OK this being one of the biggest cycling festivals in the US and on the west coast this is a time to see the bikes that will possibly be out for 2014, so the cameras are poised and on the ready, also you will see the oddities, or cool crazy bikes, ideas that may never…
Last week’s winners are Aimee D and Amanda K. This particular cache was hard to find because we placed it under and I mean UNDER a bridge behind the tunnels. Congrats to the two of them for finding it. Apparently they had help from other folks who were happy to be part of the contest.…
While At Sea Otter I ran across the Atlas Brace Technologies booth and legendary motocross, mountain bike racer Sue Fish and she was kind enough to go over the full range of neck braces from Atlas. All four in the cycling line are all CE rated for safety. Atlas has a carbon fiber brace, high-strength…
This guest article is provided by one of our readers from the UK! Sally S. talks about your legs and how to get the most out of them. Mountain bike riding is a great way to lose weight and shape up as it provides both a cardiovascular workout and muscle training. Although biking actually works…
First step to gaining 3lbs on your bike is to get a wild hair up your butt like I did and somehow convince yourself that going from a 3×9 drive train to a 2×10 would be “upgrading.” Second step is to procure yourself a slightly used SRAM X7 2×10 drive train. Step three, install said…
Look at what I just procured for my dear friend Burt Reynolds…a SRAM X7 2×10 drive train! I just need about 30 minutes and this shiztnitz would be installed on Burt Reynolds! Ooooh I’m so excited to see how Burt Reynolds the 29er is turning out!!!
AIRBORNE TOXIN’S HIT SEA OTTER As all you fans know we at MtnBikeRiders.com have been running the Airborne TAKA’s for the last two seasons with great effect on the local downhill circuit and I know all you fans of the site who fallow our FaceBook fan page (if your not like it now) as well…
FOR FUN AND LOVE I know we don’t do pro race coverage and we do cover our MtnBikeRiders.com’s team racing. We do believe in the amateur riders and racers. These are the guys and gals who go form race to race or just do one race they have saved for all year. The younger kids…
KIDS ON THEIR BIKES Sea Otter is one of the biggest bicycle festivals in the US let alone the the west coast and every time I attend whether it be as a athlete, vendor, or media person it never fails to amaze me that Sea Otter is also about family. All the athletes that race…
DON’T THROW OUT THAT TREE STUMP YET! As I was walking by I noticed these shiny helmets, but what caught my eye was the fact that they were made of wood, that’s right “WOOD”. The person behind this beautiful creations is Dan Coyle of Coyle Designs. What Dan does is he gets your measurements…