Month: January 2022

Cat Links Green Canyon, Salsa Beargrease, Snow Biking, Winter

The free hub is dead. Long live the free hub.

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Today I discovered why my drivetrail was cracking all the time. I woke up to freezing, negative temps and decided that I would drop my son at school, ride and then drop by the shop to let the team there adjust things so that I could get rid of the annoying cracking noise coming from the rear end. As I attempted to blow through the

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Providence Canyon in the snow
Cat Links Providence Canyon, Snow Biking, Winter

Party at the bottom. Business at the top

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Happy New Year! Had a chance to get out and ride with a buddy today. The temperature was again around 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Even with cold weather gear it’s cold. The bottom of Providence Canyon was an absolute winter dream. After a bit of adjustment I was excited to once again try out the new GX AXS. Excitement would quickly degrade into disappointment as my

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