Dirt Rag #130, Issue Date: 08.15.2007( The perfect Bond glue let go of several pages that had to be taped back in)But they are all there. A Long Way from HomeAccounts of two ultra-endurance events, the Great Divide Race and Crush the Commonwealth, from one specialist in the genre and several regular folks with day jobs.The Big Wheel Mountain Bike StoryNow that 29ers are catching on in a big way, Don Cook looks back (way back) to the origins of this alternate format for mountain bike creations.Willits Monster XI have a hard time imagining a bicycle that is better at carrying you to work, and allowing you to rip down some singletrack on the way home.Brodie BruzzaThis bike can be dropped and jumped like a big bike and pedaled around with ease, more so than any all-mountain full suspension I have ridden.Marin Rift ZoneThe Rift Zone's suspension shines when the trail heads downhill or is lumpy.Diamondback Mission 3 The Mission begged to go fast and never backed down. It's the kind of bike that I'd take everywhere, for every ride.Misfit Fubar HandlebarPutting a set of wide sweep bars on your mountain bike makes it fun, comfortable and doesn't hurt performance?"at least not for me.WTB Mountain Road Drop BarAfter spending some time on the road to get the controls set up, I soon found myself growing quite comfortable with this bar, both on and off-road.Columns: Places to Ride: Kauai, HI

　　Features: Long Way From Home / Bicycle Knights / The Big Wheel Mountain Bike Story / Alternative Handlebar Set-up Test Bikes: Willits Monster X / Brodie Bruzza / Marin Rift Zone / Diamondback Mission 3Misc Test: Misfit Fubar Handlebar / WTB Mountain Road Drop Bar / SRAM X.9 Components,some tape on the binding, because the pages were coming loose from the glue. $5.