Newbie’s first ride
A while ago I mentioned that I built up a “faux” Full Suspension Redline for my buddy Loren. On Sunday after church, Priscilla and I took him to the Fullerton Loop to test out the bike. Back in his younger days, Loren used to be a pretty good…
Ice Toolz Quartet Wrench-Review
Ice Toolz sent me this great device to test out a while back and now that its been over 8 months, I’m glad to say that this tool is as good as the first day I got it. Features: 4 tools in one Allen heads:4,5,6 and 8 Swiveling head allows for better…
MtnBikeRiders.com Tattoos now Available!
The Marketing Dept. of MtnBikeRiders.com have introduced their latest gimmick in getting their brand out to more people. MtnBikeRiders.com temporary tattoos are a great way to get the name and logo out to more people than before. This allows whom ever is…
New Look for MtnBikeRiders.com
We have been EVOMO-ized! The awesome folks of Evomo have redesigned our logo for 2009. We’ll be incorporating the new look for our team jerseys. What do ya think? Sweet eh?! Thanks again to the guys at Evomo for making this happen.
Got a new tool this weekend.
I’ve been wanting one of these suckers since the first day I worked at an LBS. It’s a cable puller. You can use this to set the right amount of taughtness…is that a word…to your brakes or derailleurs. You can find this cable…
Inspired to go Rigid
After reading Eric Hunner’s article about single speeding, he and I had a conversation about rigid single speeding. I had many questions to ask him about how it feels, which fork to get and anything else I could think of at the time. So after…
Ibex Ignition 3: RL’s Update
It was my turn to have fun with the Ibex Ignition 3. Joe and Jeremy both had turns riding this bike and each of them had one thing in common they didn’t like about the Ignition (Iggy). The long stem and riser bar. One of the things Joe mentioned in…
MtnBikeRiders.com Jersey spotted with THE mouse..
It looks like the ‘early production’ MtnBikeRiders.com jersey is making the rounds on Southern California theme parks: ‘The Moe’ at Sea World, San Diego. ‘Guns’ at Knotts Berry Farm, Buena Park: And now, “The…
KHS XC Team Update
It’s been 2 1/2 months since RL built up the KHS XC Team bike for me. I wanted to go ahead and give a quick update. The transition from a hard tail to a full suspension bike was a little difficult for me initially. It took me a few weeks to adjust…
Trying not to finish last
XC racing is not my cup of tea, but since I built a race bike, I might as well give it a shot. I am not podium material, my training is rather limited by an active family life, so my goal is to finish the race and not to finish last. Here’s my…