Where do you buy your bicycle stuff from?
For the last 10 years I’ve purchased my bicycles, parts and accessories from a few different sources. Some have been through brick and mortar bicycle shops, some times it’s been online and a few other times it was through a swap meet or…
We’re having an open casting call: Audition now!
Yes you’ve read it correctly, we’re doing an open casting call for new writers on MtnBikeRiders.com. As you may have noticed our content has been stagnant lately. That’s partly due to the fact I’ve been learning how to do Karate…
This is how we do it…
We’re taking a page out of Montell Jordan’s song for this article, hit play as you read the rest of the stuff. Now that the song is playing, we’ll use it as a sound track. On Father’s Day, Art Aguilar and I met up for some product…
Do you ever feel burnt out from riding?
I know I know, some of you are thinking that this isn’t possible. But you know what, it’s happened to me more than a few times. In fact just last year I felt it from May until September. It’s this overwhelming feeling of just not…
Checks and Balances
So get this…on Memorial Day, Lady P and I loaded up our 29ers and headed down to our favorite trail, Aliso Woods for some not so epic riding. As we’re traveling down the freeway at 70mph, I hit a bump on the road, and then I look on my rear…
Check Your Head
So RL and I were talking the other day when he tells me a little story. He tells of how he was just riding along with the lovely Lady P when they see a fellow mountainbiker suddenly eject himself from his bike. This poor soul decided to do a little…
Burt Reynolds gets some bling
Check it out kids, here’s the most recent addition to Burt Reynolds. I picked up this neat little upgrade from the most recent Fullerton Loop Swap Meet from non-other, Adam “Albacore” Spik. He hooked me up with a killer deal that would…
3M Nexcare Tegaderm Review
About 10 days ago I took a spill while taking a flat turn at Whiting Ranch. This little crash resulted in a road rash on my forearm, knee and finger. I started off with bandages to treat them, but found that those things were sticking to my wounds. So I…
Craigslist stories, tips and suggestions
As I’ve mentioned before I moonlight over at BikeCommuters.com as one of their Editors and Staff Writers. One of the pieces I just published over there was about my adventures with Craigslist. Through the years I’ve slowly weened myself off…
Giving back by fixing bicycles
If you’re familiar with our other website, BikeCommuters.com, then you’ll be familiar with some of the community service projects that I’ve been doing. Back in the Fall of 2012 I got some help from Planet Bike, they donated a huge box…