Recent content by newenglandrocks

Wow - Mike Kloser won that ski race.. haven't heard that name in years...

Very interesting article on the ban of race radio at the French National Championships and at the TdF on stages 10 and 13. In summary, the argument in favor of race radio is safety. The argument against race radio is that it makes the racing "boring". I want to know why don't they just...

I ride an Ibis Mojo SL WTF NE, the NE being my designation for "New England". I ended up with the standard 2008 WTF build, with the following changes: fork - Manitou MRD Absolute thru axle - need the stiffness for steering precision going over roots, logs and rocks wheelset / tires - I went...

some suggestions pedals - this one is easy - Crank Bros 4xTi are simply the lightest fork - if you want to spend alot of money, DT Swiss Carbon are the lightest for the given travel. For less money, Manitou Absolute MRDs with 130mm travel are 3.5 pounds. In both cases, get a thru axle fork...

I'll have to respectfully disagree with you on several points. First of all, high modulus, labor intensive carbon fiber does not have to cost twice as much for European frames as their American counterparts. Trek Madone Red series or Specialized Tarmac SL. Are these frames really using inferior...

compare prices for mountain bikes... My insurance company recently bought me a very high end mountain bike - an Ibis Mojo SL WTF. I had not been in a bike store for a long time, and I was flabbergasted at the price differences between mountain and road equipment. As far as I can tell, the...