I jinxed myself

The evening after I do a blog post wrapping up how lovely it’s been riding Greeny through local mountain bike trails… all hell breaks loose at Loftus. Lets run through the damage. Pinch flat. I pinch flatted on a boring, non-technical downhill section. Somewhat my own fault as I noticed the rear tyre pressure was(click to read the full post)

by Jarod | no comments | September 2, 2010 at 2:29 pm

More Mountain Biking

In the last few weeks I’ve done an 180 degree about turn. Now I’ve got vastly more mountain biking in my bike riding diet… and damn it’s fun! It all started two weeks ago when I did 50kms in 5 laps of Appin during the Appin 400 (Lap 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Before that(click to read the full post)

by Jarod | no comments | September 1, 2010 at 9:42 am

Greeny’s Got Upgrades

The following changes happened a fair while back, but somehow the blog update with them fell through the cracks. Oh well, better late than never! Greeny got new wheels! They’re Velocity Blunts laced to Whitey’s old DT Swiss 240s Hubs with DT Swiss Supercomps. They’re about 200 grams lighter than the stock wheelset, despite having(click to read the full post)

by Jarod | 5 comments | June 27, 2010 at 8:46 am

Fox F29′s… now at 80mm

Well. I gave them 12 hours and 200kms on the bike, but the 120mm of travel just wasn’t working out. Most of the time it was good and cruisey (especially with the 120mm of squish), but in technical sections or uphill grinds the bike would handle way too unpredictably. I carried a shock pump with(click to read the full post)

by Jarod | 4 comments | March 18, 2010 at 11:22 am

Greeny’s Sliding Dropouts

It’s official. I’m in love with Greeny’s Sliding Dropouts. From when I bought the Kona Unit in November until just before the WSMTB 4 hour race a few weeks ago, I was running a 32:18 gear ratio on the Greeny. Just before the race though, I changed it to 32:20 and I’m pleased to say(click to read the full post)

by Jarod | 5 comments | March 3, 2010 at 7:46 pm

Kona Unit Update

Time for a few more photos of Greeny. The main change since my last update on Greeny is that he’s now sporting some 120mm Fox F29′s. They’ve transformed the bike again, making it far easier to ride for longer distances. When riding Greeny with rigid forks, after about 30-40kms my upper body would be absolutely(click to read the full post)

by Jarod | 2 comments | February 23, 2010 at 10:23 am

The Man Cave

The Salsa, Whitey, Greeny and even Liz’s bike. They’re all there. Click it and it’ll get bigger.

by Jarod | 3 comments | December 14, 2009 at 7:20 pm

It’s Christmas Time for Greeny

So after a few rides on Greeny, I worked out the few upgrades that needed to happen. These are them: Thomson Elite 410mm Layback Seatpost. While setting the bike up, I worked out that to have the right pedal stroke I’d need about 350mm or so above the seat collar. The standard Kona one was(click to read the full post)

by Jarod | one comment | December 14, 2009 at 5:28 am

2010 Kona Unit Single Speed

I’ve owned my 2010 Kona Unit for almost a year now. You can read my massive review of ‘Greeny’ here. So I picked up my new bike from TBSM on Tuesday night. It’s a 2010 Kona Unit. Single speed. 29er. Sexy. After leaving it stock and riding it for a 20km spin around Loftus last(click to read the full post)