My name RL and I have a confession, I am a RADDIST. What’s a Raddist you ask? Well that’s a person that does anything RAD, thus a Raddist. Kinda like a nudist, but with clothes on, but radder. There’s only a few of us Raddist around. In Southern California, there are only a few that…
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Two top Colorado mountain-bike racers face felony criminal-impersonation charges after allegedly cheating in last year’s Leadville Trail 100. Veteran endurance athlete Wendy Lyall, 36, used Katie Brazelton’s entry number in the 2009 race, finishing second in the women’s age 40-49 class. “It probably would have gone unnoticed except the woman who did race came in…
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Voodoo has a new bike that they are pretty proud of and I would be too. Voodoo Cycles is making their first foray into mini-link frames. Normally a 4-bar linkage company Voodoo worked with Joe Murray in designing a Floating Pivot Point (FPP) that exhibits anti-squat tendencies in this full suspension frame. Introducing the Zobop…
Titus Rockstar on the XC loop On Saturday afternoon Tim & I took out a couple of Titus’s on the XC loop (about 18 miles and almost 3k feet of climbing). I grabbed a Titus Rockstar. The Rockstar is Titus’s full suspension 29er with 100mm of travel. It comes equipped with all the new stuff…
If you use hanging hooks to store your bikes, then you know that the original rubberized coating that comes with it eventually wears out. With the exposed metal of the hook, it can result in scratches or damage to your beautiful wheels. I learned this little trick from my buddy Loren. He even provided me…
We stopped in to check out the San Diego based Ellsworth. The big thing at Ellsworth this year is their move to add carbon frames to their venerable aluminum bike lineup and lets just say their carbon Firm Tails, don’t call them hardtails!, are beautiful. The headtube junction is big and looks impressively stiff but…
Last year, Tim and I got a chance to ride with Mr. Gary Fisher himself at the Sea Otter Classic. This year, as we were about to return our Kona’s (Abra-Cadabra & Hei Hei 2-9 impressions coming soon) we spotted Heather Irmiger, a Gary Fisher rider out cheering on her teammates during the Pro XC…
Yesterday Serfas posted on their Facebook Fan Page that they are giving away a pair of Serfas Mountain Biking Shoes. Serfas Want a Free pair of Serfas Cycling Shoes? Post a picture of your current cycling shoes and tell us why you want a pair of Serfas cycling shoes for your chance to win. Or…
Every summer my friend goes into hibernation mode. I long to ride with my friend but he insists on sleeping the summer away; doesn’t make any sense to me but there he sleeps, all summer long. Once I thought I caught him on Party Bingo late at night, but it was just the cat… As…