Triangle Adventure Racing Team » bike gear http://www.triangle-ar-team.com Raleigh / Durham, NC area adventure racing Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:33:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Mountain Bike Tire Review http://www.triangle-ar-team.com/archives/565 http://www.triangle-ar-team.com/archives/565#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:24:26 +0000 webmaster http://www.triangle-ar-team.com/?p=565 tire review thread that contains rolling resistance in watts, puncture resistance, and subjective traction & cornering ratings for numerous tires.  Someone has also put all of this into a nifty Google spreadsheet. I am planning to add to my collection and trying to decide among a handful of contenders.  This helped narrow down...]]> Mtbr.com has an interesting tire review thread that contains rolling resistance in watts, puncture resistance, and subjective traction & cornering ratings for numerous tires.  Someone has also put all of this into a nifty Google spreadsheet.

I am planning to add to my collection and trying to decide among a handful of contenders.  This helped narrow down my selection.  It is definitely worth reading if you’re a parts nerd, or just tend to obsessively research before making a purchase (like me).

]]> http://www.triangle-ar-team.com/archives/565/feed 0 On One Inbred 29′er SS Bike http://www.triangle-ar-team.com/archives/233 http://www.triangle-ar-team.com/archives/233#comments Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:06:00 +0000 bruce http://pre.triangle-ar-team.com/wordpress/?p=233 So I get home today from running…sit down to eat and read the paper before work…when I hear the faint familiar rumble and shifting of a Panel truck….it gets closer and closer…..Could it be?….then I hear the air brake….YES….then the double horn toot….OH JESUS…YES….with trepidation I pull the curtain a little bit aside and peer out…..UPS…God Bless UPS…the bike box comes out the back….I want to run out and grab it ….but I stand down….he drops it on the porch….GOD should I rush out and start tearing it open…..I wait…cant look to anxious..like I’m unemployed and waiting on a oriental blow up doll……ah but then he drives off….I run out with my knife and start cutting tape… HOLY MOSES…….there it is in all it’s glory the “On One Inbred 29′er”:http://www.on-one.co.uk it’s even more beautiful then the web picture….like meeting Cheryl Ladd in person as a 13 year old…..certainly alot better than the wrinkled up Sports Ilustrated 1983 swimsuit edition…..but I digress….some assembly required….but I feel like Dr Frankenstein….creating something but not sure what yet…..I finish…pump the tires and step back…..my knees were a little shaky….I have to admit…but WOW…this thing…Jeezus…When I rode those 29′s around the yard………I felt like a KING…like a PIMP daddy….like Ernie walking in the door after work…I was in one of those weird ass Burger King commercials with the big headed King and pimp cape he wears……. wow……I need to ride it ….NOW…..So anyways…Rides one and two I’m still gettting used to the feel of it…I love the all-around Steel frame through Umstead and the 29 wheels feel fast….it is tough riding SingleSpeed over some of those hills but I’m sure my riding will improve…my third ride….Whoops..the left crank arm comes of while in mid ride and it’s dangling from my foot via the eggbeater pedal….without a 8mm tool to fixit the ride ended abruptly….Okay so I tighten it down hard and keep the fingers crossed that it was loose from the factory…..5 solid rides since and it has held tight…no signs of loosening….I’m loving the bike even more….one drawback being no suspension….it beats the tar out of you on technical singletrack….so I will likely go with a front fork in the near future….so far so good for my first experience with a 29′er and fixed gear….I’m beggining to wonder about all these gears/shifters/deraillaurs etc being worth the hassle…….

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