Dainese Mountain Bike Gear
Founded in 1972, Dainese (pronounced die–neh–zeh) is the leading manufacturer of motorcycle protective wear. Dainese has a complete line of motorcycle gear from head to toe. From helmets, protective leathers, right down to boots. With…
Who needs a saddle…
Every so often we see something outrageous on the internet. I had to share this picture. If you notice the frame is upside down and the drive train is re-mounted on the opposite side.  It doesn’t look too comfortable but, if you can make it…
First Impression: Hydrapak Laguna
Hydrapak sent us their 2009 Laguna hydration pack to test. Since November 08 I’ve been using the Laguna pack on most if not all of my trail rides. Through the years I’ve used several brands of hydration packs; various sizes ranging from small…
Kim Finch’s Winter Series #6 Race Report
This weekend was the last race of the Winter Series at Fontana and it is almost sad that it is over. Saturday we pulled in our usual TEAM spot and found that Eric “Animal” Hunter had already made it warm and toasty with his portable fire pit!…
Southridge Winter Series Race #6, by David Sanderson
Saturday morning I headed out to Fontana for the 6th and final race of the Shimano Winter Series; very relieved to know this would be the last race of the series and a little concerned as I knew heading in that I wasn’t close to being in my best…
First Impression: KHS Lucky 7
First Impression by David “Mini-Mal” Sanderson.  The world famous Moe has been tasked with the envious duty of performing in-depth reviews on the KHS DH200 downhill and Lucky 7 freeride bikes. Due to the technical difficulties associated…
The Aatma Helmet from Kali Protectives
This month we are featuring the Aatma helmet from Kali Protectives. The Kali brand is based on the lore of Kali, the Hindu goddess of chaos and destruction. AATMA, means – The Soul.  Based out of San Jose, this company utilizes a patented…
Ride Report: Aliso Woods with Olympian/World Champ – Jill Kintner
This past Thursday I headed to Aliso Woods. I’ve been dying to try a new route that would take me from Aliso to El Moro. I downloaded the route through Geoladders.com however for some reason from the start of my ride, I could not get the GPS to…
Southridge Winter Series #5 – Joe’s Race Report
The weekend started early on ALL counts for me. On Friday I headed to Fontana to pre-ride the DH & Super D course. With only two races left, I am currently in good standings with the overall points for the Winter Series in both – Super D…
OURY’s Glow-in-the-Dark Grips
From the makers of one of the most comfortable grips comes something super cool… Glow–In–The–Dark grips. This is new for 2009 in their standard Mountain style grips (non lock–ons).   I’ve been using Oury Grips…