PRODUCT REVIEW: TIFOSI DOLOMITE: Product Tested: Tifosi Dolomite T-V390 BACKCOUNTRY ORANGEâ„¢ (VARIABLE TINT TECHNOLOGY) 45-15% light transmission. As described on their website: Weight: 26 grams Fit: Medium to Large Faces Frame Features * Lifetime Warranty Lens Features * Enhanced Visual System [EVS] Polycarbonate Decentered Lens for Optical Clarity * Glare Guardâ„¢ Glare Reducer to Decrease…
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This is just a quick update on the Raxter Rack (a full review will be forthcoming). It’s been a little over a month since we took delivery of the Raxter rack and it is time for a quick update on where it’s been and how it is doing. About two weeks ago Moe took the…
My buddy just got a new ride, a KHS XC Team. This bike is fully tricked out with the sweet Shimano XTR groupset, Rock Shox Reba Race fork and Rock Shox MC3.3 air shock. Here are the specs from the KHS website: Frame: AL 7005 super lite w/4-bar Horst bearing linkage, 100mm travel w/Rear Shock:…
I’ve decided to incorporate some road riding in order to get in better shape. So the night before my first road ride, I pumped up my front tire to about 40psi. Normally I run them in the low 30’s, but I didn’t need the extra traction so out came the pump. After pumping up the…
Priscilla has this technique down pretty packed. The reason why its important for your to get off your saddle when you ride is to basically re-position your weight over the center of the bike. The idea is to get your butt behind your bottom bracket. So if you’re going down a rock bed or a…
Domino sent MtnBikeRiders.com the Men’s Mountain Bike Shorts to test. They are some nice looking shorts. The outside is composed of soft microfiber and leather infused with lycra which helps to relieve road rash. Domino makes a lot of road clothing(unless you like wearing lycra shorts while riding the trails… that’s not cool). So we’ll…
Tag Wheels, our newest partner sent us a set of the FRX5 Disc Only Wheels. We first met Mike Thomas of Tag Wheels at Sea Otter and I immediately fell in love with the idea of a virtually maintenance free wheel that are more durable then any wire wheelsets out there. Besides Tag Wheels brought…
We’re slowly getting the parts together for the MtnBikeRiders.com Ultimate 29er build up. The next piece that came in this week is the frame. For this we contacted Vassago Cycles, a boutique frame manufacturer in south Orange County. Vassago Cycles is a relatively young company in the mountain biking world but they’ve taken a totally…
What’s the best way to beat a stubborn bolt or nut? Leverage! That’s right boys and girls, in order for you to make that bolt budge is to use a bit more leverage than what you currently have with your tool. So here’s what you do, take an old seat post, conduit or any type…
Who: From Camera Armor’s website: Made Products engineers great products, patents the unique aspects of our designs, and manufactures quality camera accessories for the photographer who wants interesting and unique products that improve the creative process. We succeed because we are crazy about design, and we care about what our customers say. We believe that…