Hey Fart Face!
Want to learn how to make new friends on the trail? It’s really easy, anytime you see a rider, greet them by saying, “Hey Fart Face!” That is known as the universal saying for, “I would like to be your friend!” Nodding or…
The Lighter side of Racing, part deux
It seems that some of you enjoyed our “Lighter side of Racing” post, so here’s part DOS. Has anyone seen my contact lens???? Hey Joe, how big is it??? “Yes Mr. Team Manager, I’m listening…” “Mmmm I can…
Not for the faint of heart
Came across this link to the 15 Greatest Mountain Biking Crashes. Yikes. If you get queasy just thinking about crashes, do not watch. Grotesque bodily damage No. 10 at about 32 seconds. No. 4 at about 33 seconds. No. 1: I’ve seen before. It…
The Moe’s race report part 2
After my lovely wife cleaned my battle wounds, I quickly suited up to do my first ever Downhill practice. Joe, RL and I took the shuttle to the top and waited for our turn to ride. I was really nervous because I’d seen a few riders really eat it on…
The Moe’s race report part I
I arrived at Southridge with trailer in tow, Eric, David, Tony and Kim were already there. We formed a little caravan circle with our cars to block some of those fierce Santa Ana winds that plagued us the entire weekend. Registration lines were really…
Mt. SAC Pre-Ride, Part II
Ner and I met RL, Priscilla and Eric at the Mt. SAC parking lot just a little after 7AM this morning. As RL stated on the previous post, many parts of the course were not marked yet. Prior to running into the Incycle guys, we took a stab at the…
Happy Birthday to Vince Rodarte of KHS Bicycles
On behalf of everyone at MtnBikeRiders.com, we’d like to wish Vince Rodarte a very Happy Birthday!
Ice Toolz Quartet Wrench-Review
Ice Toolz sent me this great device to test out a while back and now that its been over 8 months, I’m glad to say that this tool is as good as the first day I got it. Features: 4 tools in one Allen heads:4,5,6 and 8 Swiveling head allows for better…
The First Annual, Quarterly Lift Assisted Ride Report, Part IV
Exposure also allows for some sweet views! In the middle of the valley, you can see the fireroad we climbed. The day before, we were on the other side of the mountain riding the slopes Just a few lessons learned from this past weekend of riding, plus…
The First Annual, Quarterly Lift Assisted Ride Report, Part III
The bikes: ready to rock the SART… or is it ready to be rocked by the SART? We soon find out. We jokingly considered buying lift tickets again for Sunday morning’s ride, but riding some of the best singletrack in So. Cal. was too tempting. After…