26″ vs 29er; Observations from a 29er Fan
So that everyone knows where I’m coming from, I’d like to clarify that my name is Jeremy and I am a 29er fanatic. As I mentioned in a previous post, I went to North Carolina a couple of weeks ago and I got to do some mountain biking. To show…
Need a tool?
I had a mechanical today on my morning ride. Boo. I was doing pretty well for being so slovenly the last month or so. Right at about the mid point of my ride, I was riding the Redline Mono 9, my chain dropped. This occurred as I was screaming down a…
Review: Raxter Bike Rack
Who: From Raxter Racks website: Introducing RAXTER – The new standard for value in a wheel mount hitch rack. RAXTER is lightweight, it’s EASY to install, EASY to load, EASY to store! The innovative design of RAXTER gives you the ability to move…
Overcoming a serious case of the blah’s….
Well here in Orange County it has been a rough week. Fires ablaze all around us and the air quality has been nothing short of awful. The skies have been filled with smoke and ash all week. My prayers have been with the families that have been threatened…
Mountain Biking in North Carolina
I just got back from a family vacation in North Carolina. Thankfully my wife has recognized my obsession with mountain biking and set some time aside where she would take care of the kids (along with the help of some family) so I could go out and get in…
It’s that time of year…
The leaves are falling now and the wind chill has risen. It’s that time of year when the sun sets a lot earlier, and it won’t be long before we’re heading home in the dark around 5pm here in California. And we all know what that means!…
Redline Mountain Bike Line Pictures & Pricing
I had this up a little while ago, but since our server went down, the pictures went with hit. Here they are again. Also, we have some prices seen at University Cyclery for the bikes. Prices have been updated. Tim Rutledge of SBS has sent us the actual…
Southridge Demo Day Recap
Since we’ve got a couple more pictures from the Demo Day, I’m going to do a quick recap. I was talking with my friend and he was thinking out loud that an ideal day mountain biking day would include riding really nice bikes that were all…
KHS Flagstaff & Turner Sultan at Bike Demo Days
Lance & I hit up the Consumer Bike Demo Days at Southridge in Fontana, CA this past Saturday. It rained pretty hard all night on Friday but I continually checked the weather.com and knew that there shouldn’t be anymore rain by 9am. KHS tent…
Cheap Light
I started this morning’s solo ride in the dark. The previous few times I had ridden at 6am the sun had not come out yet. Being smart I decided to bring along a light. Actually it took me about 4 rides and riding off the trail almost down…