Southridge Challenge Nov 2009 Winter Series and Triple Crown Finale
One week ago our MtnBikeRiders.com Team finished the SRC winter series and Triple Crown at Southridge. I signed up for the Single Speed 34 and under XC race. At the start of the race I was the only one in my class, so I was convinced that the Single…
Racing the Redline Monocog 29er, Update #3
 It has been different on the 29er, even more so while racing, so far it has been positive. Redline gave me a Demo 29er to test/race/ and abuse. RL set this connection up for me and warned Redline that I break a lot of bike parts. I am “The…
The Traverse 2010
   It’s Halloween night and I am taking it easy. First I have a race tomorrow at Mount SAC in Walnut CA, and second I need to be able to function at 12:01 am November 1, 2009. The sign ups are just after Midnight tonight for “The…
Long Distance MTN bike Training / Cross Training
   How do you get ready for those long distance bike rides, I often hear my coworkers ask me? I say to them I just ride. Well actually I just push myself a little harder every time I ride. Lately I have been putting a little time in on the stair…
Vision Quest 2010
I stayed up late last night and got my spot in the Warrior’s Society Pow Wow, confirmed at 12:02am. The event sold out in under 30 minutes. Let the Hard Core training really begin, 56 miles, 11,000 feet of elevation, and one gear….
Redline MonoCog 29er Update #2
 Here she is, a few tweaks here and there, soon she will be ready for racing. Some of the tweaks had to happen for me to be willing to enter this rig in a race. The V-brakes did not play nicely when jamming down some regular single tracks that I know…
How to: Fill your presta tire with air
 Have you ever lost the adapter that lets you convert a Schrader style pump head to fill your Presta style tubes? I did, many years ago. I have not bought any adaptor since, I simply used what ever I had to just get some air in the tube. This is what…
SBR’s TRISLIDE, skin lubricant
 Today I tried a new product, it is called Trislide. Trislide is a skin lubricant, at first I was thinking do I really need something like this? Well that question was answered during tonight’s ride. I just came off an extended vacation…
Ride to the Top of Saddleback…almost [Upper Holy Jim]
One week ago I was riding up the Holy Jim Trail, here is last weeks ride report. Â Â Â My friend Eric Y.has been celebrating his birthday by jumping on his bike and riding from his house to the top of Saddleback Mountain and back home totaling about 65…
REDLINE MonoCog 29er, Big Wheels, BIG Fan {Part 1}
 Here it is my first Redline 29er experience. My riding of any 29er before this totaled less than 100 yards. A bike is a bike right, well not exactly. I have become a believer in the 29er setup read below.  I grabbed the family and drove out to…