The other day, I need to remove some paint off a few motorcycle parts I was planning on repainting. The problem was, every time I’d take my drill with a wire wheel attachment was keeping the piece I was working with in place or my drill from moving around. Then I saw my bicycle work…
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The last time we talked about the full suspension tandem, we were still figuring out the final details on what it’s going to take to build this tandem. I headed over to Nick D’s shop and we did some measuring and some cutting. One of the things Nick D wanted to do was measure our…
I’ve operated MtnBikeRiders.com for over 6 years. The bicycle industry has been good to me. I’ve made some new friends and even lost a few in the process. I’ve even had the privileged to go on some biking related trips like Mammoth,Sea Otter, Interbike and many more. However, all this goodness has to come to…
That’s right Fart Face, you read it right. For Throwback Thursday we’re giving away a BRAND NEW SONY CD WALKMAN! The lucky winner will get to sit back and relax as they enjoy the sounds of their favorite CD’s in MEGA BASS! Kids, this isn’t an MP3 player one of those tablet things…it plays CDs!…
The other night LadyP and I were riding and a small neighborhood butts against the trail. As I was climbing I started hearing some one yelling angrily. I head back down the hill to check on LadyP to make sure she was ok. By that time she had already stopped and busted out her phone…
Every now and then you’ll need to bleed your brakes. One thing I would recommend, when you have this procedure done or when you do it yourself, it’s a good idea to get a new set of pads. Why? Sometimes when you bleed your brakes you’ll end up having to inject more fluid in your…
Betting on Moto GP – Ghost Rider TEXT: The Moto GP season ended with a very exciting race at Valencia which was won by Dani Pedrosa after the new world champion Jorge Lorenzo had a mishap as he was trying to overtake a back marker. He wasn’t helped by the fact that despite a wet…
This past weekend I attended a church retreat to learn a butt load of stuff about the gospel. During our break, my buddy Officer Ben and I decided to hit the local trail. We ended up riding part of the Santa Ana River Trail (SART). We had some great views and once we got into…
Check it out kids, I took some old grips that I was about to throw away and used them for something else on the bike. Filet it down the middle. Cut the ends off. You can now wrap it around your chain stay and zip tie it for the perfect fit. Since you have 2…
As you may recall I talked about Burt Reynolds getting a facelift. So after giving it some more thought and double checking with LadyP to make sure I can part out her old bike, I went to town on Burt the following morning. After spending some time to strip the KHS XC604 of its parts,…