One thing I hate about mountain biking…
It would have to be my Farmer’s Tan….Who knew that a brown man, can be so white…Check it out kids, that right there is due to the fact that I’m always wearing a shirt when I ride. I’m beginning to wonder if I didn’t…
Being Social
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUiA3vO563g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkljLxddVI4&feature=relmfu Thought this was funny. Wow, is mountain biking going mainstream?
Little things that make mountain biking more fun
There’s a couple of things that everyone can do to make their bike rides just a bit more personal and fun. One thing I could suggest that Priscilla and I usually is to have Crazy Sock Day. Yup its as crazy as it sounds. This is where we get Four…
Speeding Through Chantry
One of my favorite mountain biking pictures I have ever taken was just posted on Bikerumor.com’s Pic of the Day. The picture features Tim riding through Chantry Flats. A slow shutter speed + some panning action… voila. Let me know your…
Dear Mountain Bike Brake Pad Maker…
HI there, My name is RL Policar, I’m a super cool, very handsome mountain biker. I was wondering if you could explain something to me, WHY IN THE WORLD ARE BICYCLE DISC BRAKE PADS SO EXPENSIVE!?! Each pad set usually runs between $20-$40 dollars…
Ibex Wear: First Impressions
Brown Santa (aka RL) stopped by my office last week to drop off a nice little package from Ibex Wear. I have always appreciated simple jerseys. When I first started off mountain biking I liked simple synthetic mountain biking jerseys but now I have also…
Open Letter to KONA!
To Kona, I’m DIGGING it! Two very sweet Kona 29ers came out on your Kona World blog. First is the Satori, A 130mm travel Full Suspension 29er and the second bike is the Honzo, a slack angle 120mm 29er Hard Tail. I love what you’re doing at…
Super Saturday!
This past Saturday was one of the best in a long time for me. For starters, we assembled a small group of guys to shuttle a trail called Santiago Oaks. If you’ve been there, then you know that shuttlin’ isn’t really necessary, in fact…
Don’t be a Chaz
This is a letter to racers out there. It’s as simple as this, if another racer calls out left to pass you, let him or her pass. Don’t be a douche about it, just let them go. We had a situation the other night at a SoCal race venue when one of…
Maple Springs to Motorway
Up above the clouds. We think the mountain seen on the top left of the picture is Catalina Wow, what a beautiful Saturday it was above the clouds. As it is many times in Southern California in June, we were experiencing a bit of June gloom. I woke up on…