How to deal with snakes
With summer at its peak, you’ve probably noticed more and more snakes on the trail. For the most part, they’ll leave you alone and pose no specific threat to any mountain bikers. Half the time snakes are usually only 3 feet away from you, but…
Beer Me: Utah and Beer 101, Class now in session!
RL Policar-Mr. Justin Beerit decided to give us a brief class on Utah and its lovely relationship with Beer. Plus you’ll learn something about what they call, “Sin Tax.” This column of Mr. Beerit’s Beer Reviews will be a little…
Ride Report: Limestone Canyon
Looks to me like the Limestone Canyon train. All pictures courtesy of Dan Burdett Dan & I got to ride another Open Access day this past weekend. This time it was Limestone Canyon. Limestone is also part of the Irvine Ranch Conservatory. It is best…
Riding, its 90% mental…
The Come Back Kid was at it again this weekend. Honing his skills and mentally preparing to start racing downhill once again. Read up on Wes “GQ” Castro’s ride report at a near by DH trail.-RL Policar Well I rode a Super Secret DH Trail…
Ride Report: Bommer Canyon
Great views from our Bommer Canyon ride. All pictures courtesy of Dan Burdett A small group of us (Weyland, Dan, Tim & I) headed out to Bommer Canyon in Irvine for this past Saturday’s Open Access day. In about 3 hours we rode about 16 miles…
Beer Me: Pinkus Organic Munster Alt Review
Just in time for the weekend, Justin Beerit reviews an Organic Beer! This one is for the tree huggers. Beer: Organic Münster Alt Style: Altbier Size: 16.9 oz. bottle Brewer: Pinkus Brewery Alcohol content: 5.1% I found the Pinkus Organic Munster Alt…
A riding buddy with “benefits”
This morning I was selling some of my old bike stuff at the trail head and one of my customer was talking about trying to get his wife out to ride. I gave him a few pointers about how I was able to introduce Priscilla to mountain biking and shared that …
Vanity leads to Defeat
Me and Moe, the last time I rode my Niner Jet9. Photo credit to Joe Solancho Every time I think about it, it makes me sick. This past Friday at 12:30 in the afternoon while in Stockton, California visiting family, I took the kids to Victory Park to…
Father’s Day, Here’s a stick for ya…
Have you ever got a stick in your spoke or derailleur or maybe your handlebar? Father’s day presented an opportunity for 5 of us Dads to get out for an uncontested ride. Mark, member of the Mtnbikeriders racing team, came out to push the group a little…
Who is making the move to 2×10?
The big boys are making their pitch: 3×9 is dead. It’s all about the 2×10. But are you buying it? Switching over from 3×9 to 2×10 can be an expensive proposition. You are basically at the point of having to change out your whole…