Pre-Ride Snack
Not sure about you, but I like to go for rides after a long, hard day at the office. But once in a while, I’ll need some extra energy for my legs for my ride and what I typically do is eat something at least 1-2 hours before I get on the trail. My…
Win Stuff From My Garage!
Ok folks here’s your chance to win something FROM MY GARAGE! Feast your eyes on all this goodness that I call my Man Cave. Something in here could be yours if you answer the quiz that I’m about to give you….So make sure you check out…
Ride Report: Hummingbird Trail, DH in the Valley
Saturday group rides have been a staple to my schedule for quite sometime. My group of friends typically frequent the various Orange County trails… however from time to time, we’ll explore other Counties. This past Saturday we ventured to Simi Valley…
Bling’d out Race Report-Shimano Winter Series #3-2011
During this past weekend the Downhill Dept. of the MtnBikeRiders.com race team was in attendance of Race #3 of the Shimano Winter Series. If you had previously read, I had a jersey made just for this race. The last race I showed up in my brocade blue…
Winter SSeries #3: One Gear, Four SSpeeds.
I came across this description of SS riding in the last few weeks. Single speed riding is riding with one gear and four speeds: standing, sitting, walking, and puking. Luckily enough for me, I only had to use the first three at this race. The third…
My Bling Jersey is HERE!
Earlier this morning I posted a photo of a sample jersey that I was planning on getting made. Through my connections with the Graphic Artist and at the production center, I was able to get my jersey drawn, printed and sewn all within a few short hours.…
Bad Weather? No Problem, just spend time working on your bike!
Not sure how the weather is by your place, but in Southern California the weather has been perfect. Now that I’m done bragging, the weather in at least 30 of our states has been pretty crummy. Weather folks are touting that the huge blizzard will…
Platform Pedals or SPD?
The race team has a mix of riders who like to be clipped in with some sort of SPD style pedal as well as the guys who use platform pedals. Here’s Team Racer Corey Pond using SPD pedals. Team Racer, Joe Solancho using flat pedals. So the question…
Oh You Fancy Huh-Race Report, Shimano Winter Series 2011 #2
On Sunday the Downhill Dept. of the MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team participated in race #2 of the Shimano Winter Series in the beautiful city of Fontana, Ca. For some reason I felt fancy this weekend. Rather than sporting my 2011 jersey that looks pretty…
I Hate Hike-a-bike racing
The second race of the Southridge Winter Series was this weekend. The weather was a significantly warmer than the previous race two weeks ago by almost 20 degrees. Not so much winter weather for the winter series. After the results from the last race…