03/13/2009
In Mountain Bike Parts
by head_Goat
Slackers, made by Vince, the guy who machines parts for Intense Bikes, is a new product designed to take your Uzzi and Socom and make them a little more downhill friendly. What they are exactly is replacement dropouts that bolt on to your bike. They are very simple to install and if you understand how they are bolted to the rear triangle you will have no trouble with the install.
So what makes them different than the originals? The rear axle position has been moved rearward and upward resulting in a longer wheelbase, lower bottom bracket height, and a slacker head tube angle. Your next question is going to be by how much. Keep reading, we are about to get to the hard numbers.
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03/13/2009
In Misc.
by head_Goat
Got an old tattoo redone this week and also added a new one. After a bit of research and a visit to the shop I decided to go to Big Bear Tattoo. This shop is owned by two very talented artists, Bill Carlson and Edwin R. Shaffer. To say these guys are good is an understatement. I am very pleased with how my work turned out and would highly recommend that if you are within driving distance and want a bit af tattoo work done, pay these guys a visit. You can visit their website HERE.
01/01/2009
In Misc.
by head_Goat
This was just insane. You have to see it to believe it. He did this last night, New Years Eve ‘08
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12/24/2008
In Mountain Bike Parts
by head_Goat
For those of you that don’t know what a Gravity Dropper is, it is a seatpost that you can adjust while riding. If you get the version with the handlebar mounted thumb switch (which I highly recommend), you can change your seat height at any time, while riding.
At first the uses might not be as obvious as you would think. Normally you have to raise your seat to climb, and lower it to descend. This is what this product was designed for. For this it works perfect.
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12/03/2008
In Mountain Bike Racing
by head_Goat
Shot a few pics of the Southridge race in November. Here they are.
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11/15/2008
In The Pits
by head_Goat
I’ve had my Yeti 575 since July ‘08. It has undergone quite a transformation from when I purchased it at Jenson USA. I bought it with the Enduro build kit which is basically the cross country package, including Fox 32 Vanilla forks and a Fox RP23 shock.
As my ability to ride more gravity oriented terrain increased, these cross country components became less than able to support my 240lbs in a matter that I would consider safe. The basic issues were torsional flex in the forks, blowing thru the travel of the shock, and severe flexing of the Mavic Crossride wheels.
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11/04/2008
In Mountain Bike Parts
by head_Goat
- Crank Brothers Mallet 2 Pedals – 8.4ozs (238gms) each
- Crank Brothers 5050X Pedals- 11.2ozs (317gms) each
- Crank Brothers Candy SL Pedals – 5.1ozs (144gms) each
- Stans No Tubes Rim strip – 2.1 ozs (59.5gms)
- Kenda Nevegal 26×2.1 – 21.3ozs (604gms)
- Maxxis Flyweight Tube – 4.2ozs (119gms)
- Continental Mountain King Supersonic 26×2.4 – 20.1ozs (570gms)
- Maxxis Minion DHF 26×2.35 Kevlar bead – 27.6ozs (781gms)
- Maxxis Minion DHF 26×2.5 Wire bead Downhill specific 2 ply – 44ozs (1247gms)
- Maxxis High Roller 26×2.35 60A compound – 24ozs (680gms)
- Maxxis High Roller 26×2.35 ST42 Single Ply wire bead – 29.5ozs (836gms)
- Maxxis High Roller 26×2.5 ST42 Double Ply wire bead – 43ozs (1219gms)
- Maxxis High Roller 26×2.7 ST42 Double Ply wire bead – 44ozs (1247gms)
10/01/2008
In Word Press
by head_Goat
For those of you that haven’t heard about Wordpress , it is an open source, blogging software. Blogging has become one of the best ways to make your presence known on the internet, and Wordpress is one of the most effective means of blogging.
Wordpress is ideal for any of you that want to constantly update your website with news or product talk. It allows you to easily, and rapidly deploy new ‘posts’ with a very friendly web based interface, which means you can update or post a story from anywhere you have internet access, including from your phone.
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09/26/2008
In Mountain Bike Parts
by head_Goat
Specs: 26″x 2.4″ Actual width 2.3″ Weight 1lb. 4oz. (570gm)
These are just great, all around tires. They are very light, so light in fact that you need to baby them a bit. The side walls are very thin and the tread isnt much thicker. Twice I got flats from very small thorns. On the flip side, I ran them through some rocks that I was sure was going to tear them open and ended up with not a single scratch. If durability is a major concern then Continental makes a protection version that offers a bit more in the way of a sidewall and tread thickness with a small weight penalty.
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09/21/2008
In Mountain Bike Parts
by head_Goat
Specs: 26″x2.1″ Actual width 2.1″ Weight 1lb. 5oz. (603gm)
I would like to say that I could agree with MBA magazine that these are the best tires ever. Problem is I cant. Granted I don’t have 127 different tires to compare to each other, but against what I do have, the Nevegals come in last.
The best thing I can say about these tires is the are light for their size. They seem to be fairly durable. But for me, that’s where the good ends.
I did a back to back comparison of the Nevegal with the Continental Mountain King 2.4 Supersonic and it wasn’t even close. The MK 2.4 won very easily.
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Slackers, made by Vince, the guy who machines parts for Intense Bikes, is a new product designed to take your Uzzi and Socom and make them a little more downhill friendly. What they are exactly is replacement dropouts that bolt on to your bike. They are very simple to install and if you understand how they are bolted to the rear triangle you will have no trouble with the install.
