Southridge Winter Series Race Report: Kim Finch
RL Policar-Kim Finch is one of our most talented racers on the team. She’s was the Triple Crown Champ for XC and also won a number of Championships for 2008 at Southridge. With that in mind, I present to you Kim Finch’s race report. Well, a…
The lil’ Bike that Could-Ibex Ignition 3
Don’t get my title wrong, the Ibex Ignition 3 has impressed me beyond its capabilities. Ibex Bikes sells the Ignition as one of their “All Mountain” bikes. The bike was spec’d with decent parts such as Shimano Deore, LX, FSA,…
Big Props
This weekend, my role as the Team Manager was sidelined by the fact that I had to take a few practice runs on Saturday and race DH on Sunday. With my absence from my normal job duties during the a race, my fantastic, awesome, and very beautiful wife…
The Newbie, Race Report and Tips for New Racers
RL Policar-“Here’s a race report from our newest team member, David Sanderson.” I nervously await the start, wishing I had done so many things differently, but I know I did at least one thing right, and that was enter my first bike race…
Southridge Winter Series #1: RL’s DH Race Report
After Saturday’s XC and Super D races, Moe, Kim, Tony, Joe and I did some DH practice to get some feel of what the course will be for the race. After a few sessions up on the mountain, we called it a day. Sunday morning came and the 5 of us went up…
The Animal: Up Close
For those that have been fortunate enough to meet single speed phenom, Eric “The Animal” Hunner, they will tell you that Eric is one gigantor of a man. He literally out weighs his competition anywhere from 50-100lbs. To give you an idea on…
Class Act
Last Sunday, Priscilla, Joe and our friend David and I went the Pinned DVD Premiere in Costa Mesa, Ca. While we were there we saw KHS Team Director Quinton “Q” Spaulding. I went over to say hi and he returned the favor with a Bro-Hug. We…
How to tune/adjust a rear Shimano Derailleur
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Annual New Year’s Ride at the Fullerton Loop
For the past few years, I’ve made it a point to do a ride on New Year’s Day. Honestly its really hard to get a group ride going after a night full of partying. But luckily this year’s ride had a good turn out. We were joined by our…
I have a color prediction for 2009
In 2008, black and white was big. In years that have passed, we’ve seen brown, grays, yellow, lime green and even a big push for pink as this whole Women Specific stuff came out. But for 2009, I can see that there could be a chance of “GREEN…