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My Vans aren’t stiff enough!

Hey Lee, I like wearing Vans Old Skool shoes when riding but the sole is pretty flexy. Is there a stiffer insert that I could put in to make it flex less? The stiffer inserts I have seen aren’t full length which I think would work the best. Any ideas? Thanks, Brian

Stumpy vs. Trance?

Hey Lee, I just donated my 10-year-old hardtail Cannondale mtn bike (fully upgraded to xt over the years) to force myself to buy a new bike. Who knew it would be so hard to let go, she just fit perfectly. I’m noticing full suspension bikes just don’t fit the same. Anyways, I’m looking at three […]

Square vs. round tyres?

Lee, I read that squarer tyre profiles are grippier than more rounder profiles. How much truth is there is this? I normally run 2.1 tyres on a Mavix XM117 rim – how wide a rim would I have to run to: 1) get a noticably squarer profile on my 2.1 tyres? 2) sensibly run a […]