Bike Date?

Need a bike buddy but don't think you have got the chops to hang with Reggie? Try this new site
Bike Pal. You can drop a line and list your skill level and bike preference and go SHRED IT!

Not appearing on ebay.

Times is Tough

White trucks are plentiful in Norcalandia. Here are a couple of proverbial diamonds in the rough:

You think YOU ride alot?

Main man Reggie rides more than most humans. Spending the week on a reliable but aesthetically busted Giant TCR, he ticks off the miles. When the weekend appears he sets off for his real passion on the open roads of Pennsylvania. He is logging well over 200 miles in a single day of riding with an impressive average speed. Running into Reggie is always a treat and our last encounter he laid his latest mileage and speed recordings on me. Now I bring them to you. So stop complaining and go ride.

Timm Köelln captures road

Timm Köelln is wonderful photographer that everyone should be watching. His photographs of road cycling are pretty majestic. What do you say we invite him to a DH/MTX weekend?

How many 2 wheeled devices can you spot?

Trevyn Newpher and Tim Price are East Coast racers with an agenda. They want to reach Sol Vista, Colorado in time for the U.S. Nationals Race by way of Moab, Utah. They have decided to bring quite a few toys along with them. As they rip a scar in the ozone layer on their trek, hopefully they will keep us entertained with updates of their antics. Hint hint.

Note: That is not a lunar rover. And yes they removed the wheels from the trailer and yes those are 2 x 4's.

Bloack and G.O.A.T. on Top Gear

Neko gets third in Bromont.

Third place with a lost chain for the last 2/3rd's of the course.
Rock on Neko!!!

1 Sam Hill (Aus) Monster Energy/Specialized 2:41.666
2 Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kenda/Morewood 2:50.452
3 Neko Mullaly (USA) Specialized/Team America 2:55.438
4 Yann Gauvin (Can) Xprezo/Impact Design/Novatec 2:59.965
5 Rob Fraser (Can) Primary-Trek 3:01.086
6 Dominick Ménard (Can) Primary Trek 3:01.175
7 Mathieu Laurin (Can) Lama Cycles 3:01.539
8 Remi Gauvin (Can) Team BC/Arrowsmith Bikes 3:01.810
9 Trenton Zoobkoff (Can) Team BC 3:01.838
10 Jean-Philippe Da Silva (Can) indépendant 3:02.187

Kurt Sorge can Scrub a bicycle

Also, does anyone remember a small video of a different Kirt (of the Bend variety) scrubbing a bicycle with a decidedly xc seat height?

Can you a scrub a bicycle?

An online conversation was started around this very question. I do not really care what resolution they came up with. My answer is "yes", Vanderham in Seasons, Gwin in Tipping Point, Hopkins for Life Cycles, Brendan, Mitch Delfs, Sam Hill and blah blah blah.

Don't be a jackass by asking a stupid question like that.

Here is Bubba doing his thang!




Here is Hopkins doing his thang!


A video clip of Bubba, watch it a few times.

When small (cool) things become large...

This is a kinda good bike... If you're into that sorta thing.

Here are some tidbits floating around the series of tubes we call the internet.

"BEST FUCKING SITE EVER=HB Cut The Course" this is a social commentary site pertaining to the bicycle industry. Kudos. A new favorite here at T-Mag.

A new air shock from the stuffy french-men at BOS.
Current top ten World Cup point leaders.

Greg Minnaar 914
Steve Peat 835
Sam Hill 789
Gee Atherton 776
Mick Hannah 723
Justin Leov 551
Brendan Fairclough 482
Sam Blenkinsop 476
Steve Smith 411
Andrew Neethling 398

2009 THRASH BIKE VIDEO.

Fabien takes the win in Maribor.

Narrowly beating out Hill, Barel takes the win for the first time in a long time. Gee was leading as the fastest qualifier but had a spill which took him out of the winners circle. Peaty got a flat and may have slightly surrendered his leaders jersey. Minnaar may have broken his ankle in the rock section. The rocks of Slovenia do not like those Syndicate boys.

2010 UCI World Cup Schedule

The 2010 schedule has been released with some exciting news for us Yanks! Not to mention Worlds being held at Mount Saint Anne.

April 24-25: World Cup XCO #1, Dalby Forest, Great Britain
May 1-2: World Cup XCO #2 & 4X #1, Houffalize, Belgium
May 15-16: World Cup DHI #1 & 4X #2, Maribor, Slovenia
May 22-23: World Cup XCO #3, Offenburg, Germany
June 5-6: World Cup DHI #2 & 4X #3, Fort William Great Britain
June 19-20: World Cup DHI #3 & 4X #4, Schladming, Austria
June 7-10: European Continental Championships, Haifa, Israel
July 17-18: National Championships Weekend
July 24-25: World Cup XCO #4 and DHI #4, Champéry, Switzerland
July 31 - August 1: World Cup XCO #5, DHI #5 and 4X #5, Val di Sole, Italy
August 8: World Marathon Championships, St. Wendel, Germany
August 28-29: World Cup XCO #5, DHI #6, and 4X #6, Windham, New York, USA
August 31 - September 5: World XCO, DHI & 4X Championships, Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada

Young Money

What's Next? Trailer from Aaron Larocque on Vimeo.

Aaron Larocque's new full length flick.Skinny jeans, big wheels, huge schralps.

Sliding aroud the Block.

I give in.

After checking to make sure my post worked I thought to myself–self: You probably don't care about Zap, and just want to see riders, right? Fine.

Hangtucky, USA

Also known as Prairie City... (Johnny Cash!)

Ye Olde Rig

I used to crash, er, ride on this bike. I had it for about five years. Each year took a measurable toll on it. I suspect it actually got lighter as more material was removed from it over the years. Not to say this is the one that got away, rather, I'm happy to say I've crawled away from that wreckage.

Sam Hill wide open!

Sam Hill wins the 2009 US Open, Gee Atherton in second and Brendan Fairclough with third.
The winning time was 2:30.11. More info as it becomes available.

Hill wins crash contest; Peat wins a Nico surpassing Cup

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Moar Strongarming

Shepard Legstrong

Specialized's full compression.

I know we have all seen lots of footage for this race in South Africa. About one third into the video watch and listen for the full compression, Sam landing it flat. "Limited lifetime warranty?"