Author: Moe Ramirez

I arrived at Southridge with trailer in tow, Eric, David, Tony and Kim were already there. We formed a little caravan circle with our cars to block some of those fierce Santa Ana winds that plagued us the entire weekend. Registration lines were really long, we waited for about 40 minutes to get our numbers,…

Team MtnBikeRiders.com will be at the first race of the 15th Annual Shimano Winter Series this Saturday and Sunday. We are pretty excited because most of the Team will be racing DH. This will be my first time and I believe Kim’s first time as well at coming down the hill. I will be doing…

After seeing RL, Joe and Tony racing DH at the 17th Annual Southridge Challenge in Fontana, I figured why not give Downhill a try. Since I don’t own a Downhill bike, I contacted our good friends from KHS about doing a review of their DH200 bicycle KHS spec’d this bike with a very good suspension…

Photo via http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/santainslo/. Thanks to Brian Mine for the heads up. He was spotted riding the hills of Morro Bay… That means he is getting close to Southern California! I hope he brings me the new KHS Alite team…

Here’s an excellent Xmas present for you or your significant other: Evomo’s Invader hoodie Not only does this hoodie look awesome, it is one of the warmest hoodies I’ve ever worn. This thing is made out of 100% polyester sherpa lining, 1×1 rib with spandex, sleeve thumb holes and a media/MP3 player pocket. Another advantage…

Along with the Serfas Krest 9er tires, our friends from Serfas also sent us some sunglasses to test. I’ve been riding with the Sike Out sunglasses for a while, so here’s my review: Features: *(H.O.T.)Helmet Optimized Temples Reduce Helmet Interference *Decentered Polycarbonate Lens Technology *Top Vented Lenses *Includes Rose, Brown, Rust and Clear Lenses to…

From left to right: Marcio, Moe, Frank and Trisha I’ve been bugging some of my friends that I ride road with to go with me Mountain Biking. After a year of constant ‘reminders’ they decided to join me at the Fullerton Loop. Two of my friends had never had the chance to experience riding a…

The entire MtnBikeRiders.com crew raced at the Southridge 17th Annual Challenge this weekend. Priscilla, Kim, Joe, Ner, Eric and Val raced XC, Kim and I raced Super D, Tony, Joe and RL raced Downhill. I was actually excited about racing Super D for the first time, since I had an idea on how steep the…

We took possession of the KHS Flagstaff 29er back in August. During my testing period, I’ve posted a first impression and an update. The Flagstaff comes with a decent spec sheet: Frame: 29″ AL 7005 w/4-bar Horst bearing linkage, 3.5″ Travel w/RockShox Monarch 2.1 air shock Fork: 29″ Rock Shox Reba SL 80mm, Dual Air,…