On The Pedals
The Daily Grind
Over The Bars
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 = We'd rather eat a soggy bike sock than buy this thing.
 = Pretty good. Could use improvement, but functional.
 = If someone gives it to you, maybe. It's a paperweight.
 = Sweeeeet. We'd buy it. It won't cure cancer though.
 = We'd use it if we were in a bind. Maybe.
 = Dude, it does everything including wash your car. It rules!
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ParkTool PCS-1 mechanic stand
After going for over a decade of wrenching on my own bikes without a stand I decided I needed to purchase one. For me bike tools begin and end with one company Park Tools. Now I couldn’t afford the most costly bike stand they make so I went with the middle of the road stand. Once I received the box on my porch I was giddy as a school girl. I quickly opened up the box and being a guy I didn’t bother reading the instructions. This is so easy to put together, but the instructions are there if you need them. Once put together I hurriedly put my bike in the vise. I put the top tube in and clamped it down. This was my only mistake with the stand. Always clamp your bike using the seatpost, no matter what brand of stand you use. Then I eagerly started messing with the angle of the bike using the clamp, and realize that you can literally turn this in any angle and tighten it down so the bike goes nowhere. I love the adjustability of this stand, you can turn your bike any angle, and adjust it to any height you want. A big thing I like about the stand is that it will fold up and you can get it out of the way when you are not using it. Even that is simple, just kick the legs to the center and tuck it in a corner. I would recommend highly that when you order you new stand that you also order the tool tray. I desperately needed one during the first tune up on the bike. Having the tools on the floor will no longer cut it now that you bike is blissfully suspended. - Curt "Skylinerider" Hall Park Tools
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Pryme Evil Pro Full Face Helmet
Today's riding is getting more and mroe adventurous, and with an increase in adventure there's usually an increase in the risk involved. Besides arm, leg and body armor, if you're thinking of putting yourself at risk, think about your head. Sure, buying a second helmet just for stunts can be pricey, but dentist bills tend to be much more expensive. Enter the Pryme Evil Pro. Featuring a redesigned EPS liner to give a more secure fit and improved comfort and a redesigned outer shell that increases visability the Evil Pro is a reasonable alternative to expensive race-designed carbon full face models. The length of the full face nose provides much greater breathing room than some other designs and still retains the security you'll need. The mouth vent is covered by a bright silver skull cap and an adjustable visor keeps the sun out of your eyes. While the helmet is well designed and provides more than adequate protection, it suffers from one single, but very large, fault. There is no venting in the helmet except the mouth vent and the cutout for the face. Combined with a black paint job, this means that it's going to be a relatively warm helmet to wear all day. No, change that, you'll boil in this if it's hot and sunny. While it's hard to beat the protection and the fit (which is just fantastic; as someone who has a hard time finding helmets that fit well this was a very welcome surprise) some ventilation would be nice. The liner pads do offer a fair amount of sweat-soaking ability, but let's face it...this is something I'll be strapping to my pack and carrying with me. If I find some freeriding along the trail, I'll replace my regular lid with the Evil Pro and hit the gnarlyness. - RM Pryme Gear
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