gift to those who DWI'd their way into biking to their AA...

I'm a 6ft 2" 170lb rider, looking to do mainly free-ride and urban (eg 4ft drops onto flat pavement) and tricks (walls, stairs, parks etc), plus aggressive XC...

I'm buying a bike I can use for all-round purposes, including freeride, urban assault, dirt jumping, some tricks (wheelies onto and off walls), and also...

Just missing a few minor details; like crank-arm bolts, and chainring...... http://www.shavings.net/images/bikes/29er/VanD-Almost.jpg But close enough to...

Does anyone know if Marin's Quad FRS frames are anodized or painted? When I am servicing my bike, I'd like to be able to polish up the frame. But, I'm not sure...

Not my first ride, but my first RR. A few pictures from my local trail. It's a network of trails in a local nature preserve and some surrounding land. One...

Been trying to get a disc brake set for the rear of the bike for quite a while - soon I'll have all but the rotor - thought I'd throw the question out here...

Steffik wrote: I have a relatively nice mountain bike which I Do Not Deserve (In capital letters :-). To assuage my guilt somewhat, I...

Would you do 4ft drops onto flat with the MZ Comp 100mm fork, if you weighed about 180lb like me?

Hi, I'm looking to buy a new XC hardtail. I'm after something one or two models off top of the line. I actualy prefer XT in a few ways to XTR and I'm more...

I haven't found much in the newsgroups about the Giant STP 1 & STP 2. They were new in 2004, and apparently sold super fast and were very popular. STP =...

Hi all, I am looking for a new bike at the moment and need your help.i have only ever owned BMXs and for the past 5 years have been riding 24" Cruisers. So any...