Niner Bikes Releases Stealth Black Licorice Air 9 Carbon
The first time I ever laid eyes on the Air 9 Carbon, I notice the…
The first time I ever laid eyes on the Air 9 Carbon, I notice the…
This past weekend, I hung up the suspension bikes to get out on my 29er…
Can you remember a time when 29ers weren’t prevalent at your local trail head? Maybe…
Single speeding is a completely different animal when it comes to mountain biking. The simplicity…
The past week or so has contained some stressful events both personally and professionally. As…
Over the last six months, I’ve grown bored and annoyed at my modern full suspension mountain bike. The incessant chain slap. The complicated and vulnerable rear derailleur. The bobbing suspension. The lazy lines I was being allowed to pick. It no longer brought me joy.
Today seems like another great day for a custom steel builder write up. Doug Curtis of Curtlo Cycles has been custom fabricating his amazing frames for over 20 years. His reputation for having one of the best riding steel frames on the market has been earned through years of perfecting is craft. Each frame is hand made exactly to each customers needs.
In the world of ti frames, Kent Eriksen is a legend. After selling off the company he founded, Moots Cycles, Eriksen…
That’s right…I finally said it. I really do miss my singlespeed. Now, to clarify, I don’t particularly miss the Curtlo as much as singlespeeding itself. The Curtlo was an incredible bike built by Doug Curtis. It rode beautifully and one of the best rides I have ever been on was a ss ride on this bike at Tsali with Jason. It was just one of those days where everything was on. I think we did somewhere around 33 miles that day if I remember correctly.
Another incredible ss 29er. This Independent Fab belongs to Jason up in Asheville, NC. The component list ranges from Phil Wood, Eno, Fox, Brooks and Chris King. Independent Fabrication makes some of the best steel hardtails on the market and this one is no exception. The midnight blue against the white of the Fox F29 is a perfect mix.