Two weeks ago, I headed up to Mammoth Lakes, CA to ride the big mountain.Ā I had so much fun that I was jonesing to go back.Ā On my last Ride Report, I mentioned that I was going back (this past weekend)ā¦ didnāt happen š Like most impromptu decisions things can quickly change.Ā Several of…
Author: Joe Solancho
For sometime now, Iāve been considering trying cyclo-cross (CX) racing. Without having a CX bike in my stable, planning was a little difficult. Sure enough, we at MtnBikeRiders.com received a CX bike to test. Itās the 2010 Redline Conquest Sport which RL featured on June of this year. Whatās a cyclo-cross bike? Itās a bicycle…
Two weekends ago I headed up to Mammoth Mountain located at Mammoth Lakes, CA for an over night trip. The plan was to ride DH for two full days, Saturday and Sunday. Mammoth is approximately 5-6 hours from southern California where we live. We had a total of 14 guys on this trip. Three of…
New from Xpedo are their Face Off XMX17AC platform pedals. These are the pedals that I am using with my new Intense Uzzi VP. Check them outā¦ these are sweet looking pedals! The Face Off XMX17AC are aluminum pedals with a cromoly spindle. Although classified in their website under the BMX category, these are fully…
Itās been awhile since Iāve had a weekend of back to back rides. With a busy schedule sometimes getting ONE ride on the weekend is difficult enough. This weekend felt like a treat as on Saturday I headed off to Aliso Woods. I rode with a new group of riders who I met the previous…
As a bike fanatic, Iāve always wanted to make a custom TP holder for one of my bathrooms. Iāve seen similar set-ups at a couple of my local bike shopsā bathrooms and Iāve always wanted to copy it. With old parts laying around I decided to make one. The main part for my bike art…
It was about three months ago when teammate Wes Castro shattered his hip during a practice DH run on one of the segments of the 2010 Winter Series. Since then our Team has been planning a fund raiser/raffle to assist with Wesā medical bills. In conjunction with The Path bike shop (located in Tustin, CA)…
The Moe and I made our annual trip to Tehachapi, CA for the second leg of the 2010 California Golden State Kenda Downhill Championships. This year it appears that it will only be the two of us as our other teammates were not able to make it. After a 3hr drive from my house we…
Kali, a San Jose based company, maker of fine helmets and protective gear, came out with the super light helmet for 2010. The Avatar ā weighing in at only 849 grams! This has to be one of the lightest in the industry for a full face helmet. Mine weighed in at 852 grams, so production…
Last weekend some of my teammates (David, Kim and Tony) and I headed to the Santiago Oaks for some fun. We were joined by our friends Dan, Albert and Joshua. Following the heavy rains earlier in the week, we waited until the weekend to give the trails a chance to dry. Unfortunately some areas at…