Love the pink

Freeride

Bike babe No.5

Just kidding

JabberWocky

Compared to its namesake, the Vassago JabberWocky is about as down-to-earth as one can get. It’s a high quality 4130 steel Utah-designed 29er frame. Vassago has been producing the JabberWocky since 2005, so they’re obviously doing something right. Chris Ronan was attracted to this frame for the same reason I was: it’s a perfect mix between the bikes from the good ol’ days of mountain biking with all of today’s refinements.

Chris was finding cycling a difficult addiction to give up and, after a 15 year hiatus from the racing scene, was astounded by the technological progression bikes have undergone. “My goal with this bike was to build a bike that strongly celebrated the old school of dirt riding but with the core features I would have killed for back in the day,” Chris says. “While suspended bikes are awesome and provide a smooth ride with the ability to go hard over the bumps, my goal was to build a bike made to ride hard and that would make me feel like I was riding my Bridgestone MB2 from years past.” Sounds like the ultimate dirty fun bike.

Freeride PNW

Valparaiso 2011

Maximus Beautious

Heavy gravity

Race day

Watched Giro d'Italia and the Tour of California today. Also did the single track at Erwin Park, nothing but Texas mud, it was great.

Bike Babe No. 4

Bike ONE

Vandeyk Nightstream

Detour

I've decided to put off my Continental Divide ride for a few months because of the late snow in the Rockies (over a foot of new snow this week). My plan right now is to go to LA and head north towards Seattle. We'll see what happens over the next week...

Bike Art

Serious Downhill Bike

Josh Benders downhill guru.

Bike Babe No.3

Camping in McKinney, TX

Practice run

Heading out today for a few nights of camping as a test run for the big ride. I'm actually hoping that it rains so I can test out the rain gear while riding.

Amped

Extremes

Biker Babe No.2

Classic beauty

Gravity Bike (GPV) Hwy 120 Tioga Pass

GT Gravity Series

Models: Rukus, Distortion and Fury. Prices: Fury Team: US$5349, Ruckus 1.0: US$5349, Ruckus 2.0: US$3749, Distortion 2.0: US$2999. There will also be hardtail versions.