I have been involved in the product development end of a new tread design out of one of the major tire manufacturers for several months now. After several sets…I can say that these are probably the best cross country tires that I have ever ridden.
We had over 350 tickets in our first ever giveaway on Mountain Biking by 198! Thank you guys for the support and we are really looking forward to our GIGANTIC GIVEAWAY later THIS MONTH! Guess what? By being involved in this giveaway…you are automatically enrolled with 1 ticket for the future giveaways!
On my ride to work today, a thought occurred to me…”There is no other group of people like the cycling community.” This very tight knit group has very diverse backgrounds, views, opinions and ages but in the end…they all get along great together with their common passion…biking. Every weekend there are large numbers of these groups getting together and sharing their love of the outdoors and their hobby.
When I returned from Maui this week, I received my samples from Julbo USA. Julbo manufactures high end sports glasses and goggles for numersous uses from water sports to mountain excursions. These two new pair, the Run and Dirt (not on website yet), are stylish adventure sport models that feature their Zebra lens technology.
As you guys saw in an earlier post…I got married to the woman of my dreams on the 20th of September and the day afterward we headed to Maui for seven full days of honeymoon bliss. Maui is incredible. I could not have asked for a better wedding, honeymoon or new bride…everything was perfect.
As mountain bikers, we often pride ourselves as being ‘green’ outdoors-folks; individuals who would rather spend a day outside sweating and grunting up a mountain, than sitting inside and watching the PGA Tour. We tend to be more of the trash-recycling, organic Whole-Foods eating, micro-brew drinking, free-trade coffee sipping and earth-loving crowd.
Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicycles, designer and manufacturer of high quality, state of the art bicycles, is honored to support the Shimano Alfine Breast Cancer Fundraiser by donating a “rose petal” pink commuter bike, the RIDE.
Bill Freeman forwarded an email to me from Hans Rey. Hans is out in Italy getting some riding in, and rather than try to bore you will my thoughts on the pictures in this email…I will let them do the talking for me. Here is the email from Hans and his attached pictures…enjoy!
Over the past couple of years, we have seen drastic changes in the industries and economies that have a substantial impact on the bike industry as a whole. With increasing raw material costs, the high price of fuel and uncertain economies, pleasure industries are seeing unpredictable times.
Pivot Cycles, one of the first to use the world renowned DW-Link suspension design, is really stepping up to the plate for 2009. Check out their Interbike booth for a first hand look at these new rides. Pivot is ready for a full out fight in 2009.