Bikes of Pisgah Monster Cross 2014
Andrew Pooser raced at Pisgah Monster Cross 2014, and took time to photograph some of the machines at the event's finish. Mouse over the gallery images below to see a…
Big Head Todd’s SS Monster Crosser
BHT, aka Todd, is an other limerock / gravel aficionado who resides in the current hometown of Gravel Cyclist. Today, a feature about the machine that BHT resurrected from the dead. Can you say, single speed sweetness?
Excerpt from BHT himself…
This is a different kind of monster cross: No titanium, no carbon, no electronics, no maintenance, no problem. While it is a mix of old and new parts, at the heart of this build is the frame I rode exclusively from 1991-2007 (bonus fun fact – I got that bike from a friend in Michigan who went to high school with John Tomac). Inspired by the competition rigs of Dr. Pain and JOM, this is a training machine for the flatland dirt roads west of Gainesville. Singlespeed on limerock is a blast!
Interbike 2014 Day 3 – More bikes & parts
One thousand most humble apologies for the delay in posting this entry. I sorted out these photos at the Charlotte, NC airport early this morning, during the last of my red eye flights from Las Vegas. I had the best intentions of posting the article as soon as I arrived home today, but a power nap, a longish bike ride, another power nap and errands, all took precedence. Excuses over, enjoy these photos. Now, it’s time to sleep, East Coast time.
Interbike 2014 – Shimano XTR Di2 Electronic Shifting
During day three of Interbike 2014, I had a few moments to play with the Shimano XTR Di2 system. The system is officially known as Shimano XTR Di2 M9050, and continues the trend of Shimano’s naming standards. Simply put, the system is mind blowing! The shifter buttons offer the same tactile feedback you expect with the equivalent mechanical shifter, but with zero delay from button push, to derailleur actuation.
I didn’t try out the synchro mode of the system. Rather, I pushed the rear derailleur through it’s regular incremental steps, one click of the shifter after the other. The derailleur shifted as fast as I could push the buttons, or at a determined speed (customizable multi-shift) if I held down a shifter button. The front derailleur functioned flawlessly as expected.
Interbike 2014 Day 2 – Dirt & Gravel Goodies
Greetings from Interbike 2014, day two. During today’s downtime, I photographed several bikes and parts of interest. Enjoy!
Interbike 2014 Day 1 – Tubeless Dirt Road Tires & Paul Components Brakes
Greetings readers, If you missed it, I'm helping my friends at American Classic with their 2014 presence at Interbike. Time to scope goodies and such today was limited, but I…
Dr Pain’s Monster Cross Bike
Dr Pain like JOM, is an equipment nut. After what Dr Pain felt were several life threatening experiences at past Ultra CX and endurance CX events, he decided he needed…
JOM’s Dirty 40 Race Bike
For those who don’t know me, I’m a bit of an equipment nut. I source the parts and assemble most of my bikes myself. Not a fan of out of the box, pre-assembled bikes. This ensures I know what’s going into the bike, and have myself to blame when something screws up on the bike. I also hate riding the same stuff as everybody else; it’s cool to have a unique bike.
I’ve yet to learn how to build my own wheels, because I’m lazy, but in most instances, I am using American Classic wheels, which are virtually handbuilt wheels any. I eschew proprietary spokes and that sort of rubbish. I choose reliable equipment, with parts I can easily replace. I tote along spare parts (or a spare bike) to most races, so no worries there. Onto the bike…
A Visit to American Classic – Wheelmakers Extraordinaire
Recently, I had the opportunity to tour inside American Classic’s North American Headquarters, in Tampa, Florida. I’ve been using the company’s wheels for many years, on several of my personal gravel, limerock and road bikes.
During my brief visit, the American Classic staff were busily preparing for the upcoming Interbike trade show (visit them at booth 8091). In the event you haven’t heard of Interbike, it’s the USA’s biggest cycling related trade show, primarily intended for those in the cycling industry. Nowadays, the last day of the show is open to the Public.
What the heck is a Monster Cross Bike?
Frankenbike? CHECK OUT THE LATEST REBUILD OF THIS BIKE - NEW SPECS. Is it a cyclocross bike? Is it a mountain bike? Is it a hybrid bicycle? No to all…