Southridge Race Report: Team Manager and DH Racer’s Perspective
This race was something the whole team was looking forward to. What made this event unique is the actual races being hosted that day. They had the XC race in which this was the last of the Triple Crown Series, Super D and Downhill. Priscilla, Joe, Kim,…
Race Report: The Moe does Super D
The entire MtnBikeRiders.com crew raced at the Southridge 17th Annual Challenge this weekend. Priscilla, Kim, Joe, Ner, Eric and Val raced XC, Kim and I raced Super D, Tony, Joe and RL raced Downhill. I was actually excited about racing Super D for the…
KHS Flagstaff 29er Review
We took possession of the KHS Flagstaff 29er back in August. During my testing period, I’ve posted a first impression and an update. The Flagstaff comes with a decent spec sheet: Frame: 29″ AL 7005 w/4-bar Horst bearing linkage, 3.5″…
Review: Sette ST-7 DLX Workstand w/Tray and Tote bag
Back in June we received the Sette ST-7 workstand from Price Point. For many cyclists who are wrench-at-home guys/gals, the ST-7 is the perfect addition to your tools. Not only is it compact, it is fully adjustable to various heights and head…
Ride Report: Best Trail I’ve Ever Ridden?
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…
Nomad 18V Portable Power Cleaner
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…
Ride Report: Southridge XC Pre-race ride
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…
9-Speeds, A Thing of the Past?
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…
Take RL out for a Spin…
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…
DH Race Report – Hillbilly Bike Bash – Vail Lake, CA
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)…