Tag: MTB

Update January 30, 2019: The passing of Underground Bike Works’ main investor has left the company unable to continue. The sad news was reported by Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. The article states there are still some bikes available but the Durango, Colorado, offices have been shut. Win’s Wheels was the delivery hub for Underground so if you are interested in purchasing a very rare bike, contacting Win’s is your best bet. I was fortunate enough to get my hands on an Underground Bike Works Revival 27.5+ hardtail mountain bike for…

Singletracks, a mountain biking website, published a list of their “Best 2019 Trail Bikes.” I’ve always taken issue with this type of editorial for a lot of reasons. IT’S ONLY NOVEMBER: How can anyone name the “best” of 2019 when all the 2019 models have yet to be released? So right off, “The Best 2019 Trail Bikes We’ve Ridden So Far” or “What We Guess Will Be The Best 2019 Trail Bikes” are both more accurate titles for the piece. YOU DON’T WANT FIRST-EVER TECHNOLOGY: One of the six “Best…

Riding too slow can work against you. Click here to watch a bike get launched (and its pilot cheat death).  

The rider who ignored closed warning gates by riding round them gets quickly owned by the bridge. Luckily, a number of Good Samaritans pulled the dazed and confused rider from the gap before it closed.

Alexis Bosson jumped over a few Tour de France riders in this year’s event, but let’s give credit to Dave Watson who did the same thing eight years ago.  

Don’t try this one on your old mountain bike. It is a joke. The guy did it to have some fun and prove a point. The point being that a mountain bike using springs for its downtube, head tube and seat tube is a bad idea.