Downhill and Freeride Mountain Biking

This intelligent hybrid is a unique blend of road bike performance and cruiser bike comfort featuring a 6061 aluminum frame with Reflex Road tubing. 50mm of front suspension soaks up the bumps, an Adjustable stem can be modified for comfort or speed, and a 21-speed drivetrain with SRAM 3.0 twist shifters offer plenty of gearing to get you where you need to go regardless of the terrain. FRAME - 6061 AL HYBRID, REFLEX ROAD TUBING FORK - SPINNER ODESA ACS, 50mm TRAVEL, PRELOAD ADJUST, ALUMINUM LOWER LEGS FRONT DERAILLEUR - SHIMANO C051 REAR DERAILLEUR - SRAM 3.0 SHIFTERS - SRAM 3.0 FREE WHEEL CASSETTE ... Read Full Story

A mountain bike is the one thing you obviously need before you go mountain biking, for fun or for fitness. More and more people are buying mountain bikes and the sport is growing at an alarming rate, but do you know what the parts are called and what they do? Fear not, you are not alone, but we can give you a little help right now.A mountain bike contains many parts, but we will discuss the main 24 parts here, with a name and a function. Check the list below: 1.    Bottom bracket - This attaches the crankset to the body of a bike. ... Read Full Story

The Maverick range of bikes is designed for recreational XC riders and people just getting into the sport of mountain biking. The Maverick 1.0 women’s bike is distinguished by such features as an aluminum hardtail frame with a 1-1/8-inch Zero Stack headtube, an RST 191-T7 fork with 80mm of travel, a Shimano TX30 rear derailleur with Shimano EF-50 EZ-Fire shifters, alloy linear pull brakes, an SRAM PG-730 7-speed cassette, ITS Ninja tires, and a WTB Speed V Sport SE saddle. Specifications:Frame: 6063 aluminum hardtail frame with 1-1/8-inch Zero Stack headtube, formed downtube, replaceable derailleur hanger, and international disc brake mount Rear shock: N/A Fork: ... Read Full Story

Executive Summary about Mongoose Black Diamond Triple by Brady Mini downhill bikes are growing in popularity and rightfully so, allow people to use one bike to do both trail riding and light-to-medium downhilling. The geometry of these bikes is modeled after their larger downhill counterparts. Some of these bikes are also marketed as freeride bikes and they are also fully capable of filling that niche. Over the past two years, Mongoose has been getting their foot back into the door of high end bike market with their introduction of the Freedrive suspension design first seen on the ECD downhill bike. They have outfitted an ... Read Full Story

Big Sale on this Iron Horse Trail MKIII All Mountain Sale Price $999.95 (save 47% from msrp $1899.99) The DW – Link MKIII Models have been some of the most rider acclaimed full suspension bikes in recent memory. The MKIII’s 5 inch travel DW-link Chassis paired with a 6 ¼ lb frame weight make for a true trail weapon, The MKIII is one of the most versatile bikes on the market, being used by riders for everything from XC and endurance racing, to Super-D and Dual Slalom. For 2008, the MKIII benefits from some geometry adjustments and spec changes to make it both lighter ... Read Full Story

Executive Summary about Advice on Buying Bottom Brackets by Bonthrone Bikes UK Bottom bracket, frame and cranks must all be compatible in order to work properly and efficiently. Different Types of Bottom Bracket - Types & Compatibility 1. BMX style 3 Piece Crank/Bottom Bracket 3 piece cranks are usually supplied as a tough axle, chrome molly cranks plus and bottom bracket. 2. Square Taper Square taper bottom brackets and cranksets used to be standard. A bottom bracket bolt hold the crank in place. 3. Hollowtech /RaceFace Shimano Hollowtech II & RaceFace X-Type Bottom Brackets, designs are the newest mountain biking components that are lighter ... Read Full Story

I have advertised most of the K2 bikes here at one time or another, but this one somehow did not get mentioned, and the dealer has a few remaining for closeout sale at this time. This is really a good price that is way below the msrp, and well below any price you can find in almost any bike shop in any city right now. 2008 K2 Mainframe 6.0 Road Bike Item#: RB9108003 MSRP: 3499.99 YOU SAVE: 48.57% $1,799.95 (this is an amazing price guys) Finally, the Mainframe 6.0, a carbon road bike that balances fit, form and function, the K2 bike way. Proprietary ... Read Full Story

First Impression by David “Mini-Mal” Sanderson. The world famous Moe has been tasked with the envious duty of performing in-depth reviews on the KHS DH200 downhill and Lucky 7 freeride bikes. Due to the technical difficulties associated with attempting to ride two bikes at once, I did Moe a favor and spent some time aboard whichever bike he wasn’t on, spending most of the time aboard the Lucky 7. The Lucky 7 is a value in the freeride bike marketplace, spec’d with a full complement of capable durable components from Truvativ, WTB, Sram, Hayes and FSA and highlighted with a Fox Van R rear ... Read Full Story

Mongoose Boot'r Team 2009 Bike Item #: BI287B06 Eligible for free shipping! $3,999.99 The Mongoose Boot'R series is designed for the truly aggressive rider at sweet price. The Freedrive 6061 downhill frame not only looks awesome but works even better. With its patented floating bottom bracket and over 8” of front and rear Rock Shox suspension this bike will dominate the trail. Some of the standard features include an 83mm bottom bracket shell , 150x12mm Maxel dropout as well as a direct mount stem. Color: Blue Frame Material: New Mongoose FreeDrive DH 210mm travel and 150mm Maxle dropouts Fork: Rock Shox Boxxer Team, 203 ... Read Full Story

2008 Iron Horse MKIII Elite Euro/Moto Brake Option (All Mountain) Price: 1,999.95 MBIH08025 Randall Scott Cycle Company 2008 Iron Horse MKIII Elite Euro/Moto Brake Option Mountain Bike This version of the MKIII Elite features a reversed brake setup. The front brake lever is located on the right side and the rear brake lever is located on the left side; opposite of how bikes are typically set-up. This brake set-up style is extremely popular amoung moto riders and those uber-chic Europeans alike. If you want the MKIII Elite with the normal brake set-up please Click Here. The dw-link MkIII models have been some of t... Read Full Story