Turnbull Canyon: Fun Report!
This weekend two groups from MtnBikeRiders.com headed out to Turnbull Canyon for some trail riding. Moe and I conducted our own ride while Jeremy and his posse hit up the trail from the other end. Though we were all essentially on the same trail we never…
Review: eXotic Carbon 29er Fork
Who: From www.CarbonCycles.cc: In 1994 we developed an innovative military aerospace shock absorber system melding carbon fiber with aluminum to take advantage of the distinctive advantage of each material. After developing this complex and innovative…
The Art of Regrouping
When you’re in a big group ride, skill levels will vary from person to person. There’s always a few that are faster than most and there’s always a couple of people that usually ride in the back of the pack. So here are a few tips on…
Guest Review: Crank Brothers Cobalt Crankset
This review is from one of our riding partners, Tim “Scissor Hands” Shears. Scissor Hands has an inquiring mind matched to a good wit. His thoughts on Crank Brother’s Cobalt cranks and his experience with Crank Brothers are helpful for…
Ride an Epic-Urban Style
If you’re not from SoCal…or Orange County…Fullerton to be exact, then you may not know that the city of Fullerton is actually known for many things such as, night life, Fox Theater, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton College and more. But…
Dressed for the Occasion
I’m curious to know if I’m not alone on this. But usually, depending on what type of riding I’ll be doing or what type of bike I’ll be on, I normally dress for it. So if I’m on a longer travel bike, I dress like so…my…
Kona Bike Parks with New Kona Bikes
Just got an email from Kona telling us that they’re adding new bike fleets to their bike parks around the world. Here is what Kona has to say: This year, we will offer six new adult and three new kids/young adult Garbanzo bikes at our Bike Parks…
Dear Mr. Bicycle Saddle Maker
Hello Sirs and Madams, My name is RL Policar, mountain biker extraordinaire. I would like to petition your company as well as your competitors to please start making saddles that don’t feel like a brick. We understand that the bicycle seat industry…
Rider Down
One of our riding buddies, Robert Plumb emailed me to let me know that he had a pretty bad crash… SO i will be side lined for a little from riding… here is my story I went riding with all the boys from the shop last Monday because we closed…
Tyte Rack Update
Tyte Rack carrying the Kona Hei Hei test bike I know that this rack has caused a bit of commotion here so I wanted to write a short update on how the rack is doing for me. I would like to think that I am objective since no money is changing hands. The…