The U.C.I. held a stop of the Mountain Bike World Cup in Bromont, Quebec this past weekend so I (Cookie, Cycle Cambridge mech. & DH/4X specialist) packed up the fam-damily and hit the incredibly congested 401 for a 6 hour drive that took 9 hours.
WORTH EVERY SECOND! The weekend was awesome. Literally. [...]
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For those not in-the-know 4X racing is where four to six mountain bike riders line up at a starting gate and race around a b.m.x. track litterred with jumps, whoops and berms. In some places it’s gravity fed or downhill but here in Ontario it’s flat baby, real flat. It’s all about the [...]
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D to the H y’all!
The second downhill race of the Ontario Cup season happened at Milton’s Kelso conservation area again but on a new and improved course. The course included several man-made jumps, some wide open pedalling (down this time) and a particularily gnarly,wet, rocky section with an off-cambre [...]
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I have never raced a dh race before save for the infamous ’07 Psychosis in Golden, B.C. (in which I took 7th in the hardtail class because I’m a “special kind of lunatic”,) so this was my first ‘real’ dh race. The idea for me this year is to race [...]
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This video was shot for Whistler’s Action Network and actually got into a good rotation. It became a bit of a phenomenon as people all over the village would tell me how much they loved it or how bad it sucked. The soundtrack music evoked the same reactions. [...]
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AW YEAH it’s the Cookers in full effect y’all, massive toastin’. Thought I’d take a sec and write a diddy on the Cookster. I’m one of the staff here at Cycle Cambridge. If you heard the radio ads about the pierced, tattooed, hairy freaks that work here that’d [...]
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Here’s a video of our very own mechanic and all round suspension guru, Cookie, helibiking in Pemberton, BC. Cookie lived there for 2 years and we post this to remind him what he’s missing.
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The bike doesn’t have to be banished to the trainer when the snow flies. With a few modifications and the right clothing you can ride all winter long. I don’t have a car so I commute by bike all winter. While I don’t look foward to riding in the blizzards it can be safe and [...]
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By Ed Pavelka of www.RoadBikeRider.com
Since the late 1990s, saddle design has seen major innovation. A big impetus came from a prominent doctor’s contention that sitting on a bike seat might lead to damaged nerves or blood vessels in some men. This risk, plus the occasional bout of temporary genital numbness that many riders experience, put [...]
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By Fred Matheny and Ed Pavelka of www.RoadBikeRider.com
You should choose road-cycling shorts based on the quality of materials and construction. But also crucial is how well they conform to your unique anatomy.
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