I met the folks from Spenco at Sea Otter this year. They are makers of cycling gloves with a new technology called SHOCK-TEC. What is SHOCK-TEC? It’s a patented technology designed by neurologist, Dr. A. Robert Spitzer. Their gloves feature a unique patented groove over the carpal tunnel nerve that reduces shock and hand numbness. It’s…
Author: Joe Solancho
Approximately 6am Sunday morning we got up to get our day started. We had a full day of racing ahead of us, especially with the Two-Run format. We had a quick breakfast at the hotel where we were joined by Kim & Tony, then repacked my truck with our gear and bikes. We arrived at…
Earlier this morning The Moe, Roy (Moe’s bro) and I headed to Tehachapi for the second segment of the Rock Shox Golden State series. Approximately 2.5 hrs away from Corona we arrived at Woodward West shortly after noon. We saw our teammates Kim and Tony Finch along with many familiar So Cal faces. The DH course: …
After a long hard week at work and fighting through the Friday traffic, there’s nothing more satisfying than coming home to a package waiting at your front door, especially a big box. This Friday I came home to a package from… Soul Cycles. What’s in the box? The Dillinger 29er EBB (Eccentric Bottom Bracket) frame in Pearl Green,…
Early Saturday morning RL, Ner and I met at my house. We were going to cheer on our teammate Eric “The Animal” Hunner as he was racing in The Traverse. What’s the Traverse? Here’s a brief description: Approximately 43 miles with 8K feet of elevation gain. For those that are familiar with the Santa…
Our friends at Serfas is hosting another Bicycle Swap Meet this Saturday May 9th. Tons of bike stuff will be available… See the flyer below.
You can always count on great Dual Slalom action from the Sea Otter. This year was no different. There was plenty of spectacular racing in today’s Dual Slalom. One of the top gravity racers Sam Hill out raced Cody Warren for the men’s finals. In the women’s side, KHS’ Melissa Buhl bested Olympian Jill Kintner. …
We arrived at Laguna Seca, home of the 2009 Sea Otter bright and early – 7:30 am! This has been the earliest I’ve arrived here in years. After meeting RL, Moe, Jeremy and Tim for a super early breakfast at Dennys, we headed straight to the Sea Otter. The crew getting ready in the Media Parkng lot. …
Last year we received the Flip Mino from Pure Digital Technologies. Since my initial write-up in September 2008, I’ve been using this little gadget quite a bit. I’ve brought it along on many mountain bike rides as well as normal usage (outside of mt. biking). You may have seen the many ride videos we posted on…
First stop for the 2009 Nissan UCI World Cup was in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The DH Finals were on Sunday April 12th. Check out the video below. It only shows the top 5 MEN… these guys are sick FAST!!! Team Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Greg Minaar is off to a great start by topping the 40 competitors. The fastest USA rider…