I stumbled across this today, totally intact, haggard staple still holding pieces together along with another added to cobble more now to it.  The pages have an oh so nice aging color to them, I ...

We now call them Original Trail Grips, a head nod to the history of the Trailgrip.  That also means we still sell 'em.  Yes we do.  These are my absolute favorite grips - there is something about ...

Pop quiz, hot shot.  On the left hand side of this stellar ad, what is an SASE it's referring to?  I sure didn't know.  An SASE is a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope.  BLAOW!  1995.  Al Gore must h...

Photo Courtesy: Mountainbikeroots.com Racing - who cares, who doesn't?  Many have opinions and the debate apparently has been around for quite some time.  I just stopped through the front office...

The Grease Guard Way Wide front hubs, also known as Extra-Wides as there had been standard, wide, and extra wide options were pretty special.  For one thing, the name was no joke.  They were 118 m...

So picture this, you're riding along, aboard your soo-weeet bike full of modern fancies.  You come upon Downieville's famous waterfall rock section and amidst the multitasking moment of gritting y...

Brake squeal: you hate it, I hate it, we all hate it.  We thought we left brake squeal behind when we moved from rim brakes to disc brakes but instead, we just embraced it and brought along many o...