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Wilderness Adventure Has New Bikes!

Thursday, March 25th, 2010
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An aspect of the summer youth program that people might not fully appreciate is the beating our gear takes and care we give it to keep it in tip-top shape…. especially our Mountain Bikes. Every time a bike goes out  and comes back it gets a complete tune up to make sure its next user is able to shred the gnar and teach the trail a lesson.

But we here at WA love to have the newest gear and rides possible, so we will be retiring some of our favorites from last season and replacing them with Brand New 2010 Specialized Hardrocks! These shiny, red monsters are smooth as butter and amped to get out on the trail. We kindly thank our friends over at Tangent Outfitters in West Virginia for hooking us up with these sweet rides and we know you guys are going to love them.

And while we are sad to see our faithful old fleet go, we are happy to let you know that they need good homes. All of these bikes are tuned and ready to hit the trails with you!… plus they come with sweet nick-names. So check out our used gear page or give us a call and come pick out your favorite. We’ll even size it up, double check the tuning and let you in on some sweet places to ride. And if you absolutely must have one of our shiny new red ones, we can work that out too….

biker-chrisYour friendly bike barn manager,

Chris(Topher)

Gear Review: Crank Brothers 50/50x pedals

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

As I am sure most of you know gear is an important part of our lives here at Wilderness Adventure.

It’s what gets us through the day, it’s what we spend our money on, and it’s what we like to brag about to everyone else until they spend their hard earned money on something better.

I am no different than anyone else here, so last year I spent some cash on a new set of flat pedals for my mountain bike. With some help from Jake I chose a set of Crank Bro’s 50/50 non sealed flats. They look cool and perform even better.

The awesome part about these pedals is that you can change the plates on the pedals, to different colors. You can also change the pins so that your flats are completely custom to your bike. Just because these flats have cool colors and the ability to custom match them to your bike, don’t assume they are for light riding. After a year of hard abuse on the Giant I still love these pedals. First off the look like something that is designed to grind up meat, or crush rocks. The only way they could grip better is physically glueing your foot to the pedal. They can handle anything I have been able to throw at them, and more.

After a year of hard riding once, maybe twice a week. 4 trips to Snowshoe. And lots of spur of the moment trips to the staff trail to get some air time, these flats are still spinning. If you are looking for a set of sick bike flats, or meat grinders, these are the ones for you. At around $60 bucks for the non sealed bearings they are a good deal. You can find the xx sealed for around $100. But deals can be found on the web. I also installed the Grub Pin’s , or Set Screws, on my 50/50’s, for more grip when riding downhill.

The only thing you can do to make these Flats better is to use a Set of FiveTen Impact’s to slap on your feet. The stickiest shoe for freeride and downhill biking, on the market. All this talk about gear makes me want to buy some more! For all my Crank Bro part needs I go to our local shop, Just the Right Gear Tell them we sent you. They will take care of you. Enjoy the photo’s!

Ride or Die…….

Dano