New bike time! After barely a year with the Norco Range, I got a hit on one of my ebay searches for another bike on the wishlist. I’ve read great things about Canyon’s Spectral, but they’re very difficult to come by in the States as they are a German brand that didn’t have a U.S. …
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The Best Bicycle Bell for 1x MTB Drivetrain and Remote Dropper Post Lever Setups
With the movement to 1x drivetrain setups with left-hand dropper post remote levers, I’ve found it difficult to find a bell that mounted to my cockpit in a way that was easy to access and ring, without taking my hands off the grips or having to unwrap my thumb, etc. Previously, I had used a Mirrycle …
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Shockwiz Rentals Now Available!
TL;DR Check out my sister website at FeelTheBerm.com for more details, pricing, and to reserve a set! Rent a ShockWiz today! Renting Nationwide! ShockWiz is one of the most innovative products to come to the MTB market and the information it provides about your setup is invaluable. Take out the guesswork and remove the technical barrier behind suspension setup. …
2015 Norco Range C7.2 Carbon
Just picked up this bad boy. I’ve had my eyes on Norco’s Range and Sight models for a few years now, but they are pretty hard to find locally. eBay is also very sporadic and usually they are located in Canada, so shipping stateside is an issue. But I finally found one and the price was …
Englund Total Air Cartridge Replacement Seals Kit For RockShox Judy XC, SL, FSX, SID, White Brothers
Brand new, never-used replacement Seals Kit for Vintage Englund Total Air cartridges! 2025 Update: Kits for both cartridge types are AVAILABLE! Fits vintage Rock Shox Judy XC, SL, SID and White Brothers (Bros.) forks thatused the Englund Total Air cartridge kit. **One Kit will replace seals in two cartridges (enough for one fork)**** Buy with …
2014 Intense Carbine (2016 updates)
Unfortunately, I lost some posts to my blog during a recent server switch. It used to have some ramblings about switching to 27.5/650b wheels, but that update got lost, so I’m posting about it again. TL;DR, I went 27.5 not long after I cracked my 26″ Ritchey carbon rim in my other Carbine post. I never ended …
’97 GT Lightning Titanium
Another day, another Titanium GT! I just can’t seem to be able to pass these up when I come across them. The Lightning was only made for two years in 1997 and 1998. They were built in Asia (Taiwan most likely) of [US] Sandvik ti tubing. The geometry is identical to the US-made Xizang. Apparently …
Vintage/Retro/Classic! Specialized RockShox Judy FSX Replacement Fork decals
I sell these on eBay, but I’ll cut them out and sell directly and give you a little discount if you buy from me direct for $11.00 USD (you save $1.00!) Apparently SRAM thinks my decals are TOO GOOD! They had my listings removed on eBay after almost 10yrs(!) of selling these to support the …
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DT Swiss 240s 142x12mm Rear Hub/Axle Conversion
Since I’ve decided to stick with 26er’s for a while, I decided it was worth it to switch the rear hub of my Ritchey Superlogic carbon wheelset from standard 135mm QR to the new 142x12mm thru-axle design by Syntace (aka X-12). The cool thing about the Superlogic wheelset is that it uses de-badged DT 240s …
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2012 BMC SL01 RoadRacer 54cm
Even though I don’t really ride my road bike much, I still wanted to keep it around for days I couldn’t do a full MTB ride. I came across a great deal on this new ‘12 BMC RoadRacer with 105 Group on eBay and took a risk in being able to sell my old frame …