Back on the dirt on a Poseidon X Gravel bike
I am back riding on the dirt! but this time I changed things a bit; I’ve been riding gravel bikes. Before I get accused of jumping on the bandwagon, we started riding cyclocross bikes since 2005, that is right son! 15 years ago! I ended up getting…
Don’t trust a fart when you’re over 40
We’ve all been there…you’re riding and you’ve got an urge to fart. Well if you’re over 40…don’t trust that fart! Why? Well for the simple reason of you being older. Your bung hole ins’t as tight as it was…
Test free products
Hey folks, Did you know that MtnBikeRiders.com has been in around a bit over 7 years! During that time we’ve With that conducted a plethora of product reviews for a variety of companies. There isn’t a day that goes by where we don’t get…
Soyater Bicycles
We’re happy to introduce a new bicycle company in the USA. It’s so new that we’ve got the only two of it’s kind. What makes the Soyater so special? Well first of all it’s full carbon and they’re 650b/27.5. So…
We’ve got another build project going on. This time it’s going to be hard…
Hard as in hard tail. Rigid to be exact! Check out the Soma Juice 29er. Soma provided the frame, seat collar, fork, headset and stem. Slider dropouts give me the option to go single speed at a later date. I may just take them up on that offer. The build…
Leading by example
Not to long ago I published an article on BikeCommuters.com talk about how The Moe and I went out to Santa Ana with our daughters to help fix bicycles for the homeless and less fortunate. We figured that this was a great way to show them that we’re…
Double Banger Tandem Build Progress Report
The first order of business was to tack weld the eccentric bottom bracket (EBB), then build the jig. To make the new tubes used to extend the tandem, Nick D. made fish mouth cuts to the ends so they can fit just right onto the bottom brackets. After Nick…
Mobile Bicycle Repair does it again.
We assembled another team of volunteers to help fix bicycles for the homeless. If you are interested in volunteering or donating goods, simply reach out to us: [email protected]. The next outing will be on August 4th, 2013 at 3:30pm. Read more about…
A ride so hot and humid, we couldn’t figure out what we were doing.
On Saturday a few of us set out for a ride through Aliso Woods. Normally it’s pretty cool there because it’s within walking distance from the ocean. Walking distance would mean like a few miles. I’m sure you could walk it, but I…
Burt ReynoldSS get’s a little upgrade
Here’s the most recent upgrade on Burt, it’s a red chain. In my previous article, I mentioned that I’d go with a gold theme. But I realized, I had plenty of red on the components that it made more sense to go with that color. My…