Serfas keeps impressing us with their line up of products. This time, I got to test their Zip Cargo Shorts. Features: Removable Gel Chamois Liner Zipper Fly Adjustable Velcro Tabs at Waist for Perfect Fit Elastic Back Waist for Comfort Two Double Cargo Pockets w/Zipper & Velcro Closures Reflective Front Tabs Lately, I’ve done most…
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Joining the adjustable seat post revolution is Kind Shock. Their models offer on-the-fly adjustment without the need for tools. They have a patent pending bushing design that self-adjusts which eliminates unwanted side-play. KEY FEATURES: • Proprietary self adjusting bearing, never needs adjusting and eliminates side play present in other seat post designs. This design eliminates…
Yesterday afternoon I headed to Santiago Oaks in Orange, CA for a mid-week ride where I met up with Val and Ner. Val is in the process of dialing his new Yeti ASX DH bike. Weather at this time of the year is fairly hot in So Cal. It was well in the 90s mid-day but…
Nothing fancy, but it was really fun. Video was provided by Vholdr. This was the first time I used the Sette Venom.
Though Tony, Tim and I went to the U.S. Nationals in support of Kim Finch on her XC efforts, you didn’t think we weren’t gonna ride did you? Oh, also Johnny D was in attendance for a bit of work/play. Sol Vista is a lift accessed mountain bike park with several DH and XC routes…
July 11-12th (2009) several members of the Mtnbikeriders.com team made it out to Southridge Park for the third installment of the California Golden State presented by Rock Shox. The fourth and final round will be in Mammoth(!) Sep 4th-5th, hopefully we’ll see you there! It was sweltering hot weekend, with temps in the nineties and…
My race weekend started on Friday when I went to scope out the course right after work. I walked to the top and recognized some of the course that Tom had laid 3 weekends ago. Lower rock garden The course was totally different from any previous races,we had a couple of rock gardens and a…
Forgive the dark photos, I would have waited until tomorrow to take them, but I couldn’t wait to share the progress of the Sette Venom. Here’s the spec sheet so far: Sette Stumpy stem Azonic DH riser bar Ultegra 12-27t rear cassette Blackspire 38t DH chain ring MRP Chainguide Marzochhi Bomber 66 Light with ETA…
A few of us headed to Fontana last weekend to do some DH practice runs. We met Donny and Tom as we were walking our bikes to the top and the interim course was already laid out. Anyhow, it looks like some of us are a little rusty: Mike Stoner looking for worms Ian smelling…