Restoring An Old Mountain Bike
Ok, it’s not that old. It’s a few years from its prime but it was really really really neglected. The owner left it on her porch for a year while she lived right next to the beach in Santa Monica. The sun, combined with the sea air took its…
KHS XC204 First Impression
Yesterday I had the chance to take the KHS XC204 on the Fullerton Loop. Man, I was blown away! Although I’m not a fan of the SRAM stuff, the SX5 and the X7 derailleurs switched gears with fast precision. The front and rear suspension worked great,…
Sub $350 29er Singlespeed
Just saw this on ebay: Motobecane Outcast 29er SS. The Outcast 29er comes in 3 different colors: matt slate, cool white & matt bronze. Here are the specs: FRAME: 6061 Aluminum with horizonal dropouts, 2x H2O bosses, eyelets, rr rack bosses FORK: 4130…
He Doesn’t Want Mountain Biking in Schools
A while back I posted an article about how local schools in Marin County want to introduce Mountain Biking as a school sport. Well apparently some folks don’t want it…and it makes sense. I urge officials in all our public schools to eliminate…
Some New SRAM Stuff
SRAM too is celebrating an anniversary, its 20th year as a company. To celebrate this milestone, SRAM has redone the X-0 Rear Derailleur making it more compact, stronger and lighter. Here’s Velonews on the new X-0 Rear Derailleur: The new X.0 rear…
Refresh of Shimano’s XT Component Group
Velonews has pictures and a great write up of the refreshed Shimano Deore XT component group. There is some great background information including how Yoshi Shimano started the Deore XT group. Velonews: A quarter of a century is a milestone. It’s…
KHS XC204 Preview
Sunday I participated on the City of Angels Fun Ride. I rode my KHS F20-R throughout the city of Angels with a Police Escort. (Traffic purposes, not for protection). Vince Calvillo from KHS Bicycles was also there. KHS is a primary sponsor of this fun…
Powder Canyon & Fullerton Loop
Yup, I got in two rides this weekend. Both were short totalling about 20 miles, but both were good in different ways. On Saturday Duke & I decided to tackle Powder Canyon in Rowland Heights, CA. I took the Dahon Fuego for the ride. Rowland Heights is…
First Impressions: Digital Hero 3
MtnBikeRiders.com took possession of the Go Pro Digital Hero 3 Sports Wrist Camera (DH3). The DH3 is a 3 megapixel camera that takes single shot, burst shots, video and has a timer option. The DH3 is especially unique, not because of the camera so much…
Trek 69er
One of the biggest buzz going on at Sea Otter was the debut of the Trek 69er. I decided to test ride it at Jax Bicycles in Fullerton, Ca. to see what the hoopla is all about. Did you notice the price tag? $2199.00 Yikes! It has a sweet Maverick…