Just about a decade ago I was in need of new mountain biking shoes. Several years into the sport and I was in need of new shoes. Well not really, what I had was a nice pair of mountain biking shoes however they weren’t as comfortable as it was touted to be. Key to any…
Author: Joe Solancho
This past weekend was another fun filled weekend of riding. As you have read some of the previous posts from the other MtnBikeRiders’ staff, we’ve all had a fun filled weekend on two wheels. This past Saturday I took my friends, who I have been riding with on most of my Saturdays, to my backyard…
Two weeks ago, RL and I raced at the Mt. SAC Fat Tire Classic on a tandem bike. What was interesting about this race is we were the only ones in our CAT with a tandem bike. Traditionally Mt SAC has had a class for tandems however since they are now aligning with the other…
This is a little bit late but why not… this past Saturday a group of my friends and I met at Whiting Ranch at 7:00am to go on our weekly Saturday ride. The weather in So Cal for the past few days has been fairly wet in the mornings with lingering low clouds until the…
Johnny from Intense talks about the new Tracer 29er with the G2 dropouts. It can accommodate the 135mm rear axel and the NEW industry standard 142mm with maxle.
New brakes for Hayes in their 2011 line-up is the “Prime”. Joel with Hayes gives us a run down of the cool features.
New for 2011 is the ultra sexxxy M9 downhill bike from Intense. Here to talk about this sweet looking bike is Johnny with Intense. Also show are the different color schemes for the M9:
Crank Bros has many of the coolest components in the industry. New in their line-up for 2011 are handlebars, grips and an all new redesigned pedals. Check the video as Amanda talks about their new products.
A few weeks ago RL and I hit one of the secret DH trails in LA. RL’s bike, the KHS Lucky 7, was equipped with his Do It Yourself (DIY) tubeless tires, aka ghetto tubeless. Having a set of UST on one of my bikes, I am a true fan of the tubeless system. In…
About a year ago, I saw toddlers gliding around the local races on a Strider bikes. Shortly after I reached out to Strider and they sent me one to test for my son Jake. At the time, he was approximately 1.5 years old. I was exited to get him on a bike… Out of the…