Another Sette Venom Build
One of our readers, “WiLdMaN” sent in some photos of his own Sette Venom. He basically parted out his DH bike and built up the Venom. Check out the dual crown fork! Not quite sure what the build specs are, but I’m hoping he would chime…
MtnBikeRiders.com “Punisher” Jerseys
I decided to do a small run of a new design for MtnBikeRiders.com. Tell me what you think. I was pretty excited about it, so I tried it on for the photos. My camera settings were kinda off, but the blue is supposed to be more of a deep royal rather than…
Sette Vexx Downhill Frame is HERE
The folks of Sette USA sent us the new Sette Vexx DH frame to build up and review. Here’s some pics of the frame right out of the box. I literally picked it up from UPS, drove down the street to look for a patch of grass and took some pics. You can…
Race Report: Kim Finch – Golden State DH Series Race 3 July 12th, 2009
Editorial by David Sanderson, As Team MtnBikeRiders prepares for the Golden State Series Finale at Mammoth Mountain this coming weekend, we found that Kim’s report from race #3 had gone missing. So I dug through the archives and found it. The…
KHS XCT 555-The Best Bang for the Buck
I’ve been testing the XCT 555 for a few months with an intention of using this bike for EVERY type of riding that I do. Originally I asked KHS Bicycles for a frame, but when the big cheeses told me they had a complete bike, I couldn’t pass up…
Kenda Tires are RAD!
Once I built up the Sette Venom, I wanted to get some new tires on it and I have to tell you I am VERY pleased with how well they work for me. For the front tire, I went with a Kenda Nevegal 2.5 that Moe gave me since he won it at a raffle. […]
Weekend Ride Report: Aliso Woods – Aliso Viejo, CA
This was another fun filled weekend on our fat tires. For RL and I, we’ve had a great weekend riding. On Saturday, we shuttled the Troy Lee trail in Corona, for some downhill fun. A video of our ride will be posted shortly. Sunday morning started off…
Dear Full Face Mountain Bike Helmet Maker…
To whom it may concern, I would like to express my concerns that full face helmets do not offer enough ventilation when it comes to breathing through my mouth. I have used several helmets and they only offer small vents on the mouth/chin guard. I’m…
Weekend Ride Report: Santiago Oaks, Sette Venom, walking up the 3Bs and a newbie crash
This past Sunday I headed back to Santiago Oaks, one of my favorite trails in So Cal. Meeting me were RL, Val and our friend Khoa (this would be his first time at S. Oaks).  RL was riding his recently built Sette Venom, a 7†travel bike. The…
The Moe’s “B” DH project bike
“Why do you have so many bikes?” That’s one of the questions that I get all the time. My answer is because every bike has its purpose”. So due to my improper maintenance (always check your nuts and bolts before a race), I ended up…