Just like at XTERRA Coeur D’Alene and XTERRA  Richmond, my friends from Balega (new website) came out to help spread the Balega and Fleet Feet specialty sport store love to the local community.

We usually have a meet and greet at the local Fleet Feet. (Even rhymes!) We smile knowingly when people rave about the best socks they have ever worn, I sign some posters, take a few pictures with athletes and their families, but mostly people ooh and aah at my foot. (this time anyway)

Doug from Fleet Feet Burlington manning the door.

Rob Zellmer from Balega (also the sister company Doctor Specified) took me to the traditional post Fleet Feet dinner. We tasted the local brews (this one is a “Beetroot Wacko”) and although Rob was warned about my appetite by Chris and Carol but he was still shocked when I had 2 main courses…

I have been riding Edge Composites wheels this summer.

What a pleasure.

The product is amazing – just about bomb proof wheels but also quite light. What I really appreciate is the joy and pride going into these hand crafted wheels. 340g per rim for the Edge XC MTB. The AM (All Mountain is more of a free ride rim- a bit wider, (36mm) but only 400g. What really blew my mind was the 280g tubular rim. The complete wheel set was a full 400g lighter than my Edge XC race wheel set. But then I did shred the 460g Tufo tubular on the 1st lava rock I hit. Shopping for durable tubulars…

Good 29er news: the clincher weighs only 380g and these wheels are so strong I’ll bet my life on them. a 29inch tubular is “easy” to make- all we are waiting for it tire technology to catch up…

Jasons’ friend and test rider is a 260 lbs Samoan on the 26″ clincher All Mountains and no worries with the wheels brah.

You just have to love the Edge logo. It depicts the Wasatch mountains (where Edge is based in Ogden) and the logo can be be read upside down too.

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