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 partaking. When (if) you do go down and you are laid up for months…
Category: Mountain Biking
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 themselves. Some actually think these things are hideous. But then…
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 per person). So if you’re interested in joining the MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team…
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 stopping turns at the top…
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 wouldn’t be secret anymore… Tonight’s ride was a bit different.…
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 of DAINESE. Now I won’t compare other…
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 most expensive, high-tec equipment to have fun? A Soma…
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’ websites and looked at dozens of platform-style pedals (I…
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 convincing photos that you NEED to get a…
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 know. A while back I asked for…