Ride Report: Turnbull Canyon – Guest Appearance
All of us lucky enough to go out and ride Turnbull Canyon on Saturday got to see one of the most elusive, stealthy animals on the planet… The Moe. The Moe is very similar to the mysterious cougar who prowls the bars of Orange County searching for the…
Weekend Ride Report: Temecula, Ca.
This weekend Priscilla and I visited our friends Scott and Jennifer Finch out in Temecula on a ranch that they live at. The ranch has about 20 acres of land and Scott along with his 13 year old son Alex, built a little downhill trail that included a rock…
Towing the Kids
This past weekend’s ride found a small group of us, Ryan, Khoa, Ivan, me and my boys, at Chino Hills State Park for a slow & easy ride. Slow and easy because I was bringing my boys along in a trailer. Ryan & I cruising on the slow/easy…
The only thing you REALLY need to bring on a ride
Last night I headed out for a slightly unexpected Thursday night ride at the local loop. After the kids were down, my wife graciously let me out of the house to go ride, of course with her obligatory “Don’t do anything stupid” parting…
Ride Report: Whiting Ranch Grand Re-opening
This past weekend was the grand re-opening of Whiting Ranch. Having been closed since October 2007 due to fires, mountain bikers and hikers were eager to hit the trail for the opening. I was one of them. Joined by several friends we hit the dirt…
Bonehead move goes to…
Me. This isn’t an ad for CROCs or modeling hairy legs – rather a display of not being prepared.  For the first time in all of the years riding, I forget one of the essential items – my shoes. My friend Val and I rode the Loop the…
Crashing – All part of mountain biking
As you recall on Father’s Day weekend, I took my friend Val Macatangay for a ride at our local trail – Coal Canyon. Since then, he’s been frequenting this trail. Almost on a daily basis, Val hits the trail at 6 am – rides from his house and…
Ride Report: Bonelli Park, Part II
Everything RL said on the previous post with an emphasis on HOT!!! I tried to get these video clips to RL but unfortunately they were too big to email. Following his video theme, here are some of the footage I took. Definitely had a great time despite…
Ride Report: Bonelli Park, San Dimas, Ca.
MtnBikeRiders.com and a few friends rode Bonelli Park. in San Dimas Ca. If you remember, this was the race where Priscilla, Jeremy, and Joe Solancho all placed on the podium. It’s a pretty short, but brutal course with steep climbs and fast…
Sufferfest
Our bikes atop Cocktail Rock A few friends and I went out to San Juan this past weekend to hit the out and back trail. I was and am still nursing a cough and sore throat, but since I really enjoy riding San Juan, I decided to go against my body, mind and…