Sette asks you to Compare
Not many people know this but along with selling bike frames, which we have extensively tested (Reken) or are testing (Razzo), Sette also sells fully built up bikes. Many times fully built bikes are a good deal because of the manufacturer’s buying…
Team Work-How we do it.
Today the some of the world famous MtnBikeRiders Racing Team Riders, headed out to Fontana to test ride the Super D, DH and XC course in order to prepare for next week’s race. First up was the Super D course that was used last week in which Joe…
Joe’s Race Report: Southridge Winter Series #1 – Super D
Back to the grind! After about a month break with plenty of eating through the Holidays I opted to skip the XC race for the Southridge WS #1. There to meet me at Fontana Saturday morning were team mates RL, Priscilla, Kim, Tony, Moe, Eric, David and…
Race Report: The Moe does Super D
The entire MtnBikeRiders.com crew raced at the Southridge 17th Annual Challenge this weekend. Priscilla, Kim, Joe, Ner, Eric and Val raced XC, Kim and I raced Super D, Tony, Joe and RL raced Downhill. I was actually excited about racing Super D for the…
KHS Flagstaff 29er Review
We took possession of the KHS Flagstaff 29er back in August. During my testing period, I’ve posted a first impression and an update. The Flagstaff comes with a decent spec sheet: Frame: 29″ AL 7005 w/4-bar Horst bearing linkage, 3.5″…
Ride Report: Best Trail I’ve Ever Ridden?
The moon was still out. After the shuttle, we rode a short fireroad climb to the drop in for the singletrack While most of the mtnbikeriders.com crew was doing some pre-riding of the Fontana race course, a few of us decided to head out to the San Gabriel…
The Moe’s Race report
I believe it has been 4 years since I raced Mt Sac. I still remember that race, RL, Michael Kellogg and myself got our asses handed to us by the course. Being recreational Mountain Bikers, we didn’t know what we were getting into. This year, I…
KHS Flagstaff First Impression
We finally took possession of the much awaited KHS Flagstaff Full Suspension 29er yesterday. Unfortunately, the only test bike they had was a medium and the bike was a little too small for Jeremy, our resident 29er expert. Luckily, the bike fits me just…
Review: Kona Hei Hei
Who: The Kona Bicycle Company designs, manufacturers and distributes more than 60 models of purpose-built, high-performance mountain, road and urban bicycles. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Ferndale, Washington, USA, Kona bicycles are distributed…
Ride Report: Whiting Ranch Grand Re-opening
This past weekend was the grand re-opening of Whiting Ranch. Having been closed since October 2007 due to fires, mountain bikers and hikers were eager to hit the trail for the opening. I was one of them. Joined by several friends we hit the dirt…