Before we get on with my race report, I’d like to give you some background on how I got into this mess. You see a few months ago I started doing really well at XC. Allot of it had to do with the fact that I was riding a really fast bike, the Airborne Goblin…
Category: Mountain Biking
So, Valentine weekend has now come to an end. Valentine’s Day was this past Thursday. Some of you may have chosen to make a long weekend out of it. You obviously do not have kids, are not married, or, if you are sentenced to life, you have served less than 10 years of that marital…
If you mountain bike in an area that gets tons of snow, then you may want to listen up. A few years ago my own brother was stationed in Pennsylvania for the US Army. When winter came and the snow fell, he didn’t want to stop riding. So he deviced a bicycle traction system, or…
Ok folks, here’s your chance to win stuff from RL’s garage! We’re giving away a size LARGE MtnBikeRiders.com T-Shirt and a koozie! Here’s how you can win. SHARE the contest on your Facebook Wall AND comment below. If you do both, it doubles your chances of winning. Contest ends February 19th. 12pm PST. That’s when…
We recently took delivery of the new Airborne Hobgoblin. I actually bought this bike for my wife, it wasn’t something that Airborne Bicycles sent over to be reviewed. But since we have it, we might as well share our thoughts on the bike. As you may have read before, we reviewed the Airborne Goblin, the…
On February 14th it’s going to be Valentine’s Day. This is the “holiday” that can either get you in trouble or make you look like a hero. Hopefully you’ve planned ahead and got your wife/girl friend something special. As I mentioned in a previous article, I decided to go with a bicycle themed gift for…
So, a friend asks me tonight, “What’s the best lube to keep my bike as slick and as dialed as yours Albacore?” I tell him of this new (to me) stuff I have been using lately. When I find something I like I stick with it. Once a product proves its worth I become a…
Check it out kids, we’ve got our newest t-shirt in white! Here’s the best part, FREE SHIPPING! The price is a measly $15.00 and that’s shipped to anywhere in the US. Comes in 4 different sizes. Better hurry because we only did a small run of these shirts. Oh by the way, these shirts are…
Took this during my lunch time ride. The bike: KHS Lucky 7 Going back again next week on a different bike. I almost ate it a couple of times. But I made it back to the office without any incidents.
I consider myself pretty mechanically inclined. Whether it’s wrenching on my own bikes, cars or even assembling furniture we bought at Ikea, I can do it without any hesitation. However, in some of my mechanical endeavors, there’s a limit on what I’m willing to take on due to the fact that I can easily get…