P. Bush’s Crew
Picture from Washington Post People may not like President Bush because of his policies (and his popularity numbers bear this out) but we can not deny that he hasn’t raised public awareness and perception of mountain bikers. The Washington Post…
How to build your mountain biking confidence
The best way to build up your mountain biking confidence is to start working on your own bike. Working on your bike isn’t rocket science….well truing and building wheels might be. But having the knowledge and skills to repair your bike on the…
Ride Report: Santa Ana River Trail
In order to start the holiday off right, my friend and I headed up to the San Bernardino mountains to ride the Santa Ana River Trail. It’s a 30 mile trail(15 out and 15 back) that is pure singletrack except for a mile long fireroad descent at the…
Giant is GIANT
I used to think (and I’m sure many people still think) that every bike company has their own little plant in China or Taiwan churning out hundreds of bikes a year. But this plain untrue. The vast majority of bikes you see out there (especially…
2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Calendars Announced
Are you getting ready to race?!?!? It’s just around the corner and here is a great article with lots of information on Competitor Online: With more than $150,000 on the line to off-road cyclists next season, the 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike…
Tunin’ Up the Heckler: Part 1
The past couple of months I’d finally come to a point where I couldn’t ignore the many needs my Santa Cruz Heckler had. On trail rides I noticed how much slower it was and I always felt like there were mechanical problems but just…
Khoa is a party on wheels!
Check out Khoa’s first impressions on the iHome2go Cycler on thebikegeek.com. “This speaker rocks! This is a really cool iPod speaker system. I’ve been wanting to get something like this for a while for listening to the iPod without…
My helmet makes me look like a…
Sometimes when I see posters of great riders like Lance Armstrong, Greg Lemond, Tinker Juarez, Melissa Buhl and the like, I see them wearing some nice helmets and they look super cool in them. In fact some of them even look better with their helmets than…
Mountain Biking in the Snow?
Buuurrrrrr. It’s turning out to be a cold winter. And many of you out there are bravin the snow on your bikes! Our very own Randy recently lived in Pennsylvania and he didn’t let the snow get in his way! Check out his “Chillin”…
Champion System First Impressions
A few weeks back Champion System sent me a few Betty Boop jerseys. Below is the third jersey they sent me. My daughter is sporting the sleeveless jersey because she is waaaay cuter than I am. 🙂 I took this a few weeks back. The backside of the jersey: I…