Reviews

Bike Review – Soma Juice 29″ – Mountain Bike

Feb 4th, 2010 | By coolbiking | Category: Mountain Bike (MTB), Reviews

Soma Juice 29er Mountain Bike Frame
By Winston Endall
With so much attention on full suspension and carbon fiber you would think that steel hardtails were dead. Well I’m glad to be able to tell you that they are alive and kicking. With the explosion of 29″ wheeled bikes, the steel hardtail has made a come back. [...]



Mountain Biking Review – Fox Suspension Fork 32 FLOAT RLC

Oct 7th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: Bike Parts Accessories, Reviews

By Ian Milar
In the last 2 years I have been fortunate to have spent a good amount of time mountain biking on Fox suspension set ups. I have driven the Fox 40, the TALAS and FLOAT series forks. What I have learnt over the years is simply put; Fox knows mountain bike suspension. In this [...]



RockShox Reba Mountain Bike Fork Review

Oct 7th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: Bike Parts Accessories, Reviews

By Jack Travers
Most mountain bikers love low maintenance equipment. I don’t know why but it just seems to go along with the sport. We like bikes that are tough, that can take a beating and keep on ticking. I guess it comes from being 10 miles deep in the woods with no cell phone signal. [...]



The Specialized Tarmac is a Great Bike

Oct 4th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: Cycling Tips, Reviews

By Alison Addy
Trek Madone 4.5 or Specialized Tarmac Comp Compact?
If you are currently in the market for a new bike you will want to read this article. If you are a beginner but do not want an entry level bike this article will help you. It may sound dumb for a beginning rider to want [...]



Specialized Hotwalk Product Review

Jul 14th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: Cycling Tips, Reviews

Specialized Hotwalk Boys Bicycle
By Luca Rossi
It was inevitable that my son would ride. He wants to emulate his “Dada” and that means riding a bike. He commutes to his school on the back of my fixed gear, he “helps” me pump up my tires, and he knows that at least two mornings during the week [...]



AX-Lightness Saddle Line Review

Apr 9th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: Bike Parts Accessories, Reviews

By Art Penz
AX-Lightness Apollo Carbon Saddle

The AX-Lightness Apollo has a very traditional saddle shape and benefits from a center grove that starts just behind the nose of the saddle and runs to the split in the rear. This grove helps reduce perennial pressure and numbness while improving blood flow. Only the Apollo has this feature.The [...]



Bicycle Trailer Review

Feb 25th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: Cycling Tips, Reviews

By Ivan Makenan
This article will give you useful bicycle cargo review; one of the very useful utility for a bicycle that will allow you to carry cargo that you can’t carry using a bicycle rack. Transporting a cargo using a bicycle is not a problem with the invention of bicycle trailers. These trailers are usually [...]



Look Keo Carbon Pedals Review and Highlights

Jan 31st, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: Bike Parts Accessories, Reviews

Look KEO Carbon Road Pedals
By: Arthor Pens
The Look Keo Carbon pedal embodies the perfect balance between weight and performance. Twenty years ago when Look first invented the clip less pedal it then too was the benchmark for all others that followed. At one time Shimano pedals could use Look made cleats and you can see [...]



Cateye Micro Wireless Cycling Computer

Jan 30th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: Bike Parts Accessories, Reviews

Cateye CC-MC100W Micro
Wireless 10-Function Bicycle Computer
By Dennis Gertgen
After I started bicycling in the middle of the summer of 2007 the very first accessory I bought for my bike was a cycling computer, aka speedometer. I didn’t do as much research as I should have. I went to you local bike shop and made my decision [...]



Ax-lightness Seatpost Review

Jan 27th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: Bike Parts Accessories, Reviews

By: Art Pens

AX-Lightness Daedalus Seatpost  
The shaft is carbon fiber and at 3mm thick it doesn’t get much thinner or lighter. The rear is reinforced with a strip of Kevlar to ensure your seatpost clamp doesn’t damage the post upon tightening.The seat clamp uses two titanium bolts with aluminum beams to clamp the rails down on [...]