Thursday Tech Tip: How to bunny hop sideways
Some people call this a diagonal bunny hop, or a sideways bunny hop. Our friend Scott Tauzin who has shown us how to do a regular bunny hop, is now demonstrating how to do a fancier style of bunny hopping that can be useful to to jump over logs, poop,…
Random Company Product Updates
B.R.A.I.N. has an article about different manufacturers releasing new products in anticipation of Sea Otter 2008. Some of the manufacturers mentioned in the B.R.A.I.N article include Rock Shox, Thule & Specialized. Here’s a blurb from the…
Tuesday Brews Day: Humboldt Brewing, Hemp Ale
….errr…on a Wednesday. But beer on a Wednesday is just as good as it is on Tuesday so…..to the Brewsmobile! Que the hokey Batman music. Today we’re looking at an interesting and different brew from Humbodlt Brewing Company.…
Marriage Counseling Bikes
A few days ago Priscilla posted an article on BikeCommuters.com about our Tandem bike experience. It’s worth checking out.
Beer Me!
Tonight some of the MtnBikeRiders.com crew are going to a place called The Olde Ship British Pub. to celebrate “Lighting” Lance Lowry’s Bday! Drinks are on Moe so make sure you come on out! Oh by the way, I was just kidding about the…
Newbie Riders…should you spend the money or not?
Let’s think back when we were newbies to the sport. I remember buying my first mountain bike, spent $240 on it. I thought that was pretty expensive until I learned that there were bikes that were priced in the thousands. I do remember when I first…
First Impressions: Twenty6 products Dualie Lever
Yes, it is made by a company called twenty6 but it is going on a 29er. The thing is, when you’ve got something that looks this cool it can go ANYWHERE on my bike. I’m not sure why the pair that they sent consisted of a blue and a red lever but…
One Bad Experience
It takes only one bad experience to sour someone on a bike shop. One of the bike shops that I have been frequenting over the last few years has recently turned over its entire staff. All of the old guys that I used to do business with and were…
My new favorite pic
Yes I do love myself, but that’s not why I am showing you a picture with me in it. This was taken by Moe during our ride at Turnbull Canyon. This single track about a foot and half wide, but it was off camber. When we riding on it, it felt like a…
Thursday Tech Tip: Lubing your cables
On this week’s Thursday Tech Tip, I show you how to lube your brake and derailleur cables. But for some weird reason I said in the video “lube your chain”….it was late so I’ll give that one to being tired. Other than that,…