The First Annual, Quarterly Lift Assisted Ride Report, Part II
The morning trails were not what we were expecting when we decided to come up and do the lift-assisted riding. At least it was not what 3 of us were expecting. The two who had driven up for the morning are definitely on a different level of riding then…
The First Annual, Quarterly Lift Assisted Ride Report, Part I
Cabin sweet Cabin This past weekend three of us went up to the local mountains for one day doing lift-assisted riding and the second day riding the Santa Ana River Trail (SART). We drove up on a Friday night and stayed at a cabin that had a front porch…
Don’t be stupid
Don’t be stupid and pet mountain lion cubs… PORTOLA HILLS, Calif. (KABC) — A hiker was injured by a mountain lion after allegedly petting one of three cubs near Portola Hills in Orange County. It happened when the hiker was out for a…
Ride Report: Chino Hills State Park, Earthquake Epicenter
The sign to Rolling M Ranch was obscured by weeds. A foreshadowing of the actual trail 3 of us woke up early on Saturday morning to ride some trails that I was unfamiliar with at Chino Hills State Park. CHSP stretches east to west from the City of Chino…
Pronghorn PR6
Back at Sea Otter 2008 our good buddy Steve Richey from Promologic gave Moe the first ever ride on the Pronghorn PR6. Pronghorn PR6 on the Sea Otter Demo Track Moe enjoyed the short ride immensely and it seems, so did Bike Magic which had many praises…
Speaking of the Strength of Carbon
Carbon off-road wheels by Bontrager. The 29er wheelset, as reported by Velonews, is weighing in at 1570 grams. Called the Race XXX Lite, these wheels are Tubeless Ready. As with all things carbon, weight (or lack thereof) is typically the most discussed…
I like this site
Bikepedia.com has some 2009 bike pictures up. Since I’m a 29er guy I thought I might share the new 29er I saw on there, the Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp 29er. Last year, Specialized came out with the Stumpjumper FSR Expert 29er but for 2009,…
Kona Hires New Sports Marketing Guy
The great people at Kona have hired a new Sports Marketing Guy. Hot off the presS: Avid Mountain Biker And Pro Freeskier Shawn “Smiley†Nesbitt Joins Team At Bike Company: Riding bikes equals fun – that’s what Kona Bicycle Company’s new Sports…
Ride Report: Turnbull Canyon – Guest Appearance
All of us lucky enough to go out and ride Turnbull Canyon on Saturday got to see one of the most elusive, stealthy animals on the planet… The Moe. The Moe is very similar to the mysterious cougar who prowls the bars of Orange County searching for the…
Redline 2009 Mountain Bikes
We just received some pictures of Redline’s 2009 mountain bikes and they are quite the looker. No worries, these aren’t all the mountain bikes that Redline is offering in 2009. All pictures can be enlarged by clicking on them. Monocog Flight…