Pryme Gloves – First Impressions
Yesterday Dan B, Ciseaux, Jer Yang, and I got together to do some SingleSpeeding at Bonelli. Also, I put in my first ride will the new gloves Pryme sent to us. Here are some first imprssions. Pryme Trail Hands in Gray Clean and Simple Styling They are…
Weekend Ride and “NO†Race Report (OTB in practice)
This past Saturday my ride was at Turnbull Canyon in Whittier, CA. Since southern California has been pounded with rain and storm for the past several weeks, this would be the first dry weekend for riding… In addition majority of Orange County’s…
Another Weekend of Great Riding!!!
This past weekend was another fun filled weekend of riding. As you have read some of the previous posts from the other MtnBikeRiders’ staff, we’ve all had a fun filled weekend on two wheels. This past Saturday I took my friends, who I have…
Mark “The Polish Hammer” Tomas: SRC Challenge/Triple Crown Finals
Editorial-RL Policar: “I think we have to change Mark’s nick name from The Hammer to “No Training Required.” For a guy who just had a baby, hurt his back, and hasn’t trained at all in the last 3 months…he’s still…
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…
TAKE FLIGHT ON THE AIRBORNE TAKA DH BIKE
Editorial by RL Policar: “One of the best things about MtnBikeRiders.com is the ability to test all sorts of great products. But with the influx of product reviews our staff are working on, we requested the help of Team Rider, Art Aguilar to test…
Bianchi Nyala, ready to roll
Last week I posted some pictures of my new project bike, the Bianchi Nyala. This bike originated in the 90s and that’s why I love it! I’m a HUGE fan of older bikes from the 80’s-90’s and I’ve actually acquired a butt load of…
Ride Report: Limestone Canyon
Looks to me like the Limestone Canyon train. All pictures courtesy of Dan Burdett Dan & I got to ride another Open Access day this past weekend. This time it was Limestone Canyon. Limestone is also part of the Irvine Ranch Conservatory. It is best…
$1500 for a complete DH bike? Insane!
Here’s the Specs on the Airborne Taka MSRP: $2,500 Frame: 6061 Aluminum 8″ Travel All Mountain/DH Single Pivot Suspension w/1.5″ Head Tube MTB, w/Sealed Bearings Fork: Marzocchi 888RV 200mm Dual Crown Rear Shock: Marzocchi Roco R…
Does Storing Your Bike Upside Down Lead to Fork or Brake Issues?
More of a question than an article on this. I wanted to see if you, the readers, have had any negative experiences with hanging your bike upside down from the ceiling of your garage for storage between rides. Here is my experience with this issue: I used…