KHS XCT 556 Review
When I first took delivery of the KHS XCT 556 a few months ago, I was pretty excited about trying its 30 speed drive train. The bike was redesigned for 2011 with swooping, hydroformed tubes and a bold color scheme. It’s spec’d nicely with…
Great deal on a bike!
Check out the new Sette Derro 2.0. In my opinion, this is a great deal, the fork alone can retail as much as $700 and the rear shock up to $300. So for $500 more, you get the rest of the bike! Frame 7005 Aluminum Size(s) Small, Medium, Large & Extra…
Win Stuff from MtnBikeRiders.com
See all this stuff? You could win it! If you can’t tell what’s in this stash of goodies, here’s a list: 1. Insulated Polar Bottle 2. Simple Green Bike Cleaning Kit 3. Airborne Bicycles Key Chain 4. XLC Sunglasses 5. XLC Lighting System…
Maple Springs to Motorway
Up above the clouds. We think the mountain seen on the top left of the picture is Catalina Wow, what a beautiful Saturday it was above the clouds. As it is many times in Southern California in June, we were experiencing a bit of June gloom. I woke up on…
Finding the right balance
Unfortunately we’re not talking about balancing on your bike, you should already be good at that by now. But the balancing I’m talking about in this article has to do with 2 of the most important things in your life, family and riding. We all…
Its Back…
The Jet9 Returns! … and I got to ride it today. No pictures on the ride, but it was a good ride, nonetheless. I spent most of the time fiddling with the saddle height, the rear derailleur and I don’t have the rear pressure dialed in to my…
Sea Otter Highlights
Here are a few of the cool, new and otherwise blingy things that caught my attention at Sea Otter this year. Purely custom had their take on a bashguard. The bashgaurd is covered in a with a rubber/silicone type edge. Not only it this piece support to…
Getting Back My JET9
One of only two pictures of me and my Jet9 before it was stolen Last June my Niner Jet 9, fresh from being returned to me from recall, got stolen off the back of my car in Stockton, CA. I filed a police report and posted an ad on Stockton Craigslist and…
Airborne Goblin: Out of the box
I was out of town this week for work, and when I came home I had package waiting for me from Airborne Bicycles. I was planning on meeting up with RL and several other riders first thing Saturday morning for a ride at Whiting Ranch, so I spent some time…
RR: Rwanda 50mi SSufferfest
This Saturday, April 30th was the Project Rwanda ride. This a ride to raise money for Project Rwanda, and they provide bikes for those in Rwanda to be able to transports agricultural produce. According to their website: Project Rwanda is committed to…