Review: Serfas Performance Saddle TGU-2 TEGU
Serfas (of eyewear fame) has jumped into the saddle market and in a big way, with 67 saddles, 24 of which comprise the performance category. Serfas did not jump into the saddle market half-heartedly. They did their homework first and every saddle is a…
1.5″ and Tapered Headtubes, Necessary?
So I was perusing through the STR* forums and found a thread titled Tapered Head Tubes – Debate. [*STR = So Cal Trail Riders, my handle, dwsand3r] I went ahead and threw my two cents in and decided to share my response here, but I added a sketch…
Ride Report: Sol Vista Bike Park, Granby CO 07/17/09 – 07/18/09
Though Tony, Tim and I went to the U.S. Nationals in support of Kim Finch on her XC efforts, you didn’t think we weren’t gonna ride did you? Oh, also Johnny D was in attendance for a bit of work/play. Sol Vista is a lift accessed mountain bike park…
Race Report: California Golden State race #3 Fontana
July 11-12th (2009) several members of the Mtnbikeriders.com team made it out to Southridge Park for the third installment of the California Golden State presented by Rock Shox. The fourth and final round will be in Mammoth(!) Sep 4th-5th, hopefully…
California Golden State race #3 race report
My race weekend started on Friday when I went to scope out the course right after work. I walked to the top and recognized some of the course that Tom had laid 3 weekends ago. Lower rock garden The course was totally different from any previous races,we…
Sunglasses or Goggles?
When I first started riding Downhill, I was riding with goggles. After a few races and falls, I started disliking how goggles sort of impaired my riding. Another annoying thing about goggles is that unless you have the multiple lenses (which can be a…
Sette Vexx DH frame now available!
Back in January we posted a sneak peek of the Sette Vexx Downhill Frame: Well, the Vexx is finally available, but in black: The frame looks pretty slick, and at $899.98 you can definitely build a decent DH rig for a grand less than a similarly looking…
Ride Report: Fontana DH and 4X practice runs
A few of us headed to Fontana last weekend to do some DH practice runs. We met Donny and Tom as we were walking our bikes to the top and the interim course was already laid out. Anyhow, it looks like some of us are a little rusty: Mike Stoner looking for…
Soul Cycles Dillinger: First Impression
Rl and I hit the loop for a quick short ride to “feel” and do minor adjustments to the Soul Cycles Dillinger. After a few quick saddle and seatpost adjustments, we were ready to hit the trail. OK, so let’s start with the geometry, the…