I got up early this morning to meet our buddy Vince Rodarte at Turnbull Canyon or TBC as we often refer to it. Turns out that TBC used to be Vince’s backyard so he knows the trail very well. Vince forgot his bike at work, so he had to borrow one of my bikes. Being…
So this whole week I’ve been whining about doing this ride tomorrow at a trail called San Juan. Here’s why….the trail is about 12 miles of climbing…but that’s only if we can make it up to mile 7 of the climb. Then if we still have enough time, we’ll keep going. 7 miles of climbing….argh!…
Last week I hosted a contest where you the reader had to guess what part of my body this photo was taken from… As gross as it may look, it really isn’t. Well I guess it depends on how you look at it. But its basically my chin from this photo…. The only person that…
I posted my first impressions recently on this Road Rash Repair Kit. If you don’t remember what it looked like initially let me refresh your memory: 1st day with my boo boo. 🙁 Day 4 of healing And here is the final update! Here are my updated pictures. Drum roll please…….. Day 7 of healing.…
A recent press release by the Bicycle Retailer and Industry News website mentioned that Bicycling Mag has decided to move its offices from Burbank to Valencia, California. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Southern California, Burbank is a city just north of downtown Los Angeles while Valencia is a little farther northwest of…
Chuck over at the Natural Lube 7A Development Team sent me this bottle of lube. Here’s what he said about their product: We have an all purpose lubricant that is actually engineered and designed to lubricate regardless of the conditions and is natural , shelf stable and yes , you could eat , drink and…
I picked up this energy spray made by Kickers at my local Wally World for $2.49. The spray is supposed to give you about 80 applications, you simply spray it under your tongue 5 times, hold it for 30 seconds and swallow. What the package doesn’t tell you is the Gawd Awful taste that this…
…and it sure as hell aint easy putting grips on powdercoated bars. If you’re like me and enjoy all these newfangled colored parts(or white) then you might want to read on. Last night I threw my all white Spank Lounge Bar and 1.5 Not One Timer Stem(strange name, I know) onto the Bandersnatch. Everything was…
One of the things I like to do in my shop (garage) is to clean off nasty, dirty, greasy parts. I had looked into getting a solvent tank to put in my garage. But they can cost a pretty penny. They have some home mechanic versions of this that runs about $40-$60…but that’s still out…
Fullerton Ca.-Moe Ramirez and RL Policar,have bought back MtnBikeRiders.com and BikeCommuters.com from Evomo Clothing. After getting numerous phone calls and emails, the duo had decided to call for an emergency meeting at Hometown Buffet with former staff to discuss and resolve their differences. Policar stated right before he put in a spoonful of Apple Crisp…