Indubitably Sea Otter 20 Ten didn’t fail to deliver; beautiful weather, bikes, people and products. Last year Jer and I visited as many booths as possible looking for new and innovative products. Sometimes though the coolest new products can be found from the old guard companies; one such company is Camelbak. Camelbak has been around…
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I had the chance to race with EVS Sports RC Evo neck protector at Woodward West. One of my major concerns was wearing the neck protector with my current body armor. After several tries, the best fit was to place the neck protector over the body armor and my racing jersey. The neck protector fit…
Product Tested: Liquid Exhaust Website’s MSRP: $120 Specs: Liquid Exhaust Sunglasses – Rumor has it you’re looking for not only a killer pair of shades, but one that provides functionality as well. Liquid Eyewear is all about lifestyle, YOUR LIFESTYLE. Sunglasses that provide protection from ANY element and still come out looking stylish. Product that…
Voodoo has a new bike that they are pretty proud of and I would be too. Voodoo Cycles is making their first foray into mini-link frames. Normally a 4-bar linkage company Voodoo worked with Joe Murray in designing a Floating Pivot Point (FPP) that exhibits anti-squat tendencies in this full suspension frame. Introducing the Zobop…
We stopped in to check out the San Diego based Ellsworth. The big thing at Ellsworth this year is their move to add carbon frames to their venerable aluminum bike lineup and lets just say their carbon Firm Tails, don’t call them hardtails!, are beautiful. The headtube junction is big and looks impressively stiff but…
Every summer my friend goes into hibernation mode. I long to ride with my friend but he insists on sleeping the summer away; doesn’t make any sense to me but there he sleeps, all summer long. Once I thought I caught him on Party Bingo late at night, but it was just the cat… As…
Santa Cruz has gone carbon with their new Nomad. With the success of their Blur & Tallboy models, it should be no surprise that the Nomad was next. Some pictures for you. Sana Cruz Nomad Carbon One current Nomad rider was oggling this beauty. I was too. Check out the compression molded carbon links. upper…
Don’t you want to be cool and well accepted by your mountain biking peers? If the answer is yes, then make sure you order a MtnBikeRiders.com T-Shirt. It’s only $15+$5 shipping. What? Are you that cheap? C’mon you can splurge $6K on a new bike, but can’t spend $20 for a shirt that can literally…
Being a father of 2 and not being a spring chicken, racing downhill with protection is paramount for me. The good folks from EVS Sports sent us the RC-EVO neck protector to race with. I put it on last night to see how it would fit around my neck. The RC-EVO is an XL, it…