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What’s with Stacy Kohut’s FOURCROSS brakes?

Hey Lee, I was just looking at Stacy Kohut’s website and i saw the picture of his ride and it has 2 brake levers on each side. I know exactly what this is for. Wouldn’t it be much simpler if someone were to make a brake line the spliced off into two separate lines so […]

Tara Llanes begins a tough recovery

4X and BMX honchess Tara Llanes suffered a major spinal injury at last weekend’s Jeep King of the Mountains Race. Now recovering from major surgery, she’s in good spirits but currently has no feeling in her lower body. I first met Tara back in 1993 at Mammoth. It was her first mountain bike race, and […]

Setting up a P.3

Lee, I am picking up a 2007 Specialized P.3 for dirt jumping, pump tracks, and park riding. I would like to get the bike as light as possible without jeopardizing the strength of the bike. As I look for a light weight fork which is still strong, I am considering: Fox Talas RLC, Rock Shox […]

It’s a different world

Hi all. Sorry I’ve been off the back on the site action. Lots of Living with a capital L. – Last weekend I took my 18-year-old stepdaughter Kate to college. She attends Sweet Briar, a private women’s college in Virginia. What a whirlwind of moving in, arranging stuff, finding the right computer cables, supporting her […]

Shorten travel on BigHit? No!

hello lee, I’m a proud owner of a custom spec big hit 07. and i thought if it is possibly to tune it more into a smaller bike (less travel). i know mark weir rides a vp free with fox 36. my question is if it feels wired with 160 up front and 200 in […]

UST tires: BUUUUUURRRP!

What’s the deal with UST tires burbing? I have problemns with either wheel wanting to burb and it usualy ends up with me on my butt onthe side of the trail. Even the rear wheel wants to burb on a landing off a small jump like off a root or a rock, Am i doing […]