Who built the First Mountain Bike?
The very cool Billy Savage, producer/director of Klunkerz, interviews the late John Finley Scott who happens to have just been inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. For Klunkerz’s website, click here.
Interbike Superstars
One of the highlights of Interbike for me is meeting and greeting friends new and old in the industry. We also can get a little star struck every now and then. RL is a HUGE Melissa Buhl fan. Melissa Buhl IS super cool but I get a little star struck when…
For the Ladies
RL brought home the ladies’ jerseys and tees today!!! Check em out! RL wasn’t able to get the same black bordering as the boys jerseys but I think they still look pretty sweet! Loving the lettering on the back. Now when I pass those boys up…
Tifosi Vogel Review
You may have noticed in some of my pictures that I have been sporting the Tifosi Vogel glasses out on the dirt trails. SPECS Weight: 22 grams Fit: Small to Large Faces Frame Features * Grilamid TR-90 Open Frame Design * Hydrophilic Rubber Adjustable…
Newbie’s first ride
A while ago I mentioned that I built up a “faux” Full Suspension Redline for my buddy Loren. On Sunday after church, Priscilla and I took him to the Fullerton Loop to test out the bike. Back in his younger days, Loren used to be a pretty good…
Inspired to go Rigid
After reading Eric Hunner’s article about single speeding, he and I had a conversation about rigid single speeding. I had many questions to ask him about how it feels, which fork to get and anything else I could think of at the time. So after…
KHS XC Team Update
It’s been 2 1/2 months since RL built up the KHS XC Team bike for me. I wanted to go ahead and give a quick update. The transition from a hard tail to a full suspension bike was a little difficult for me initially. It took me a few weeks to adjust…
Bike Handlebar Camera Mount
All new bikes come with reflectors in the spokes of the wheel, on the handlebar and on the seatpost. Most people take off the reflectors and toss them thinking that they’ll never use this functional piece of plastic again but I think there is a lot…
Felt’s Complete 29er HT Lineup
Felt’s 2009 website is showing off a complete 29er HT lineup including 3 new carbon hardtails. They are a must see, especially enlarged. These bikes don’t “say” fast, rather they SCREAM fast. The top of the line bike is the Felt…
Did you fall or crash as much as I did when you were newbie?
Pictures like this were synonymous to riding as a newbie. I remember way back when Moe and I first started to ride. We had about a group of 5 guys that would join us on the trails. We were all newbies and that meant none of us really had much bike…