Tacklin’ Downhill with the Taka
Sunday was the start of the Shimano Winter Series, put on by the Southridge Racing Company here in SoCal. This series includes, XC, Super D, 4X and DH. This is my second year competing as a beginner downhill racer, but it was my first time racing with…
Weekend Ride and “NO†Race Report (OTB in practice)
This past Saturday my ride was at Turnbull Canyon in Whittier, CA. Since southern California has been pounded with rain and storm for the past several weeks, this would be the first dry weekend for riding… In addition majority of Orange County’s…
1st time downhilling…
One of my buddies, Alfredo, is new to the sport. But he’s not a big fan of pedaling up a hill. So I invited him out to ride some DH with me @ Fontana. This was his first time trying downhill and he was doing well…up to the point where a rock…
Could the Airborne Taka Change the Face of Downhill Mountain Biking
The short answer would be yes. Here’s why. First of all, downhill mountain biking is more technical than XC mountain biking. Though there are some courses/trails that a would be downhiller could just ride his or her 5-6″ travel bike and do…
Another Weekend of Great Riding!!!
This past weekend was another fun filled weekend of riding. As you have read some of the previous posts from the other MtnBikeRiders’ staff, we’ve all had a fun filled weekend on two wheels. This past Saturday I took my friends, who I have…
Behind the scenes of the Video from Fontana
Since the recent posting of the the video with my brother Randy, and I riding in Fontana, I had received a ton of compliments on the quality, content and angles of the footage. One of the questions frequently asked, “who was filming?” To…
First Time Doing Downhill
My daredevil brother, Randy was in town this weekend. I had offered to take him out downhilling because he’s never tried it before. I figured, he’d do just fine since he jumps out of perfectly working airplanes at 13,000 feet…for a…
Don’t bogart that BIKE my friend, pass it over to me…
Technically he wasn’t bogarting it. But I thought the word was funny, the song is even better! But I’m happy to announce that I’ll be getting an opportunity to test ride/race the Airborne TAKA DH Bike. Team Racer, Art Aguilar has proven…
Weekend “Wet†Ride Report – Whiting Ranch to the STT/Luge
This is a little bit late but why not… this past Saturday a group of my friends and I met at Whiting Ranch at 7:00am to go on our weekly Saturday ride. The weather in So Cal for the past few days has been fairly wet in the mornings with lingering…
Moe’s Race report, with video!
I know is a little late, but I’ve been a little busy lately and my Internet connection at home sucks. Anyhow, the race weekend started with a terrible weather forecast: Hot. I know that some of you Arizonians are used to this kind of heat, but…