Slowly I am riding more and more commuter and road miles than dirt.  It is simply that time of year when the trails aren’t ridable do to hurricane’s aftermath, days of rain and trail coordinators that don’t want to build weather resistant trails.
Commuting on the 650b Ala Carte has been an exciting adventure.  As I […]

A couple weeks back after riding the YiPsan around and getting it ready to ship back to Renold I got a slightly crazy idea.. what if.. I had a true all arounder?   I had already proven to myself that the 650b was comfortable and fast enough to deal with on the road.  The 41mm (or […]

Over the past few weeks I’ve been able to churn out some decent miles on this little steed. Commuting (52 miles round trip) a couple times, a level “C’ group ride and a couple longer rambles out in the boonies by myself and camera.

The ride is much different but much the same as my all […]

There are a view staple blogs in the cycling industry. Many have come in fighting strong and then gone silently into the night. A great example of this is GoClipless.com
GoClipless.com was a cool guy in DC writing about bikes. He often went to interbike, talked about music and just down to earth […]

The 650b wheel is a niche market, as niche as they come right now. Well the 36er might be a bit more hidden and harder to come by as of today but most folks don’t know what 650b is, or was, or will be.
The largest issue I see holding back the 650b, or any […]

Going into this custom build I had many wants and needs. This is why I was going custom and not sticking with the stock bikes I had been riding for the past few years.
The first need was S&S couplers. These couplers allow you to take the bike apart in the middle of the […]