To Wash or To Wipe Down Your Bike?
After posting this video “How I wash my Bike”; two different schools of thought came about. 1 says, “Yes I wash my bike with a hose…” the other side says, “”Hells no sucka! I use is bottled bike wash and wipe it…
New to Mountain Biking?
I always find the first ride for a new mountain biker to be a bit of a conundrum: the trail I choose has to be easy enough for the newb but hard enough to be a challenge mentally and physically. Too easy for the newbie and the rider loses interest. Too…
What to eat after a ride?
One of my favorite things to do is eat, and ride bikes. Usually after a good ride, we typically will stop off and eat somewhere. But what do we want to eat? Should we just go where it’s close or do we take the time to drive a few more miles to eat…
BicycleBungee… For Reals?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLeBHI3LYAo
Riding with MTNBikeRiders.com racers
So I had the rare fortune to ride with a couple of local heros Monday afternoon. I got to ride with Mark “the Polish” Hammer and Dan “Super B” Burdett. Both Mark and Dan are great riders and all around good guys to hang with. I…
How NOT to Change your Chain
you HAVE to see this A great how to on How NOT to change your chain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7VDIKNWGlk&feature=player_embedded I think its Dave Turner. j/k
Could the Airborne Taka Change the Face of Downhill Mountain Biking
The short answer would be yes. Here’s why. First of all, downhill mountain biking is more technical than XC mountain biking. Though there are some courses/trails that a would be downhiller could just ride his or her 5-6″ travel bike and do…
Ride Report: San Juan
San Juan Trail… We started at the bottom of the valley Dan & I headed out to San Juan this past Saturday for some riding. Dan was on his new Niner SIR9. I was on my Voodoo Canzo 29. The ride was cool, but not cold for the most part. Our version…
Behind the scenes of the Video from Fontana
Since the recent posting of the the video with my brother Randy, and I riding in Fontana, I had received a ton of compliments on the quality, content and angles of the footage. One of the questions frequently asked, “who was filming?” To…
Why I hate the word EXTREME
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I saw something that triggered some angst within me. It was a basically this logo… Not sure why but I HATE that word. Especially when its spelled incorrectly. For starters, XTREME or EXTREME is such a dated word. Do…