Mountain biking through sand, for the most part, sucks. But if you’ve got no choice keep this in mind: spinning = good, mashing = bad. Yes I am a masher but when it comes time to riding through a sandy area, I mentally remind myself to spin at a higher cadence. Spinning at a higher…

Editorial by RL Policar Kim “Champ” Finch headed up the big mountain (Big Bear,Ca.) with Tony and David Sanderson in tow to race Rim Nordic. As always, she had a great race and she even took on the responsibility as Team Boss for the day. Read her report below. Up early on my birthday morning…

If you’ve ever tried to purchase a derailleur, one question that might come up…”what size cage?” Here’s a brief explanation that you could refer to: Short Cage: Used for cassettes with 11-30T Medium Cage: Used for cassettes with 11-32T Long Cage: Used for cassettes with 11-34T In the event you didn’t know what the “T”…

Forgive the dark photos, I would have waited until tomorrow to take them, but I couldn’t wait to share the progress of the Sette Venom. Here’s the spec sheet so far: Sette Stumpy stem Azonic DH riser bar Ultegra 12-27t rear cassette Blackspire 38t DH chain ring MRP Chainguide Marzochhi Bomber 66 Light with ETA…

A few of us headed to Fontana last weekend to do some DH practice runs. We met Donny and Tom as we were walking our bikes to the top and the interim course was already laid out. Anyhow, it looks like some of us are a little rusty: Mike Stoner looking for worms Ian smelling…

Running out of time this morning, I couldn’t shoot this from the best angle. This was what I could come up Not a good sound to hear. I was riding the loop on a pre-work morning ride, riding it backwards because… you know that’s how I roll. haha. As I stood up to climb a…

Ibex has a sweet sale on their bikes and frames. Ignition Super Pro normally $1499, on sale for $1199 Alpine Frame, normally $249, on sale for $99 There’s more stuff on sale, just check out Ibex Bikes and save money!

Went to the doctor’s office last night to have them check out my left calf. I’ve had some pain in it since we last did Telonics 2 weeks ago. During that ride, my last run…the last 50 feet of it, I crashed. Afterward I’ve experienced nothing but pain. So I finally went, and the good…

I’m sure you’ve seen the infomercials with Billy Mays for the product, Might Mendit. I’m a sucker for infomercials and if Billy Mays is on it, then that means the product is pretty good, right? Recently I tore a huge hole on my Sette Impact Protective Suit because I was taking it off the wrong…