On behalf of MtnBikeRiders.com and BikeCommuters.com as well as this happy husband, we’d all like to wish Priscilla a very happy birfday!
Our new friends from Serfas are hosting a bicycle Swap Meet on December 6. Check out the flyer below: We will try to make it and check out the goods, who knows, I may do my entire X-mas shopping there!
The moon was still out. After the shuttle, we rode a short fireroad climb to the drop in for the singletrack While most of the mtnbikeriders.com crew was doing some pre-riding of the Fontana race course, a few of us decided to head out to the San Gabriel mountains for some wicked good riding. Even…
The kind folks of Nomad sent me their portable cleaner to test out. Here’s a description: Leading the way for Nomad is the 18 Volt Cordless Portable Power Cleaner. Blast away mud. Rinse away dirt and sand. Clean your hunting gear, fishing tackle and camping equipment. Wash your mountain bike, climbing gear or saltwater equipment.…
This morning, Priscilla, RL and I went to Fontana to pre-ride Southridge’s XC course. Team MountainBikeRiders.com will be competing next weekend in all 3 events. Priscilla, Kim, Joe, Val, Eric and Ner will be racing XC, Kim (doing double duty) and myself will racing Super D. RL and Tony Finch will be riding DH. This…
SRAM has a new off road components group called “XX”. Rumors abound, but James Huang of Bike Radar/Cycling News is reporting that a major change is going to be a 2×10 drivetrain. Ever since road grouppo’s started coming out with a 10-cog cassette, it was inevitable that this change would occur on the mountain side.…
For over a year and a half, Priscilla has been taking spin classes. Sometimes she’ll go as many as 2 times a week and do her own spin session at home. So after many months of false promises that I’ve made telling her I would go, I finally did. Our local gym has a Monday…
I’ve used Serfas saddlebags and racks in the past, but I didn’t know that they also sell tires. The good folks from Serfas sent us a pair of their Krest 9r MTB tires for me to test on my KHS Solo One 29er. My Solo One comes with Kenda Nevegals, a tire that really performs…
Jax Bike Shop owner, Dave Hanson, is featured on Bicycle Retailer and Industry News website. The interview took place on BRAIN’s dealer tour. Hanson is a gregarious man who speaks in a booming voice and gestures excitedly as he describes his business practices. He prides himself on honesty and shares the shops’ financial figures with…
This past Sunday I entered the first annual Mongoose Hillbilly Bike Bash held in Vail Lake, CA. This event was put together by no other than the legend Eric Carter and company. This was a two-day event – Super D (Saturday) and DH (Sunday) however I only entered DH. Like all other races that I…