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Thanks For Reading! 13 Apr 2009 | 03:14 pm
Important Announcement! The Crooked Cog Network has announced that it will no longer be supporting its various websites. Current content will remain up for archival purposes, but new posting will be ...
Is The Triple Crank Dead? 24 Mar 2009 | 12:35 pm
Editor’s Note: This piece first ran on The Bike Lab recently. We re-post it here for your consideration. Recently there has been a flurry of rumors and products that might indicate that the triple ri...
Hoss Technical Gear: Stallion Shorts- First Impressions 19 Mar 2009 | 10:48 am
Finally, the third in the Hoss collection, the Stallion Short. This is a bit different from the Ponderosa Knicker in that it has a separate, removeable inner short, which I did remove! It is a bit col...
Hoss Technical Gear: Ponderosa Knicker- First Impressions 16 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am
The Hoss Technical Gear parade continues on The Bike Lab with the Ponderosa Knicker up next. As I stated in the previous piece on he Polo Pony jersey, I am pretty particular on what I put on my body. ...
Hoss Technical Gear: Polo Pony Long Sleeve Jersey: First Impressions 14 Mar 2009 | 01:49 pm
In our review of the three pieces of clothing from Hoss Tecnical Gear, we will break out each piece in its own post. This time it is the Polo Pony Long Sleeve Jersey’s turn. The jersey is a basic, no ...
DIY Series: The Typical Tune Up- Front Derailleur Adjustments 12 Mar 2009 | 05:05 am
Continuing on now with our tune up, we will be looking at our front derailluer, if you have one! Front derailluers may seem a little tricky at first, but they are similar to rear derailuers and actual...
Hoss Technical Gear: On Test 8 Mar 2009 | 02:42 pm
In this post, we’d like to introduce you to some of Hoss Technical Gear’s products that we will be testing over the next few months. Hoss started out as a company that aimed to give the mountain biker...
DIY Series: The Typical Tune Up- Rear Derailleur Adjustments 2 Mar 2009 | 04:12 pm
Okay, it is time for the adjustment of the rear derailleur. First of all, much has been written on this subject already. In fact, you can find an article on the adjustment of a rear derailleur here an...
Technical Difficulties 28 Feb 2009 | 04:36 pm
Recently Blue Collar Mountain Biking had some web tech work done and we were down for a few days. I want to assure our readers that we are back and that regular posting will commence once again. I app...
DIY Series: A Typical Tune Up- Head Set Adjustments- Part II 23 Feb 2009 | 06:33 am
This time we’ll look at how to identify and adjust a “threadless head set”. Let’s take a look at an example……. Threadless head sets are pretty common these days. The “threadless head set” gets its n...
