First Impressions: Prologo Vertigo Nack
I recently received the Prologo Vertigo Nack to review. I’ve only put about 40 miles on the saddle, so this is just a quick first impression and some pictures for everyone to look at. Out of the box, the Vertigo Nack looks plain Jane from the top…
Southridge Challenge Nov 2009 Winter Series and Triple Crown Finale
One week ago our MtnBikeRiders.com Team finished the SRC winter series and Triple Crown at Southridge. I signed up for the Single Speed 34 and under XC race. At the start of the race I was the only one in my class, so I was convinced that the Single…
MtnBikeRiders Holiday Gift Guide-2009
To help with your holiday shopping for the mountain biker in your life, I’ve come up with some great products that will make you a winner. Clif bars holiday flavors. Yum. Out on the trail, you’ve got to have nourishment. Why not make it a…
More Thoughts on the Ergon GA1
Ergon GA1 in Team colors I got a chance to put the Ergon GA1 grips on my bike for the last couple of months. The GA1’s are a bit different from the normal Ergon grips that everyone knows. Rather than having a flat area for you to rest your palm on,…
Intense Cycles: 29er Downhill Bike-the 2951
Here’s a prototype running a muck in the world of the Internet. This is something that’s been in the works at Intense for a while, a downhill 29er…crazy. This first proto is in the medium range 23.5 effective tt. G3 dropout & Head…
Goat Trail-Rancho Mirage, Ca.
This past weekend, Priscilla and I had the privileged to head out to Rancho Mirage (near Palm Springs) for a Marriage Retreat that our church hosted. Since this was a weekend-long event, Priscilla and I decided to bring our bikes and see what the…
Racing the Redline Monocog 29er, Update #3
 It has been different on the 29er, even more so while racing, so far it has been positive. Redline gave me a Demo 29er to test/race/ and abuse. RL set this connection up for me and warned Redline that I break a lot of bike parts. I am “The…
Day off, time to ride!
I was lucky enough to have a day off today. So what did I do? I went for a ride. I gathered up a few friends to hit some local trails with me. One of my buddies that went was Ben C. It’s been 5 years since he last rode a mountain bike, and more…
Padding the Bike Fund-Bike Flipping
As I peruse the classifieds section on my local board, mtbr and craigslist, I typically have really bad tunnel vision. I know what parts I want to purchase to put together my next bike and I only have eyes for them. Occasionally I’ll see a nice…
Sette Razzo 29er-Complete Bike Now available
Overview: The moment we started offering the Sette Razzo 29er frame requests started pouring in for a complete bike. Sette USA heeded the call and they came back with a complete Razzo outfitted with a killer parts spec. It reads like a who’s who of the…