Beggars Would Ride

Kona’s venerable Swiss Army Knife hardtail weathers the test of time

"The Patch was special; a touchstone for generations of riders, a place where kids learned how to ride and how to build under the tutelage of older kids..."

Can a bearing really get smoother with time instead of wearing out?

It turns out it's possible the very same person can lust after hand built steel hardtails and electronic dropper posts - at the same time...

"My Nomad and Minion riding friends had delighted in dragging me into all manner of rooty, steep, wet, sphincter clenching lines..."

"Really? Do people hang on your every fucking word? We're writing about bicycles here..."

It's not all fresh mowed clover, and even when it is, it might still suck...

Tom is terrified of adjusting his derailleur. To him, limit screws and cable tension are some sort of necromancy.

"The crow banquet got served up somewhere in the final mile, at the end of a long fast straight downhill from where the radar gun was usually placed..."

Wearying of the corporate carousel, Mike Ferrentino has landed in an erratic manner at NSMB.com