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Norcal here I come!

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Enough of these Q&As and tech articles. I’m heading to the Bay Area this weekend, and I need to post a full-stoke ride report. Expect these words: dude sweet rad rail hammer float BRAAAP!!!

Maxxis tires: 2.35″ or 2.5″ rear?

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Lee, I’m buying new tires for the summer and I have some Michelines right now. They’re good tires but I’m looking for something that rolls a little faster and can corner better. I’m looking at getting a 2.5″ Minion for the front and a 2.5″ High Roller for the rear. A guy at my local […]

Help, my crank is stuck

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Lee, yeah i bought some deity cranks, and i put them on but needed to take them off because the spacing for the sprocket was wrong, and now those things wont budge at all. even with the crank puller that came with them. do u have any suggestions? Martin

Don’t sell out to fear

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That’s what a friend in the U.K. just emailed me. He knows I’m struggling with the idea of life after marriage, worrying about money and all that. Last week I interviewed at a magazine, and this week I have a juicy interview at a big bike company. There are good reasons to take one of […]

Ants in my pants!

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Kaptain Keene gets all swooshy in Santa Cruz. All this snow and work is making me ANTSY! Here are a few tasty treats from the leelikesbikes archives. This was late ’03, right before I moved to Colorado. A couple cool corners – Dec. 3, 2003 Calabasas Jumping Jam Jamboree – Oct. 28, 2003 Real men […]

Flat pedals on the big bike?

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Hi Lee I’m reluctant to give up the extra climbing power of clipless pedals for flats but it seems like all the freeriders use flat pedals so they can bail. What are you using on your freeride bike? I’m using crank brothers mallet pedals on my SX trail right now. If you ever get the […]

Marzocchi 66 SL on an Enduro?

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Lee, Just found your site, its very informative. I was wondering if you could answer the following question: I am buying a large S Works Enduro (’06) with a DHX air and have a spare Marzocchi 66 SL. Will this fork be too much for the Enduro? (fork height & travel). Cheers Glenn

Brrrrrr … I mean GRRRRRR!

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BRRRRRRRRR! Tons of work, crazy life issues and multiple blizzards mean I’ve been shoveling, lifting, running and riding the trainer, but — DUDE — I need to get out and rip. Oh man. The Enduro SL is hanging there, and two Hondas are sitting there, and we just got another foot of snow here in […]

Nomad vs. SX Trail?

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Lee, Can you do a comparison between the Specialized SX Trail and the Santa Cruz Nomad??? I have gotten out of DH ( too many injuries), sold the DH rig and want an all-mountain that will still be solid. I don’t know how many epics I will do but I will be limiting my drops […]