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Basic bike for big guy

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Hi, I am just doing my research on a new bike and came across your article on what you considered a big guy riding that kept breaking frames. Well I am 280 lbs and want a bike to ride down simple trails and roads with my kids. I was looking at the Iron horse Maverick […]

Clinics with the CHOICE Program

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63 students in the CHOICE Program at Platt Middle School in Boulder are doing their final project on Fruita trails later this month. They’ll give presentations and ride bikes and have a lot more fun than I had in middle schol. This week I taught them how to ride their bikes more safely (and to […]

Coil shock on 2003 Enduro?

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Hey Lee, Firstly, let me express my adoration for your writing. Being a mountain bike journalist is an admirable career, and you are the best of the selected few. I enjoy reading your blog (and your book) very much – that is when I do not ride my bike. And it is the bike about […]

Suspension tips from Fitz

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Howdy Lee, So last summer I lived up in Whistler and if there’s one thing I did a lot, it was hit berms filled with teeth-chattering holes and braking bumps. I ran a DHX 5 on a VP free with the propedal at its lightest setting and the bottom-out resistance at its firmest setting. I […]

Holy pinch flats, Batman!

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Lee, I got a 3 pinch flats running Azonic Outlaws, Kenda Kinetics 2.35 and Maxxis 1.5mm DH tubes at 40psi this weekend at bootleg canyon on my new vp free. Never had any problems running my singletracks with standard tubes on my Giant DH. Any idea what is going on? BTW, I just switched the […]

Goofy-footed cornering question

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Hi Lee, I’ve been perusing your site for awhile now, mostly browsing through your skills sections. I’ve got to say it’s great. Thanks for posting such useful info. I’ve got a quick question regarding a little problem I’m trying to overcome lately. I was reading your article on leaning the bike (Leaning: street motos vs. […]