A few weeks ago, I tried out Lance’s super sweet Santa Cruz only to find out that the shifting was pretty bad. I had suggested that he try to lube his cables to see if that will help. So after finishing our after-ride breakfast, I showed him how to baby his cables. But the photos…
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When you take a husky rider like me and do something like this… With a seat like this…the Sette Strike DH Saddle… Then I don’t quite land the right way… You’ll end up with a seat like this… When I landed, I went one way, the bike went the other. Luckily, I hit my thigh…not…
Most wouldn’t really consider Trials mountain biking, but I do. Trials bikes are basically mountain bikes used to do some gnarly tricks and the dudes and chicks that can ride them are awesome bike handlers. One of our regular readers, Jay, is a Trials Rider with Evomo. Jay likes to compete in trials and I…
That’s right our very own Moe “Master Mind” Ramirez is turning…old! We’re going to celebrate Moe’s berfday by getting some nachos and beer this Friday at his favorite hole in the wall in La Mirada, Ca. called Marisa’s. Here’s the address if you want to join us at 7:30pm Marisa’s 15711 Imperial Hwy La Mirada,…
So most of our humble little group will be racing the local Mt. SAC(San Antonio College) Fat Tire classic cross country race this coming Sunday. Everyone will be racing beginner and, No, I’m not a sandbagger. I’ve never done better than 3rd in a beginner race but I’m sure hoping I can do just that.…
I had a mechanical today on my morning ride. Boo. I was doing pretty well for being so slovenly the last month or so. Right at about the mid point of my ride, I was riding the Redline Mono 9, my chain dropped. This occurred as I was screaming down a wicked downhill while riding…
When you hear that from your wife…that means you’ve gotten fat.
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Biking is a great metaphor for life’s ins and outs. Take your trails for instance. If you’re riding the same one for weeks on end it can get dull and tiresome. Not that riding is tiresome but often we just need something different to break up the repetition and revive our minds. Today we’ll do…
This morning’s topic of conversation was referring to your bike as a girl or boy. Lance and Jeremy kept saying “she and her” every time they talked about their bikes. Personally I’ve always looked as my bike as more of an animal. Kinda like horse. But lately my bike has been more like a rebellious…