… this time sans pads and while I was at it, sans shoes and socks as well. Let me explain. It all started with a quest to find a seatpost clamp with a quick release. I had been looking for one for the Redline Mono 9 for a while now. Since I was going to…
It brings us great pleasure to introduce our newest Staffer for MtnBikeRiders.com, Joe Solancho. Joe comes to us from a busy mountain bike racing season. He’s competed in and in many occasions placed in races like the Team Big Bear Challenge in San Dimas, Ca., Southridge USA, Fontana, Keyesville Classic, and the Sea Otter Classic.…
Going from one trail to another via fireroad. No leg pads, just the arms as they’re pretty comfortable. I got to put my new Sette Strike pads I purchased last week to use when I rode at Aliso. As I was coming down Rock-it I slowed down way too much and my front wheel got…
Ok this letter is directed to some of you people that are STILL taking your bikes to you the LBS. Sure there’s valid reasons why you need to take a bike to the LBS for some repairs or services such as “I like to get reamed when paying for a tune up.” People also take…
Remember that contest that I posted where I asked people to guess what part of my body this photo was from? Well after getting some entries…all with the wrong answer! Chris Arnold, a loyal reader won! I had promised in the contest that I would give the winner something from my garage. After looking around,…
In order to serve our readers better, we want to know what it is you are spending your money on towards mountain biking? The reason why we ask, we want to start a weekly “Deal Day” where we bring you information on who’s having a sale on what. But to fine tune “Deals Day” it…
A while back Moe and I were talking about the freewheel on his Single Speed 29er. He mentioned that he was getting some dirt and grit in there and wanted to know how to service it. So after contacting our buddy Vince Rodarte of KHS Bicycles, he wrote a very interesting article that schooled me…
Who: From Raxter Racks website: Introducing RAXTER – The new standard for value in a wheel mount hitch rack. RAXTER is lightweight, it’s EASY to install, EASY to load, EASY to store! The innovative design of RAXTER gives you the ability to move bikes forward or backward during loading and is independent of wheelbase. This…
RL: -9lbs, -4.46% Vince Rodarte: -12lbs, -4.96% Total Money pledged: $467 Vince got me this week. The stud is really trimming down fast! He gained some momentum while losing weight! This week is the time where Vince and I are convinced that its going to be critical to get our mojo going and start upping…
This Saturday’s group ride let us to one of our favorite trails, Aliso Woods. We were joined by some of the regulars as well as some not so regular folks. One of the things that made this ride interesting for Priscilla was the fact that she was riding our newest demo bike the KHS XCT…