The Story Behind the Review: KHS Lucky 7
I struggled for a couple days to write the review of the KHS Lucky 7. I kept transitioning from reviewing the bike to telling stories about the bike. Finally, I’ve decided that’s exactly what I’m going to do. What follows, is the…
Vholdr ContourHD 1080p Preview
It seems one of the new big things in Mountain Biking is recording the experience. Whether it’s to relive the rush, to learn and improve or vain self-gratification, it’s a lot of fun. Another great trick is to follow your friend down the…
The Moe’s season is officially over
As I type this, I am getting ready to go get arthroscopic shoulder surgery. It looks like I fractured my shoulder on one of my practice DH runs @ Southridge. picture of not actual crash, but of many! I had one heck of a season, I never had so much fun…
The BIG 4-0
Happy Birthday to our Team rider, writer and good friend Joe “J. Sizzzle” Solancho! Joe has been part of the Team for a little over a year, we met him on one of our “relaxed vibe” rides. He has been extremely supportive and a…
Race Across The Sky Leadville Trail 100 One-night Movie Event 10-22-09
Thanks to Randall, we’ve learned about an upcoming one-night event documenting this years famed Leadville 100! Here Here are the details (from the official web page http://www.ncm.com/Fathom/Sports/RaceAcrossTheSky.aspx Race Across The Sky –…
Chainlove & 661 Evolution Carbon Preview
See that Chainlove ad on the right hand side of the mtnbikeriders.com webpage? Well they’re legit, the real deal and a good place to get a screaming deal. How do I know? Well I scored myself a set of 661 Tomcat knee pads for $27 one day and…
Race Report: Rock Shox Golden State Downhill Final at Mammoth Mountain – David Sanderson
When I heard the final race in the Rock Shox Golden State series would be in Mammoth, I knew I just had to get there. Fortunately, so did the rest of the Mtnbikeriders team! Wednesday night I headed over to the Finch’s (Kim & Tony), loaded…
Sette Vexx: Initial assembly stage
What to do if you are nursing a bum shoulder? Well, how about start assembling the new Sette Vexx DH frame that MtnBikeRiders.com received a little while ago! I grabbed my trusty IceToolz (The official tools of Team MtnBikeRiders.com) Essence Kit and…
The elusive Moe’s race report: Cal Golden State RockShox Championship
I’ve been down in my luck lately, I have been nursing a bum shoulder since my last race so I haven’t ridden since the last race in July. Being in third place in the overall, I HAD to race, not to mention that we were racing at Mammoth! The…
Race Report: Kim Finch – Nationals, Sol Vista Bike Park, Granby CO 07/17/09
Editorial by David Sanderson Team racer extraordinaire Kim Finch qualified for Nationals this year, so a support squad formed and we were off to beautiful Colorado! I’ll let Kim re-tell the story from here… I finally qualified for the US…