Are you sentimental?
Over the years I’ve collected a bunch of bicycles and have bought enough parts and accessories to run my own bicycle shop. But out of all the things I own, there’s one thing that I’ve refused to get rid of, and that would be my Gary…
Mt Sac Fat Tire Classic-Tandem Race Report, Bad Assery At It’s Best
I woke up Sunday morning with a bit of excitement flowing through my blood. Joe and I had been texting each other all night about racing the tandem and now that the day has come, it was show time! After the Cat1/2 races, Joe and I suited up and gathered…
Vigilante Justice, Anyone?
not that I am promoting this or anything like it… A financial manager for wealthy clients will not face felony charges for a hit-and-run because it could jeopardize his job, prosecutors said Thursday. Martin Joel Erzinger, 52, faces two misdemeanor…
Redeeming my hour
After an exhausting day on Saturday, I got to bed early on Saturday night with absolutely no thoughts of riding on Sunday morning. Before drifting off to sleep at 10:30 (9:30, if you account for turning the clock back for Daylight Savings time) I woke up…
Tandem: Maiden Voyage @ Night!
This evening (Wednesday) Joe and I had the privilege to finally give our new tandem a shot on the trail. We’re hoping to race it this weekend, but I’ve yet to get a confirmation if the race organizer @ SC Velo will let us. So in the mean…
Rivendell Bicycles Works MUSA Shorts
Rivendell Bicycle Works is a small Bicycle Manufacture located in Walnut Creek CA. I came across this company while doing some research on Bike Packing. We here at MTNBikeRiders are planning a little overnight Bike-N-Camp trip. This will be our first…
New wheels from WTB
Just got this little info from the folks of WTB. INTRODUCING WTB’s TCS CUSTOMIZED INTEGRATED WHEEL SYSTEM WTB’s new TCS (Tubeless Compatible System) Wheel System is the newest option for light-weight tubeless tires, rims and wheels which allows…
Check out my new-to-me tandem
I recently picked up this Diamondback Wildwood Tandem off an ad from Craigslist on Tuesday. Team Racer, Joe Solancho and I had discussed entering the Mt Sac Fat Tire Classic XC Race in the Tandem Category. Only problem was we didn’t have a tandem…
Hells Yeah I’m taking advantage of it…
Free Shipping that is! Right now Pricepoint.com has some a special going on until Nov 1st. With that in mind, I did a little birthday shopping for some friends and bought the Mrs. a new stem. I’m so lucky that she gets all excited for bike…
Weekend “Wet†Ride Report – Whiting Ranch to the STT/Luge
This is a little bit late but why not… this past Saturday a group of my friends and I met at Whiting Ranch at 7:00am to go on our weekly Saturday ride. The weather in So Cal for the past few days has been fairly wet in the mornings with lingering…