I just had the good luck to have tested the KHS Lucky 7 for the last 2 weeks. I tested it out in Crowsnest Pass - the only place with good riding conditions in the Alberta Rockies at the end of November.

My idle hands have been itching for a build up again, so that is what I did. Since I am in no position to drop a lot of dough on a new bike, I decided to take my parts that were on my hard tail that isn't going to see any use this winter and look at squishy frame options to swap the parts to for a winter Vedder machine. I was looking for a short travel frame that was front derailleur capable, would accept a 135x10mm rear wheel and handle a 6" single crown fork all while stoking me out during this fall/winter riding season that is upon us.

This Freshmeat has everything you need all served on one big platter. If you need a little extra stoke to get you out there on your bike this fall then pop a copy of Vicious Circle into your player, you'll need to hit the rewind button a few times when you see the 65ft double road gap! Before you head out, replace those toe-clips with a set of Axioms RoadGap pedals in white and get out there in the mud! The Germans are all over this platter with the 6" travel Magura Woton fork and Louise 8" brakes. After a big day on the hill you'll want to look your best while on the town so pick up the new Pinkbike T-shirt, cut the sleeves off and unleash those guns into the night!

Buying new pedals is such a tough decision to make due to all the options out there. Most of the time we have to buy a new set because the old ones are broke, worn out or just so beat up that you feel bad and really want to retire them. Here is a tale of making a set of old faithful pedals look good again and no spray can was needed.(ok maybe a sharpee was used a bit)

Enjoy the most anticipated PB Customs video yet!

Extra, extra, read all about it! Push Industries is now offering Rebuild and tuning service kits for RockShox Reba, Revelation and Pike forks. This past weekend I got a chance to preview a Pike Dual-Air kitted with Push’s new Factory Fork System kit.

For quite some time gravity riders have been asking for wider riser bars - many going as far as jury-rigging their own bars with extensions to make them wider.