I went with some of my buddies to Chino Hills State Park for a ride this weekend. We did a 16 mile loop that included a mixture of fire road and singletrack. One of my good friends got to try mountain biking for the first time (he rode about 12 of the 16 miles, go…
Author: Jeremy Yang
This past Sunday night, the Weather Channel had a show about Mountain Biking and Moab, Utah. I missed it, but they have it online! Click here. The one episode is split into four parts (each commercial break ends a segment) on the web. Check it out. There are some great interviews of mountain biking greats…
I’ve gotten some more time on the Fezzari Alta Peak recently and I just wanted to share with you some new tidbits that I’ve learned about this bike. After riding the Alta Peak some more, I’ve come to really appreciate a rear shock set at the correct air pressure. Initially, the rear shock was pretty…
Last night I stopped by RL’s place and picked up the new Sette Sierra 2 Bike Hitch Mount Rack sent by pricepoint. Here is pricepoint’s blurb on the rack: Reach your destination with ease Much like its counterpart the Sette Sierra 2 Bike Hitch Mount Rack features all of the same qualities of the Sierra…
Jax Bicycle Center in Fullerton helped put together a picture tutorial on how to increase the travel on a Rock Shox Reba fork from from 80mm to 100mm by removing the internal spacer. Wayne Kudol has performed this procedure many times over so he is extensively familiar with the ins and outs of this process.…
I’ve got to tell you, we’re getting some great weather here in Southern California. A group of us took advantage of the weather and went out riding this morning. We chose the always fun Fullerton Loop. I rode my X-Cal while a good friend of mine got to try out the new KHS Tucson. He…
I just thought I’d bring you some eye candy. For those of you with a little more money to burn Sportsmobile brings you the ultimate bike hauler the Lopes 55 bike hauler. This thing is amazing. Forget about booking hotel rooms and dragging your bike into said rooms The hauler does it all. Here is…
Most 29er riders believe that it’s more difficult to endo on a 29er than it is on a 26 inch bike. They claim that because 29er bikes have a longer front axle to bottom bracket distance, you are less likely to endo. Others claim that because the 29ers have a longer wheelbase than a 26″…
I went to Whiting Ranch on Saturday afternoon for a ride. Because my wife was at a baby shower and I was her ride, time was limited so I was only able to get in about 8 miles of riding. Whiting Ranch is located just south/east of Irvine California. Google maps got me there via…
KHS Tucson The first thing you notice about the KHS Tucson is that the picture on the website does not do the Flat Gray Brown justice. The paint job on the bike is subtle and beautiful at the same time. Take a look for yourself. All the other pictures I took with flash, because it…