Posted on 28th March 2010 by Kokopelli Mountain Biking in Bikes - Tags: Trek Y Series
Today we are talking about an old type of awesome mountain bike that is no longer around. Have you heard of Trek's Y series? I have to tell you that even today i am still in love with my Y series bike. I have a Y-11 which is a carbon fiber frame. It is so light that people cannot believe it when they lift it up with one hand.
I have ridden tons of bikes, but I really do love my Y-11 for cross country riding. I wish that they did not stop making the Y Series. It was a leader at the time, won awards for its design and is a classic. Anyone that has ever ridden a Y Series will tell you that they love it. I have never met anyone who knew anything about bikes, that did not love a classic Y Series ride.
Want to check out all the details and reviews for Trek's Y Series, then check out this review here.
If you can get your hands on a Trek Y Series bike, that has been well looked after, then grab it. You will love having the opportunity to go for a ride on a Y Series bike. I am telling you too, that you will turn heads and have people stopping you to ask about your bike. I always have people stopping me. Remember one thing though, the lifetime warranty on Trek bikes is only for the original owner. My carbon fiber bike is warrantied for life because I bought it brand new. I am not sure if I would gamble buying a used carbon fiber frame, but you can check out a good metal framed Y Series bike (if you can find someone willing to give theirs up).
Posted on 18th March 2010 by Kokopelli Mountain Biking in Gear - Tags: Helmet Cameras
Almost everyone these days wants to record their riding. There are a number of ways to get the job done, but the best I have seen is when someone is wearing a helmet camera.
The best thing about the helmet camera is that it lets the viewer see the ride as if they were the one riding. It is more exciting and exhilarating. Sure it is fun to watch someone ride from a vantage point off to the side, but it is even better when it feels like you are the one going through every turn, corner and over ever jump and drop. So if you want great videos of awesome riding that viewers are going to want to watch, then you gotta get a helmet camera.
There are a lot of helmet cameras out there so check which one has the specs you want. I would only get HD now as it seems that is where everything is heading. HD is a better picture no doubt.
I would also consider whether the helmet camera is waterproof and if it is fog proof. It could get wet, muddy and you are going to be hot and fogging the thing up if it is not fog proof.
If you get HD, then get an HD card so it can record to its full potential. Nothing like slowing down an HD camera with a slow memory card!
Size is important too. You do not want to know the camera is on your helmet. You want it compact, but I would try to get one with a wide angle. You don't want to be cutting any of the action out.
Make sure you check out what type of stabilizer it has in the camera too. The stabilizer is important because lets face it, mountain biking is not like walking on clouds. You are going to have footage that is being bumped around.
Check these cameras out and compare the selection that is out there.
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US $29.77
