The Mud is Not Your Bud!
It’s raining here in Southern California. Usually that means people are going to cause hundreds of accidents. But the bad part about the rain for mountain bikers is the mud. For the most part, people usually stay off the trails when its wet. The…
Killer Deal on Avid BB5 ’07 Mech Disc Brakes!
If you’re looking for a no nonsense mechanical disc brake that works well and is ridiculously easy to setup go check out Pricepoint. They have the Avid BB5 2007Â mechanical disc brake as part of their blowout sale right now for $34.98!!! I’ll…
Happy Anniversary MtnBikeRiders.com
That’s right we’ve been here a whole year! We opened the doors to MtnBikeRiders.com last December.Woohoo! When Moe and I first started talking about building this site, we didn’t realize how popular it would become. We literally went…
Vassago Bandersnatch, 29er Build
Since Jeremy had his hands full with the Redline Monocog and the White Brothers Magic fork I was excited to take the reigns on this 29er build. The good folks at Vassago provided us with their steel hardtail called Bandersnatch. Ya, I like the name too.…
Tuesday Brews Day: Delirium Noel
A few weeks back one of our regulars, Jeremy, suggested I try this holiday brew. Being a dedicated beer investigator, I grabbed one up while trying not to wince at the $9 pricetag(one bottle). I’m going to preface my review by admitting that I am…
SLIDER The UnScooter Review
Product Tested: Slider The UnScooter MSRP: $129.99 + Shipping & Handling Specs: 6-inch polyurethane wheels Dual handle brakes Sturdy steel construction Action-Decks with drive-spring propulsion Hand grip height 32â€? 250lbs weight limitation Colors…
Frame Follow Up
You all may remember that I stripped the paint off my Woodstock 707. Since everyone thought a brushed aluminum look would be better than painting it, I went ahead and got some advice from two people that I knew who has some experience with this stuff.…
Ibex Alpine/Trophy Swap
Since Priscilla progressed to her current Motobecane, the Policars were nice enough to sell me Priscilla’s Ibex Trophy. For the past 5 years or so I’ve been trying to figure out a way to get my wife into biking and, after joining this site, I…
Carbon?
I’ve always liked the look of carbon. There is just something about the weave that just looks cool. Add the fact that carbon is very light and strong and we can all see why carbon is a very highly sought after material for many riders. But with…
Thursday Tech Tip: How to open your beer with your granny gear
I really should start calling these “Tuesday Tech Tips” since I get these out around Tuesday of each week… Anyhow, at last weekend’s 24hours of Fullerton, legendary mountain bike hall of famer, Steve Boehmke showed us a great tip.…