One Bad Experience
It takes only one bad experience to sour someone on a bike shop. One of the bike shops that I have been frequenting over the last few years has recently turned over its entire staff. All of the old guys that I used to do business with and were…
Yea! I did it!
Yesterday I completed my first 8k! I’ve been cross training to hopefully improve my endurance out on the trails. And I am excited to say that I was able to finish despite the nasty rainy conditions and cold that almost sent me back home! Wet and…
Hoss Stallion shorts: Review
A while back I went through my first impressions of these shorts. I’ve had a couple of months on the saddle with them since, so here’s the skinny. Tester: I’m 5’10”, 150 pounds. These shorts were ridden on Turnbull Canyon,…
What’s in the name…
I was just realized that men call their spandex cycling shorts…”spandex” and women will call them “tights.” …and I think I know why! Check this out, if you’re a dude, wearing tights/spandex is emasculating…
What’s all this hoopla with 29ers…
Ok so I may have taken a sip of the Kool-Aid…but I haven’t drank the whole cup! So this article is about how I’m am not so sure that this whole 29er thing is all that great. Moe and I were talking about this the other day and he’s…
Chumba’s New Freerider
I was perusing Mtbr and stumbled on this article, here about Chumba Racing signing a 16-year-old freerider named Dakota Dulmage. Besides his stunning young age and talent, I noticed that the second picture on the article looked like a familiar spot.…
Marshall Canyon 2, Jer/Friends 0
JJ rocking the downhill doubletrack I decided to get in a longer ride this weekend so a few of us went out to ride Marshall Canyon. Marshall Canyon is located in the foothills about 30 minutes north of where I live. It is a beautiful out and back that is…
Need help with your bike?
Most of you who frequent the site may have noticed that I am almost never involved in the “How toâ€? sections of mtnbikeriders.com. That’s because I have no “how toâ€? knowledge at all. I actually am quite helpless when it comes to working on my…
Perfect Timing
My riding buddy and I were supposed to meet at 6am to go mountain biking this morning. I dragged my carcass out of bed and made it to our proposed meeting spot at the designated time but my buddy didn’t show. Normally this would suck big time but…
Brownie Points
You know guys, Valentines Day is just around the corner. Some guys wait until the last minute to run out and buy those chocolates or flowers for their special lady. Why wait until the last minute? I’ve always told my husband the romance starts…