Sycamore Canyon video – part duex
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…
GAMUT’s P30 Chainguide and Bashguard
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…
First Impressions: POC Bone Leg and Arm protective armor
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,…
Singletrack… Sycamore Canyon
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…
Rain, rain go away…Winter Series #3 Joe’s Race report
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…
Chillaxin’ ride…
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,…
WOOdman Components – Carbon Seatpost and Bottle cage
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…
I don’t give a Shift!!! (Rigid SingleSpeed Complete)
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…
Weekday Ride Report – Whiting Ranch, Anne Hjelle
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…
Joe’s Race Report: Southridge Winter Series #1 – Super D
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…