I woke up Sunday morning with a bit of excitement flowing through my blood. Joe and I had been texting each other all night about racing the tandem and now that the day has come, it was show time! After the Cat1/2 races, Joe and I suited up and gathered by the staging area to…
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Thursday afternoon, I received the OK from the SC Velo race director, Omar Almaguer stating that Joe and I could race. They were kind enough to allow us to race, but since they didn’t have a category for us, we’ve been granted access to race in the Beginner Men 27-34. As grateful as Joe and…
This evening (Wednesday) Joe and I had the privilege to finally give our new tandem a shot on the trail. We’re hoping to race it this weekend, but I’ve yet to get a confirmation if the race organizer @ SC Velo will let us. So in the mean time, we practiced! We met up @…
Co-Founder of MtnBikeRiders.com and all around bad ass who supports The Anti-Douchebaggery movement, Moe “The Horny Guy” (he’s got a tattoo that says he is) Ramirez, is celebrating his 40th birthday today! I’d want to take this time to thank Moe for all his hard work that he’s put onto this site as well as…
Just got this little info from the folks of WTB. INTRODUCING WTB’s TCS CUSTOMIZED INTEGRATED WHEEL SYSTEM WTB’s new TCS (Tubeless Compatible System) Wheel System is the newest option for light-weight tubeless tires, rims and wheels which allows riders to fully customize their set up for specific terrain and riding style. Features include WT69 metal…
I recently picked up this Diamondback Wildwood Tandem off an ad from Craigslist on Tuesday. Team Racer, Joe Solancho and I had discussed entering the Mt Sac Fat Tire Classic XC Race in the Tandem Category. Only problem was we didn’t have a tandem on hand to do the race. So when this Diamondback became…
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Free Shipping that is! Right now Pricepoint.com has some a special going on until Nov 1st. With that in mind, I did a little birthday shopping for some friends and bought the Mrs. a new stem. I’m so lucky that she gets all excited for bike parts… Anyhow, I kept adding items to the shopping…
Technically he wasn’t bogarting it. But I thought the word was funny, the song is even better! But I’m happy to announce that I’ll be getting an opportunity to test ride/race the Airborne TAKA DH Bike. Team Racer, Art Aguilar has proven that you can get on the podium with the Taka. I’m hoping that…