Category: Gear

Over the years I’ve picked up a closet full of old parts. I did an inventory during the stay-at-home era and found out I have everything to build up a […]

CRAMBA had their yearly ¡Ay CRAMBA It’s Cold Out! at River Bends Park, where you are able to demo various fat bikes on actual trails.  I thought it would be […]

While out in Colorado, I rented a Ripmo AF. It was a 2019 bike and came with a suspension I have personally never heard of, the DVO suspension. I have […]

Well I was in Denver and needed to rent a bike for a few days, I went to a shop looking to rent the Ripmo but it needed a new […]

This is the most I have EVER spent on a drive train. There let me get that shock out of the way. It’s definitely not cheap and is it really […]

TRP is a company I’ve never heard of, it’s actually a “performance branch” of Tektro. You know the basic brakes that came on your huffy back in the day, and […]

It rained last night, but hopefully not enough to muddy up the trails, I had to take a chance with the new build staring me in the face! One thing […]

Well it finally came in after a month on order! The new Ibis Ripley frame is mine! I wasn’t able to get to any of their demo rides, the closest […]

Here is a list of my ever growing tool set for working on the bikes. You always need more tools right?? I am just cataloging what I have for future […]

This is the first time in biking history I have ever become super excited about a bike release. I am not sure if it was some sort of marketing trick, […]