Disabled Diaries
It could always be worse. Every time you’re injured, broken, bruised, scarred; you have to remind yourself that things could be worse. Injuries are an inherent risk of any action sport and you have to understand and accept these risks before…
Hot Tuxedo Action
For the last few months I’ve been talking quite a bit about our famous tuxedo jerseys. In all honesty not everyone can or will wear this jersey. Some folks are a bit more conservative and don’t really want to attract any type of attention to…
Want to join the MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team?
We can’t promise you groupies, a salary nor fame. But we do promise you a few cool perks such as Helicopter Shuttles for DH practice, pet monkey, beer at the races (provided by Art), mani-pedicures, and an unlimited supply of peanut butter(1 jar…
PREDATORS #3:RACE REPORT AIRBORNE RANGER CHARGE THE HILLS AND THE PODIUM
A FAST COURSE LIGHT WIND AND A WARM NIGHT Well it was the last Predator Night race presented by MARZOCCHI and SRC and what a great race it turned out to be. The weather was nice warm night with a light wind, the course set up had some great speed…
Artie in my pants ride report
This evening Priscilla and I ventured out on this super top secret trail that no one really knows about. I’d tell you but then you’ll ruin it because its such a fun place you’ll want to ride there and invite all your friends, then it…
THE BEST ARMOR IN THE FREE WORLD: LONG TERM TEST
I have been doing battle for many years now, as a matter of fact since 1997 from one coast to the other I have gone. Way back when in that time I have been sponsored by few protective companies, but none has matched the fit, feel, and functionality…
To Bear and Back by Bike
I had cycled 80 miles and had 10 hours to think about it and I still couldn’t decide how I wanted to theme this article. A bicycle adventure? Cross training? Accomplishing a goal? How far a bike can take you? Proving that you don’t need the…
Wellgo Pedal Review by Cat McKinnon
Loyal reader, Cat McKinnon submitted a product review of a set of Wellgo pedals. Scroll down to read a great review. I’ve been needing a new set of pedals for a while now, so I fired up my web browser, checked out a couple online dealers’…
1st batch of Pink Tuxedos are in.
Big thanks to the folks who placed an order earlier last month, if you were part of the first batch of tuxedos, you would have received an email stating your jersey is ready. For those who are still on the fence about getting one, here are some…
Best in Show
If you folks recall, my favorite Iowan is Justin Betz. I received an email from him not too long ago talking about how the blue tuxedo jersey gave him super powers during a race and even won the fashion show.-RL Policar Hey, I was just gonna let you…