Can’t get enough carbon?
Check it out kids, I found a solid carbon fiber ring. I was tempted to get it to match my carbon fiber wallet. Funny thing is, the only thing that I own that’s carbon on my bikes would be a seat post and some head tube spacers and a top cap. Other…
How to cut a steerer tube and install a star nut
I’ve received a few requests from our readers asking how to cut a steerer tube and install a star nut. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get this video together until now. I realized that I had an old fork that I could use for the video…
Light Aluminum Bike
Everyday I peruse the pages of bike ads on Craigslist. I’m always on the look out for great deals for myself or for friends that are in the market for a new bike. So the other day an ad caught my attention because of its description and its high…
Airborne Goblin: First Impressions
I’ve managed to get a couple of rides in on the Goblin now, and can give some preliminary feedback on it. Here is Airborne’s take on what they intended the bike to be. The Goblin is built to compete head-to-head with a couple of bikes we…
Training with the Tandem
For the past month or so, my daughter and I have been riding our tandem. You may have seen this machine used in a previous mountain bike race that Cousin Joe and I participated in back in the fall of 2010. It actually took quite a bit of convincing and…
New words/terms to be used for Mountain Biking
According to Team Racer, Art Aguilar’s recent Facebook posting, he describes MtnBikeRiders.com as… The mountain bike website for the average Joe, filled with fun, frolic, entertainment, and just plain saucy.-Art Aguilar So that got me…
ANNOUNCING THE INAUGURAL OKOLE STUFF CUP MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE
Come Participate in the First Ever XC Race in Orange Counties’ Irvine Regional and Santiago Oaks Parks – Saturday, July 16th Irvine, CA (CFEpr+) May 16, 2011 – – Okole Stuff, makers of the “Worlds’ Best Chamois…
Its Back…
The Jet9 Returns! … and I got to ride it today. No pictures on the ride, but it was a good ride, nonetheless. I spent most of the time fiddling with the saddle height, the rear derailleur and I don’t have the rear pressure dialed in to my…
Sea Otter Highlights
Here are a few of the cool, new and otherwise blingy things that caught my attention at Sea Otter this year. Purely custom had their take on a bashguard. The bashgaurd is covered in a with a rubber/silicone type edge. Not only it this piece support to…
It’s better when you use lube.
Get yourself one of these, its a cable luber (looooober). I found this sucker at a local motorcycle shop for $11. All you do is remove your housing from your derailleur, slide the cable so it’s not sticking out. Place the luber onto the end of the…