2009 Triple Crown Series
Below are the official dates for the upcoming 2009 Triple Crown Series in So Cal. As you recall, our Team did fairly well in 2008. Priscilla and Kim won the overall for their respective categories. I’m betting they’ll bring home new…
2009 Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race
The Leadville 100 is set for this Saturday August 15th. Back to attack is Lance Armstrong, who finished 2nd in 2008 to Dave Weins, 6 time winner of this race. Lance fresh from his impressive return to the 2009 Tour de France is ready to give it…
News: Kona 2010 Line-up
The newest Kona newsletter is out and the 2010 Kona line-up has been announced, check it out! KONAWORLD (August 1, 2009) – The good people at Kona have been busy. Seventy-eight unique models of bicycles, with 14 new models, each built to sparkle…
Good luck Kim “champ” Finch!
The whole MtnBikeRiders.com crew would like to wish Kim Finch the best of luck as she heads out to Sol Vista Basin in Granby, CO. Kim qualified for the 2009 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships scheduled for July 16-19, 2009. Kim is escorted…
Sette Venom Freeride Frame
The Sette Venom just got delivered today to the MtnBikeRiders.com HQ….and boy I tell you whut, this thing is legit man! Here’s the features of the Venom: Sink your fangs into any trail and the Sette Venom will deliver. The plush, adjustable…
Google takes a stab at biking & hiking trails with their map cam
Exciting news from USA Today: Now Google Maps is expanding to biking and hiking trails. A Google employee on a tricycle rides around to snap the same wide-area views. “Much of the world is inaccessible to the car,” says Daniel Ratner, a…
We’ve Got a Winner! Vincent Horne
We’d like to congratulate Vincent Horne of Yuma, Az in winning the Swiss TX Folding Bike. If you recall, we asked the following question” “Explain what F.I.T means and why was it developed? The answer was very simple to find and Vincent…
Santa Cruz Has Realized their Shame…
… and will be offering a VPP 29er. No worries. We forgive yah. Now, some clarification is in order with regards to this line: It’ll weigh a whole lot less than some other bikes of similar configuration. Should I be holding out hope for a carbon…
Race Report: Kim Finch US Kenda Cup Series- Santa Ynez
RL Policar-As always, Kim Finch never disappoints. Santa Yenz Classic is part of the US Kenda Cup Series, which is another fun XC race. We arrived Saturday morning for registration and had a chance to pre-ride the course. It was just around 9 mile…
Sea Otter Classic 2009: Ergon GA1 Grips and BC3 Backpack
Ergon just introduced their new GA1 All Mountain/Free ride/Downhill grips at Sea Otter Classic. The GA1 was Ergon’s answer to ergonimic grips for aggressive riding. I’ve been waiting for them to come out with these style of grips for the…