I struggled for a couple days to write the review of the KHS Lucky 7.  I kept transitioning from reviewing the bike to telling stories about the bike.  Finally, I’ve decided that’s exactly what I’m going to do.  What follows, is the story of my time aboard this bike.  The trips, the rides and the…

It seems one of the new big things in Mountain Biking is recording the experience. Whether it’s to relive the rush, to learn and improve or vain self-gratification, it’s a lot of fun. Another great trick is to follow your friend down the mountain and suddenly they’ll be interested in seeing your video too! I’ve…

Rather than boring you with too many details of our weekend, here’s the nitty gritty from my point of view. Camped at Fontana on Saturday night. Got way too cold, won’t do that again. Got about 4 practice runs, on run 2 flatted at the beginning. Walked 35 mins back to base camp. Race day,…

To help with your holiday shopping for the mountain biker in your life, I’ve come up with some great products that will make you a winner. Clif bars holiday flavors. Yum. Out on the trail, you’ve got to have nourishment. Why not make it a Cranberry Orange Nut Bread, Sliced Pumpkin Pie or Iced Gingerbread?…

Today is Priscilla’s birthday! I would like to take a few moments to share about Priscilla. I’m am very grateful to be married to her. Not only is she a fantastic mountain bike rider/racer, but she’s also an amazing wife. She’s given me 3 beautiful daughters in which all 3 has some of her characteristics.…

This weekend is our final race of 2009 with Southridge. Donny Jackson and his crew have done an incredible job in providing an awesome venue, atmosphere and professionalism that is way better than any other race organization I’ve ever seen. Races will be held on Saturday for XC and Super D. Then Sunday will be…

Sunday evening I invited some of our biking friends over to our home to enjoy some food, beer and cake. Yes, cake. We were basically celebrating Joe, Moe and Priscilla’s birthday. We had tons of pizza, wings, and beer. Dan Burdett’s wife, Becca, made these amazing Kahlua KupKakes that were out of this world! I…

Ergon GA1 in Team colors I got a chance to put the Ergon GA1 grips on my bike for the last couple of months. The GA1’s are a bit different from the normal Ergon grips that everyone knows. Rather than having a flat area for you to rest your palm on, thereby increase more palm/grip…

We just received the Sette Ace to give it a quick review. MSRP:$999 Check out the SPECS. It boasts a list of parts such as SRAM X7, Avid Juicy, Truvativ, Mavic and much more. scheck it out mang, POPLOC, but in all honesty, I like this pop-lock better. 🙂