Brief Background:I never considered myself much of a “technical” rider, nor a downhill rider. After RL and I created Team MtnBikeRiders.com, I focused on racing SuperD and didn’t consider downhill, especially since I didn’t have a downhill bike. Since half of the team were downhill riders, I picked up the phone and called my buddy…
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Tim “Scissors” got a chance to ride the 2009 Turner Flux, a 4″ travel DW Link equipped bike. Here are his thoughts of the red beauty: DW Link Turner Flux So the Sea Otter did not fail to deliver new products and rides as usual. For my second demo of the weekend I really wanted…
This weekend was the last race of the Winter Series at Fontana and it is almost sad that it is over. Saturday we pulled in our usual TEAM spot and found that Eric “Animal” Hunter had already made it warm and toasty with his portable fire pit! It was rather chilly Saturday morning and thought…
The product: Bellwether Switchback short Specs: Durable and stretchable Exo-Flex outer shell Adjustable waistband, Belt loops Gusseted design removes seams under chamois Removable inner shorts with chamois Ergonomic non-transparent mesh inner short Two large cargo pockets with zippered closure Two front hand pockets About me:I’m 5’7″ 165lbs. I do all sorts of riding, from singlespeed…
This past weekend, my friend Full Squish Randall & I went out and rode some bikes at the Trek Demo in Fullerton. First off, I got to give props to Matt Gfell of Jax Fullerton. Matt got us started on a couple of matching Gary Fisher Superflys. Full Squish Randall & I were like twin…
Product Tested: Sette Vexx Raz, with Smoke Lens Carbon fiber look makes these glasses stand out from the normal black and gray sunglasses Website’s MSRP: $ 15.98 More carbon fiber, along with an understated print “Sette” Specs: The Sette Raz Sunglasses features 100% UV Protection. From the blaring sun to moonlit nights, you’ll always have…
From the Champ herself, Kim Finch talks about her race experience from the Shimano Winter Series #4 There was not much time for training for this race with all the rain, but I did manage to get a couple rides in. I mostly focused on injury recovery from a prior race. We got in early…
This past weekend’s race was needless to say – WET. Our forecast in SoCal called for rain and boy did we get it all weekend long. Saturday I opted out of the XC race. I decided to take pictures of XC and save my legs for the Super D later in the day. While…
RL Policar: Up and comer SS racer David “Sho-Nuff” Sanderson does it again this weekend and is greatly improving. Read his race report and experience all the joys and pains that he went through this weekend. He did all that just so he would have something to say when his coworkers asked him what he…
To put it plain and simple, it was wet and slippery. The whole weekend was pretty much soaked. During our practice runs it was a down pour. You could see the water stream through the rocks and single track. Fun fun fun! As my category lined up, 200 Club, I had greeted my two other…