My Definitive 2010 Kona Unit Review

My Kona Unit has gone through a myriad of changes since I bought it in November last year. It’s still an insanely fun bike to ride and I’m pleased with how versatile it’s become. Greeny is my race bike, all mountain trail bike, single speed bike, down hill bike and I’ve even thought about converting(click to read the full post)

by Jarod | 7 comments | July 22, 2010 at 6:50 pm

2010′s Dirtworks Wrapup

Yesterday I rode the Dirtworks 50km (in the single speed category, of course). The short version of this wrapup is that it was good/okay, but I’m not sure I’d ever do it again. Want more? Keep reading. But be warned, the words are spewed from my brain without much editing… and there are a fair(click to read the full post)

by Jarod | 7 comments | May 3, 2010 at 8:28 pm

I’ve been thinking about putting gears on the Casseroll.

Excuse the Photoshop disaster. It’s up there to illustrate a point, not to win a prize. It’s something I’ve considered for a while now, but yesterday’s ride certainly brought it back to the front of my brain. It is in short, it’s a hair brained idea to run a 1×9/1×10 geared setup on my Salsa(click to read the full post)

by Jarod | 8 comments | April 11, 2010 at 6:52 pm

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

52/365 – Dirty Legs

Today I did the WSMTB Club’s 4 hour race. I got dirty legs and a crushed spirit. Quite tired. Shall post a proper review in the coming days.

by Jarod | 2 comments | February 21, 2010 at 8:33 pm

The Race to Two Hundred.

It’s not been official until now, but Liz and I are racing to 200 posts on this, our humble blog. As it stands I’m at 188 (189 with this post) and Liz is at 186. That puts me three ahead with eleven to go, but I’m still behind the eight ball cause Liz has stacks(click to read the full post)

by Jarod | no comments | December 20, 2009 at 8:41 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

Dirtworks 2010

It appears the pain from this year’s Dirtworks has been forgotten, as last week I signed up for the 2010 race. I had a bit of indecision between the 50 & 100km events. The 50km appealed cause it can be treated like a short, sharp sprint. The 100km cause it’s epic and a helluva challenge.(click to read the full post)