Helmet Hair – Conquered
Helmet Hair. The dreaded look of helmet hair has plagued mountain bikers as long as mountain bikers have had hair and helmets to wear on their aforementioned hair. After much research, though, I have found a cure and the cure might be much simpler than…
Bike Weights? How Low Before Reliability is Compromised?
There’s been some recent discussion within our circle of riders about bike weights. How important is a low bike weight to you? When does a bike become too light and the parts too weight weenie that reliability is compromised? What tricks would you…
Ryan Leech Interview via Dirt Rag
Ryan Leech performing at Sea Otter, 2008 The very cool Ryan Leech did an interview with Dirt Rag. DR: I read that you changed your style in order to make it more audience-friendly. Tell me more about how you got away from focusing on competitions, since…
Dress Ride Report
As you all know last Saturday was our official dress ride. This is basically the ride in which Vince Rodarte of KHS Bicycles paid his bet by wearing a dress during a ride at the Fullerton Loop. On Saturday morning we had gathered a group of riders that…
Interbike to Stay in Vegas
After months of conducting studies, polling people, researching different offers from different cities and sitting around twiddling their thumbs, Interbike has sadly decided to stay in Las Vegas. Here is the info via B.R.A.I.N.: After two years of…
Golden Fischers Dealer Camp Memo
Golden Fischers this past week had a dealer only camp in Fullerton, California. This was to introduce to their vast dealership the three new technological marvels that Golden Fischers has come up within the past few months. These technological advances…
New Build Project: XC Race and Epic Machine
We’ve got a new build project that we’ll be working on soon. This one is a bit unique from the Ultimate All Mountain Bike, The Sette Reken, and the Full Suspension Single Speed. The bike we’ll be building has two purposes. 1. Be…
Weight Loss Wager: Final Weigh In, Who’s wearing the Dress?
8 weeks has come and gone. During these 8 weeks Vince and I worked pretty hard on losing weight. Not only did we both benefit, but the City of Hope also benefited from our little contest. You can see the total monies raised on the right hand column.…
Ride Report: Bonelli Park, San Dimas, Ca.
MtnBikeRiders.com and a few friends rode Bonelli Park. in San Dimas Ca. If you remember, this was the race where Priscilla, Jeremy, and Joe Solancho all placed on the podium. It’s a pretty short, but brutal course with steep climbs and fast…
Swiss Bike TX
We just took recent delivery of the Swiss Bike TX. What makes this one unique is the fact it can fold. Basically it eliminates the needs for a roof or hitch rack since you can transport it in your car’s trunk or backseat. Usually when we get bikes…