This Saturday, April 30th was the Project Rwanda ride. This a ride to raise money for Project Rwanda, and they provide bikes for those in Rwanda to be able to transports agricultural produce. According to their website: Project Rwanda is committed to furthering the economic development of Rwanda through initiatives based on the bicycle as…
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Earlier this week, I had convinced my youngest to join me for a tandem ride through the Fullerton Loop. After riding 8 miles of the trail, I had asked her if she’d be interested in riding again on Saturday morning at one of my favorite trails, Aliso Woods. It took some convincing, but I was…
Over the weekend we participated in a track rental at the Orange Y that our friends Nick and Megan DiBlasi coordinated. This meant full access to the track and a working start gate. Since I’ve never done anything like this before, I felt a bit out of place and even intimidated. But after my first…
While you were sitting in your cubicle working on your TPS Reports. I was busy at work thinking of new ways to blog about my employer. Lucky for me my boss lets me be creative. Then it hit me! Why not create an article that uses mountain biking to engage our demographic (softball players). So…
Just got an email from Race Director, Omar Almaguer of Cycle Events Company talking about a new 3 race series to happen in Bonelli Park starting this June. Races start around 6pm on Thursdays. All sorts of categories to race in, from young groms to Expert/Pro. If I can get out of work on time,…
In the beginning of March, we had received a pair of Chrome Kursk Pro-SPD shoes to review. Since then I’ve been able to put some miles on them. My rides have been a mixture of downhill, trail and even bicycle commuting. From the get go I’ve loved the way they looked. I was excited to…
Priscilla and I had the privileged to get in a morning ride with a great group of guys that I like to call the Mabuhay Mountain Bike Club. Our planned route was to ride Turnbull Canyon in Southern California. Steep long climbs combined with fantastic technical single-ish track. Our group consisted of at least 19…
While at Sea Otter, I was stopped by an exhibitor claiming that his chain lube is green, biodegradable and better than anything out there. The brand is called Yelo Velo and I was given the Xtra Dry Lube and some sort of degreaser. So the nice gentleman went on to explain that the Xtra Dry…
One of the best things about Sea Otter is that you get to see not just prototype stuff, but 2012 products that are coming out soon. The one thing that will always bum me out though are the things I will never ever be able to 1.) AFFORD, 2.) only the “PROS” get. We all want it,…
For several years Turner followers have been waiting patiently for the RFX, their 6” model. Since they’ve partnered with DW Link, this was the only model that hasn’t hit production. Rumors floated around the mountain biking world of sightings, yes it’s in production, etc… but the truth is it not currently available. Many have been…