Pinned DVD
Last weekend MtnBikeRiders.com made a trip to the Dainese store (or commonly known as D-Store) in Costa Mesa to watch the DVD premier of PINNED.  When I arrived at the D-Store, I was brought to the VIP room to meet Art Aguilar of Dianese as well as…
World Premier of Pinned the DVD
BNC Productions and Dianese presents the World Premier of PINNED the DVD. PINNED follows the riders on and off theracecourses tearing up their favorite trails. Special highlights include Chris Kovarik at Lake Elsinore and Steve Peat, Greg Minaar…
2008 was great!
As RL mentioned on the previous post, we had memorable times in 2008. This year has certainly been a blast for me. I can’t say it enough that it’s been great becoming part of MtnBikeRiders.com and off course riding my bikes throughout…
Weekend Ride Report – Southridge and The Luge
We recently received the Epic Stealth Camera from GSM. We met the folks of GSM at Interbike in September and they had agreed to send us a unit for testing.  Since RL and I had planned on doing some practice downhill runs, I decided to put it to use.…
Obtainium Performance Products – Ti Spring
I met Obtanium Performance Products earlier this year at the Sea Otter Classic. Since then I have been in contact with them. Based out of Bellevue, WA, Obtanium has developed an aerospace grade titanium spring.  They have long been making springs…
First Impressions: Motor Tabs, Fluid Replacement
At Sea Otter I met the folks from Motor Tabs. While at their booth, they gave me a few samples of their energy tabs. Below is a description of fluid replacement energy tablets: §      Effervescent sports drink tablets §      Optimal…
Rigid Single Speed Update, Right-Sizing
This week I worked on right-sizing the steerer tube on my carbon fork and the width of my handlebars. On my last update (#1) I wasn’t quite sure which handlebar/stem to use. I’ve decided to give the KORE Torsion Bar and B52 stem a try. Stock…
2008 SRC Members Awards
After joining Southridge Racing Co (S.R.C) beginning of 2008, one of the things I was looking forward to was the Member Awards held at the end of the year.  As a member of SRC, I raced most of their events in Fontana. While the majority of the SRC…
First Impressions: Muc-Off
We recently received a Race Cleaning kit from Muc-Off. Included in the package are: 1 -1Ltr Muc-Off 1 – 500ml Muc-Off Bike Spray 1 – 35mm Cranked Head brush 1 – Large Microcell sponge 1 – Muc-off Mesh Bag. Also received (but not part…
5th Annual Le Tour de Tryptophan / 24hr Fullerton Loop
This weekend was the 5th Annual Le Tour de Tryptophan at the world famous Fullerton Loop. I met Moe & RL at the court house parking lot Friday afternoon. This event runs from Friday noon to Saturday noon (24hrs). I had every intentions of camping out…