Bike Review
2024 Transition Smuggler
Ten years ago, the Transition Smuggler was a burly short travel trailblazer. Does history repeat itself?
Tool Review
Bougie Bleeder Bliss
Park's BKD 1.2 and BKM 1.2 bleed kits carry a premium price tag. Do they deliver a premium bleed?
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Bootstrap Blues
Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of this hat!
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Rise Of The Death Lemmings
Doing it for the 'gram doesn't make The Edge any less sharp
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The Sleestak's Conundrum
Robert Frost should have had a talk with Bill Laimbeer
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The Wisdom Of Jimmy Buffett
I threw up in my mouth a little just typing that
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Reset To Zero
Humble pie never tastes good, but it's always so filling. Ferrentino eats plenty on his first trip to Whistler.
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The Setup
Learning to live with a bad case of assumptive self-sabotage
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Leave The Driving To Us...
Evolution, Suspicion, and the coming Singularity
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The Tortilla Paradox
Finding belonging somewhere between flour tortillas and short travel trail bikes
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Furthur
Stepping into the void ain't for the weak of heart.
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Location Bias
Home is where the trail ends
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Ran When Parked
Haunted by the curse of inactivity
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The Human Resource
For all the shiny parts at the Sea Otter, the people are still the real draw
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Sneetches Get Steetches
Say Hi. To Everyone. All The Time.
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A Shore Thing
No, not THAT Shore. Talkin' about tires here...
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Zone 2
Patience, one beat at a time.
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The Compromise Trap
Tool wielding apes with the best of intentions are still hairy primates.
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A Grain Of Salt
Trust but verify. Now more than ever.
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Flex. Stay.
A Love Letter To Twang
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Imposter Syndrome
Hasbeen versus Neverwas. Discuss.
Not A Bike Review
Not So Heavy Metal
Bend, Oregon based Abbey Tools have a reputation for precision and top shelf pricing. The following items disprove the dollar sign sticker shock, while staying true to the ethos of precision and US manufacture.
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The Fatted Calf Must Die
Fighting back against the involuntary spare tire curse.
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Dept. Of Redundancy Dept.
Old tools, new problems