http://www.pinkbike.com/ is a MTB community. It has a well known forum for
diy and
how-to bike repair.
http://www.mtbr.com/ MTB bike owners give reviews for products they own and have used.
http://www.pricepoint.com/ discount mtb and road bike parts on-line retailer
http://www.jensonusa.com/ MTB and road bike on-line retailer.
craigslist.org/ hosts a used bike for-sale forum in your area and also gives access to a bike user forum.
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/HE402F01-Bell+Faction+Helmet.aspx
link to a Bell,
Tony Hawk/Dave Mirra $10 helmet. Cant beat dat'!!?
Some of my gear.
If you're feeling that you want to buy some tools for your bike or what not, I reccomend the Park Tools 21 function rescue tool, it's $21.95 from Amazon.com. I've got mine. (its the blue piece in the picture). It has everything to repair your bike in a road side emergency.
The black grips on the right are Lock-on type grips. They have screws on the ends to prevent the grips from slipping. (they're worth the money. Avg. cost is $16)
The Park Tool cone wrenches are a specialty tool. They slip in place and hold the inner nut while you tighten the outer nut with a regular size wrench when you are adjusting the bearings on your rims.
The Sette Max Flopack has two huge cargo pockets complimented by two smaller pockets designed to carry more fragile items like phones and camera. The Sette Max Flopak also features a cinch tied elastic webbing as well as another pocket designed to carry your helmet in. As with all FloPaks it has a pocket and headphone port for MP3 and CD players.
It has both waist and chest straps. A chest strap is nice to have because the weight of your water will take the pack off your back when cornering. Its on sale for $24 at
pricepoint.com. If your hydration pack tastes funny, put in 1 tbs of baking soda and 1 and 1/2 cups of vinegar in the bladder, and let soak for 1 hour. Unless you're a weight weenie racer type, dont buy a little pack. I take mine on 3 hr rides, and it holds plenty of water. It has 234 cubic inches of cargo space too, which seems to be enough for a day trip.
My 203mm rotors in comparison to a dinner plate and a cd!
My current bike. 2004 Jamis Dakar custom build.
-Candy Apple Red powder coat paint.
-Marzzochi DJ 2 fork air/spring w/ adjustable compression and rebound. 100mm of travel.
-Manitou Radium R Platform Plus shock, air dampened w/ adjustable rebound. 5in of travel.
-SRAM x7 shifters.
-Alligator stainless steel, teflon and kevlar shifter cable.
-SRAM 951 cassete and chain.
-Avid Juicy 5 front brake.
-Avid Juicy 3 rear brake.
-Wellgo sealed bearing pedals.
*Alot of the bike products I buy like my handlebars, seat, fenders, computer, lights are an in-house brand called Sette, they are sold exclusively at
http://pricepoint.com Beacsue they're sold exclusively at Pricepoint there cost effective. I've never had any problems with Sette products. (Sette means "seven" [7] in italian)
My 2008 Felt q520
If any BLer needs a recommondation on purchasing a mountain bike or new bike parts you're welcome to PM me.