Spinner Who? That has been the reaction to the fork that we have installed on our Ultimate AM machine. So who is Spinner?: Spinner, the company known for its reliability and honest value for 23 years has been opening a lot of eyes recently. In the past two years, Spinner has received worldwide attention as…
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Check it out! Lance and I hope to attend this event: SouthridgeUSA presents: Consumer Bike Demo Days Fontana, CA Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct 13 &14 – Fontana Come out & test ride the latest and greatest bikes for ’08 This event will be FREE to the public (shuttle services for downhill will…
The Fat Tire Classic XC race is less than a month away, since I’m not in any ‘racing shape’ and my lightest bike weighs 29.5 lbs, I decided to build an XC rig. I decided to go with a KHS Team Alite frame, at 3.0lbs, my 6-yr old daughter had no trouble holding the frame.…
MtnBikeRiders.com purchased a Trek Remedy 5 to test. I took the bike to Colorado to ride some of the trails in Fruita. I’ve also ridden the bike on the local Fullerton Loop, here are some of my first impressions: Looks:The Black matte finish is super nice, it reminds me of a stealth bomber. The carbon…
Jeremy and I hit the trail bright and early this morning. This was my last ride before I head to Fruita, CO tomorrow morning. I also took the Trek Remedy for it’s first spin to set it up for my style of riding. Jeremy is also letting me use the Raxter Hitch rack for my…
Yes, you read it right… Here are the specs: FRAME: Technica Main Tube Carbon Fiber w/alloy rear triangle FORK: RST Omni Suspension Fork RIM: Lightweight Alloy with brushed braking surface SHIFTING SYSTEM: 21-Speed Microshift with Shimano Derailleurs CRANK: Alloy 24-34-42T STEM: Steel Ahead with alloy cap. BRAKES: Alloy Linear Pull Brakes TIRES: Ultra aggressive Kenda…
Since all of us are employed full time and have families of two kids or more, it is not often that we all get together for a ride. This Saturday was the exception, Jeremy, RL, Priscilla and I all got together and headed down to Aliso Woods for an early morning ride. So here’s our…
Grace and Priscilla had been taking spinning classes, I usually use my commute as training. Unfortunately, my work hours changed and my 20 mile commute was sadly reduced to 9.6 miles. Also, one of the spinning classes was rescheduled to an earlier hour making it impossible for Grace to attend that session. We need to…
Anthony is my good friend and roadie buddy that has never been Mountain Biking. That is, until today. He finally accepted my invitation to hit the dirt trails after I told him that my wife rides off-road. (Yeah, I know, it’s evil but it worked). So we loaded the K2 Lithium and the KHS XC204…
We are testing a couple of revolutionary products at www.bikecommuters.com that are worth mentioning on this site: RL is testing the Nirve Streamliner Ultra, this bike features an electronic automatic 3 speed transmission. Click here to read his observations. I’m testing the NuVinci Hub, this hub has a 350% gear ratio and it’s super smooth.…