Ibex Alpine/Trophy Swap
Since Priscilla progressed to her current Motobecane, the Policars were nice enough to sell me Priscilla’s Ibex Trophy. For the past 5 years or so I’ve been trying to figure out a way to get my wife into biking and, after joining this site, I…
Adidas Adilibria
At the 24 hours of Fullerton, I ended up winning a pair of Adidas Adilibria Sunglasses. Though they are for chicks, I gladly gave them to Priscilla since I knew she would dig the style. I think they look great on Priscilla. Not only can she wear them…
Thursday Tech Tip: How to open your beer with your granny gear
I really should start calling these “Tuesday Tech Tips” since I get these out around Tuesday of each week… Anyhow, at last weekend’s 24hours of Fullerton, legendary mountain bike hall of famer, Steve Boehmke showed us a great tip.…
Tuesday Brews Day: Chimay Ale, Peres Trappistes Premiere
Winter isn’t my season. I’m too scrawny and don’t handle well in the cold. Riding the trails is always an extra chore now. Gotta bring those leg/arm warmers right? But, like anything, with the bad comes the good. The winter months are…
24 Hours of Fullerton Update 4
Well so much for real time updates…this one is about a day late… This post is dedicated to Priscilla who is probably out by the pool during her annual girls weekend get away. After my first lap I decided that my Warp was way too…
24 Hours of Fullerton Update 3
Last night around 9:30pm Moe, with our new friend Matias, decided to hit the Loop for another lap. I had to go in style so I grabbed my Rick James hair cuz that trail is a brick house…get it? eh…nevermind… Matias. This dude is actually…
24 Hours of Fullerton Update 2
As promised I have some pictures. I’ll be uploading the recap video tomorrow. Moe, Lance and myself…I’m dressed up as Rick James..or as a fat Tinker Juarez. Base camp, we had the Redline Bicycles tent and Moe’s pop up trailer.…
24hours of Fullerton Update 1
Moe, Lance and I started our first lap. Actually Lance had already finished his second lap by the time Moe and I came in from our first…yeah I know we’re taking the Relaxed Vibe thing to a whole new level. The photos will follow soon, but…
Thursday Tech Tip: SRAM X7 Rear Derailleur
On my SRAM X7 rear derailleur, I noticed that I had misplaced the nut that holds down the cable. After searching for over half an hour for the nut in my garage floor, I decided to McGyver it. First thing you do is get an old reflector mount. This has a…
Relax Vibe Rides Explained
MtnBikeRiders.com has been known to have “Relaxed Vibe Rides.” We’ve document some of them through videos and photos. For the most part some folks that join us for these rides seem to enjoy them just as much as we do. Here’s the…