Talk about a bike that was created pretty much out of thin air that has captured the hearts of bike riders everywhere. The Salsa Fargo is a niche-of-a-niche bike. But it has proven to be very capable of doing a lot of different things pretty darn good. This is the epitome of an adventure bike. […]
Filed under: Mixed Terrain, New in the shop
In my effort to “remake” Black Mountain Cycles, I am carrying less mountain bikes (even though I love mountain bikes) and will carry more cyclocross, touring, and, well, bikes that have fat tires, steel frames (with an occasional aluminum cross framed rig), and drop bars. Bikes that are perfect candidates for mixed-terrain rides. What I […]
Filed under: Mixed Terrain, New in the shop
We’ve been having unseasonably warm weather. The thermometer topped out at over 70 degrees yesterday. I set out on a ride to take advantage of the weather and my day off. I had set up the Rawland with the 700×45 wheels for the mixed-terrain ride I was planning. The burly knobs of the Panaracer Fire […]
Filed under: Mixed Terrain, Rides
The spectacular weather we had over the weekend held out for one more day so I could take advantage of it on my day off. Pulled the cross bike down and headed up Limantour Road to the Coast Trail and then back up to Inverness Ridge Trail. It’s mid-November and the temperature, in town, topped […]
Filed under: Mixed Terrain
I got these Redline Conquest cross bikes in recently. These are pretty sweet bikes for $1195. Nice attention to detail. Smart 9-speed drivetrain (more on the reason I like this in a bit), good mud clearance, good looking blue paint – and white bar tape (very PRO). In short these are perfect if one wants […]
Filed under: Mixed Terrain, New in the shop
When I moved here, I did some internet searching for rides in the Marin area. What I found were a few personal websites/blogs that seemed to favor my favorite type of rides. They called them mixed terrain rides – combining paved roads and trails and dirt roads and trails. I like riding my bike wherever […]
Filed under: Mixed Terrain, Rides