I’m in Austin, TX on business. I’ve been here since Wednesday night. Thursday was all work. By the time I got back to the hotel, it was time for a online meeting of the BSD Certification group. By the time that was over, it was too late to get to Home […]

At 4:30 on Thursday, August 30, Lynne and I headed north in her Honda Element, with two mountain bikes tucked into the back of the vehicle. Along for the ride was camping gear. We were head to North Carolina to ride at Tsali.
About an hour or two into the trip, we stopped at […]

The new bike has arrived. A green Santa Cruz Heckler.
The background:
Death of a bike: http://one2ride.org/bulletin/index.php?topic=1355.0
Choosing a new fully suspended bike: http://one2ride.org/bulletin/index.php?topic=1357.0
I drove down to Elite Cycling & Fitness (Pinecrest, south Miami) on Wednesday. It is about two hours south from Jupiter. I arrived about 2:30. They attached my pedals. Swapped […]

I’ve found my Santa Cruz Heckler at Elite Cycling and Fitness. It should be ready for me on Wednesday. The RP23 rear shock upgrade has been ordered on a 3-day delivery. The price is $2200 (If memory serves).
That’s $1999 + $85 upgrade = $2084 plus tax.
Another place I’ve been talking: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=329438.

I’ve been asking around about a replacement bike. Here are the threads I’ve been involved in:

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=328743
http://one2ride.org/bulletin/index.php?topic=1357.0

So it looks like I want a Santa Cruz Heckler, with a D kit, and a rear shock upgrade to the Fox RP23.
Unfortunately, my local bike shop J-Town Bike does not have it in stock. There is a […]

I bought my ProFlex 957 in December 1996. At the time, I was living in Wellington, New Zealand, and I was visiting Maureen in Santa Barbara, California, USA. The bike has been great. It’s been to Moab a few times. It’s done trails all over New Zealand, and around Ottawa, Canada, and […]