MtnBikeRiders Holiday Gift Guide-2009
To help with your holiday shopping for the mountain biker in your life, I’ve come up with some great products that will make you a winner. Clif bars holiday flavors. Yum. Out on the trail, you’ve got to have nourishment. Why not make it a…
More Thoughts on the Ergon GA1
Ergon GA1 in Team colors I got a chance to put the Ergon GA1 grips on my bike for the last couple of months. The GA1’s are a bit different from the normal Ergon grips that everyone knows. Rather than having a flat area for you to rest your palm on,…
Most Beautiful Bike?
I know its subjective, but I saw this bike and my mouth dropped. Its a Moots Mooto X Y-BB, link here. Moots Mooto X Y-BB For me, what makes this bike so beautiful, is first and foremost the lines. In my opinion, hardtails have better lines than full…
Padding the Bike Fund-Bike Flipping
As I peruse the classifieds section on my local board, mtbr and craigslist, I typically have really bad tunnel vision. I know what parts I want to purchase to put together my next bike and I only have eyes for them. Occasionally I’ll see a nice…
Yes, 1 degree makes a difference
So my beloved Jet9 was recalled. Very sad as I liked that bike a lot. It fit my style of riding to a “T”. The first issue I had to deal with was what was I going to do? I had three options which were: 1. Buy a significantly discounted niner…
Bit of a Sufferfest
Suffering on the 45 minute climb… I could see Dan enjoying taking this picture of me… watching me suffer Went out with AV Dan on Saturday for a bit of a sufferfest at Chino Hills State Park. This one is a pretty common route I’ll ride…
Buying? Selling? Sign up for a Forum
If you’re cheap, like me, you’ll scour the classifieds looking for good deals. Most times that means looking at ebay, Craigslist and MTBR. These options have their advantages, but their disadvantages are very prominent. Ebay transactions can…
There I Fixed It
One of my favorite humor websites, there I fixed it, posted this today:
Performance
Nothing to do with mountain bikes, but a great watch anyway: Performance
Brakes not strong enough for you?
If you’re running disc brakes and you find that they’re just not giving you the stopping power you desire, don’t throw them out or resell to some unsuspecting rider! Try these easy and cheap steps to make your brakes more powerful and if…