This past Saturday’s ride at Sycamore Canyon was lots of fun. I finally got around to putting the video together from my Epic Stealth camera, as well as footage from my compact digital camera. Unfortunately the batteries died on the helmet cam somewhere in the middle fo our ride. I had a great time. It’s…
Author: Joe Solancho
We just received the P30 chainguide and bashguard from Gamut. The P30 is lightweight unit and is specific to a 36T chainring. It can be used on all gravity disciplines such as Dual Slalom, 4X, Freeride and Slope Style however we are going to utilize it for downhill racing. I’ll be mounting the P30…
I met the reps of POC at Interbike 2008. New products for 2009 from this Swedish company and makers of snow/ski products are BIKE gear. To be more specific – gear that would cater to the extreme side of bikes, such as Downhill (DH), Freeriding, park and BMX. For our testing we received body armor…
Earlier this week, I headed out to Sycamore Canyon in Riverside, CA. Through the years I’ve heard so many great things about this place. With my trusty Garmin 305, I downloaded the route off www.geoladders.com. Below is the link for those that are interested: http://www.geoladders.com/show_route.php?route=20548. Singletrack in the back ground. Sycamore Cyn has a variety of…
This past weekend’s race was needless to say – WET. Our forecast in SoCal called for rain and boy did we get it all weekend long. Saturday I opted out of the XC race. I decided to take pictures of XC and save my legs for the Super D later in the day. While…
Yesterday morning I decided to go on a “relaxed vibe” ride. Being that my industry was also affected by the economy, I have some time on my hands. I headed out to the ever so popular Fullerton Loop. Accompanying me was my 1.5 yr old son, Jake. The only time I’ve pulled him on…
This month we are featuring two new products from WOOdman Components. They are the CARBO SL Plus Ti Seatpost and CARBO CAGE COMP. I’ve been testing these two products since late last year. I’ve ridden them through numerous miles of SoCal’s trails and the rigorous demands of XC and Super D races. I’ve swapped them out…
That’s my new motto for 2009 as I ride my Rigid Single Speed. Finishing touches on my rigid singlespeed were done over the holidays. Last component needed on this project were the disc brakes. I found a killer deal on Avid Juicy 5s right before Christmas. Top it off it was free shipping and arrived…
MtnBikeRiders has been frequenting Whiting Ranch as of late. Today was just another ride as I showed Val the trails of Whiting Ranch. What made this ride interesting was when we reached Four Corners there was a Ranger truck parked up top without a ranger. After a brief rest, we headed down Cactus. I…
Back to the grind! After about a month break with plenty of eating through the Holidays I opted to skip the XC race for the Southridge WS #1. There to meet me at Fontana Saturday morning were team mates RL, Priscilla, Kim, Tony, Moe, Eric, David and our families. SUPER D… With little time…