Dustin has written dozens of mountain bike product reviews and is an expert wheel builder living in Georgia. He's also served as a leader in his local trail advocacy group and as a bike event organizer.
Life has been stressful lately. Between work, family, taking care of the house, and my wife getting ready to go back to school for her masters, it's just all been wearing me…
When I built upa secondbike recently I ran into a small problem: where was I going to put it? Between my two mountain bikes, my wife's mountain bike, and my 1970ish RollFast,…
Back in March I post an On Test article where I covered the technology and specifications of the 100mm Fox F29 Terralogic suspension fork. Now that I've put a bunch of miles on it I am ready to post my final review. Did it live up to the performance claims and marketing hype? Is Terralogic the next best thing since sliced bread? Read on to find out.
I did my first ever cross country (XC) mountain bike race recently. I've done a bunch of longer distance endurance races (6hr, 50 mile, 100k's, etc) and a few short time trials,…
It's a common scenario: something on your bike is broken. Maybe it's just worn out after it served you well for a long time. Or maybe you overcooked it into a corner…
I'm proud to call the the Central Savannah River Area, or CSRA, my home. The CSRA is the the area surrounding Augusta, GA and North Augusta, SC and it's home to some…
The Tour Divide is a mountain bike race unlike any other, andthe 2011 grand dpart is Friday, June 10th. It's a self-supported race along Adventure Cycling's Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, which…
DIY method for converting your mountain bike wheels to a tubeless set-up.
This isn't going to be a typical race report, where I tell you all about my ride, what I was thinking, feeling, blah blah blah. I'll just give you the quick recap…
The LH Thomson Company, simply known as Thomson to most cyclists, is located in Macon, GA and has been around for over 30 years in one form or another. It's founder, Ronnie…
This is my third and final post covering the first everSouthern Mountain Bike Summit. In case you missed the first two posts, part one can be found here and part two can…
This is the second part of my coverage on the Southern Mountain Bike Summit that was held in Brevard, NC recently. In case you missed it, find the first part here. Okay,…
There are three ways to go tubeless. You can convert non-tubeless wheels, use a tubeless-ready system, or use a UST system. .
In my first post on Squirt lube, I told you about the main claims it makes: self cleaning and long lasting. I've put over 250 miles on it so far in a…
This year IMBA is hosting half a dozen regional summits across the US and I got a chance to attend the the Southern Mountain Bike Summit in Brevard, NC this past weekend.…
I just received two very cool products to test and review: the 2011 Fox F29 Terralogic fork and a WTB LaserDisc Trail 29 wheelset. In this post I'll go over the technical…
At the suggestion of my local bike shop employees I've decided to try a new chain lube. For the last year or soI've happily been using White Lightening's Wet Ride lube. It's…
As mountain bikers we all have an arch nemesis - something that keeps beating us. It might be a steep technical climb, a man-made stunt, or a rock garden you just cant…
Johnathan Tisdale goingfor the win on a carbon fiber 29er with a paper plate on the bars. All photos courtesy of Andy Jordans Bicycle Warehouse. Do you wish your local area had…
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