Perfect Valentine’s Day Present
Not sure what to get your mountain biking wife or girl friend? You can’t go wrong with some Pink Jagwire cables/housing. These retail about $25 at most shops. Yes…I did get these for Priscilla. I’m only posting it because she already…
Heat Treating, what is it all about?
I’ve often heard the term of “Heat Treating.” Apparently this is an important step in manufacturing bicycles. Without it, the material used for the frames wouldn’t be as as strong. So I asked our buddy Vince Rodarte of KHS…
Tuesday Brews Day: Magnolia Pub & Brewery
Magnolia Pub & Brewery is located on Haight St in San Francisco. Every February they and the 21st Amendment(Pub & Brewery) host a Strong Beer Month in February. My beer reviewing compadre went to the 21st Amendment last year and said it had a…
Marshall Canyon 2, Jer/Friends 0
JJ rocking the downhill doubletrack I decided to get in a longer ride this weekend so a few of us went out to ride Marshall Canyon. Marshall Canyon is located in the foothills about 30 minutes north of where I live. It is a beautiful out and back that is…
LA Ride post #2
As Moe wrote earlier we headed out to Turnbull Canyon this weekend to get in some miles on our bikes. It was beautiful this weekend, it would have been a shame to waste it! Here is a shot of the beautiful LA smog. Mmmhhhmm. Nothing like it! One thing I…
Beatiful days in L.A.
RL pointing to Downtown LA This ride report is a day late, but it the days have been so beautiful in L.A. that it would be shameful to be spending them inside in front of a Computer. Khoa, climbing up to the tank. Anyhow, RL, Priscilla, Khoa and I headed…
Will Steel Make a Come Back in Mountain Biking?
Over at BikeCommuters, we’re running a poll about what type of frame material our readers are riding on. As of this morning, 62% have answered steel. Even more discussions could be found HERE where readers are talking about how much better steel is…
Caroline Buchanan Australian Elite 4X and Under-19 DH Champion
Courtesy of KHS Bicycles: Mt. Beauty is the last Downhill National series race in Australia. It rained on race day…in fact, 7 out of 7 national rounds have rained in AUSTRALIA. It’s starting to feel like Europe. Womens DH Results: Tracy Moesly 1st,…
KHS DJ300 Built
Building up a bike wasn’t a reality for me as much as a little as a couple of months ago. Riding alone for several years, I didn’t have anyone to show me the ropes. That said, I sure felt empowered after finishing the KHS DJ300 build. Just…
I’m learning something about single speed mountain biking
Well for one, it’s pushing me to go beyond my limits…which in turn has and still causes me to throw up. On our weekly night ride, Moe, Priscilla and I hit the local trail to get some miles in. In previous weeks I couldn’t clear some of…
