Category: Mountain Biking

          THE AMXC NO SLIP GRIPS While at Sea Otter we ran into Loaded Precision Inc. If you have never heard of them they are a precision bicycle component manufacturing  company based out of San Diego California. They make everything from handlebars, stems, headsets, seatpost, wheelsets, and hubs. This is a…

WHAT’S IT MEAN TO BE BEST IN SHOW Well I thought hard about this, asked my editor and chief RL Policar, “should we do a best in show” and he said sure why not, this would require  tons of hours combing Sea Otter for a best in show bike and what would be the criteria,…

Our long time friend of the Bike Industry, James Thomas of Serfas, has graciously accepted our request to have him review Skratch Labs Sports Drink. Read his review below and make sure you watch the video too! When RL asked me to do a product review on the Skratch Labs sports drink, I was very…

On Wednesday Cuz’n Joe and I hit up a trail that I haven’t ridden in more than 5 years. I remember riding there, but I can’t find any evidence of us doing so…weird. Any how, I really wasn’t looking forward to riding because I felt so tired that day. I ended up getting at the…

OK this being one of the biggest cycling festivals in the US and on the west coast this is a time to see the bikes that will possibly be out for 2014, so the cameras are poised and on the ready, also you will see the oddities, or cool crazy bikes, ideas that may never…

Last week’s winners are Aimee D and Amanda K. This particular cache was hard to find because we placed it under and I mean UNDER a bridge behind the tunnels. Congrats to the two of them for finding it. Apparently they had help from other folks who were happy to be part of the contest.…

While At Sea Otter I ran across the Atlas Brace Technologies booth and legendary motocross, mountain bike racer Sue Fish and she was kind enough to go over the full range of neck braces from Atlas. All four in the cycling line are all CE rated for safety. Atlas has a carbon fiber brace, high-strength…

This guest article is provided by one of our readers from the UK! Sally S. talks about your legs and how to get the most out of them. Mountain bike riding is a great way to lose weight and shape up as it provides both a cardiovascular workout and muscle training. Although biking actually works…

First step to gaining 3lbs on your bike is to get a wild hair up your butt like I did and somehow convince yourself that going from a 3×9 drive train to a 2×10 would be “upgrading.” Second step is to procure yourself a slightly used SRAM X7 2×10 drive train. Step three, install said…