Do your gloves smell like your feet?
If it does, wash those suckers! There’s no point in having stinky hands. Throw them in the washer next time you do laundry. Here’s another little tip you can try that I do all the time. Take a shower with your gloves or any other biking…
40 miles
With three children under 5 years old it has become exponentially more difficult to get out of the house for rides. Over the three day Valentine’s Day/Chinese New Year’s three day weekend, I was able to get out for about 40 miles which is…
First Impressions: Prologo Vertigo Nack
I recently received the Prologo Vertigo Nack to review. I’ve only put about 40 miles on the saddle, so this is just a quick first impression and some pictures for everyone to look at. Out of the box, the Vertigo Nack looks plain Jane from the top…
Big Ring It!
Lightly tensioned chain causes major chain slap noise Are you experiencing chain slap on those downhill sections or sections of trail that you are not having to pedal? Doesn’t that sound get annoying to you after a while? If you are experiencing a…
Ride: San Juan Trail 01-03-2010
On Sunday Jan 3rd, Tony, Kim and I from the Mtnbikeriders team along with a bunch of friends headed out to shuttle the San Juan Trail because Tony is allergic to pedaling up-hill. Not really, Tony actually wants to ride up, but I always say I’d…
Happy Solstice!
Today is the shortest day of the year for those of us in the northern hemisphere. This means that the sun will gradually be setting later in the day. This is good for those who ride after work as, soon, they will be able to ride in the sun.
The Path Bike Shop Sunday Ride
Sunday rides are a great event for many mountain bikers, a day to get a few more miles in, drive to a trail not quite so close to home and meet up with some more people than the ‘usual’ crew. Usually Kim organizes the Sunday rides, Tony…
Review: Ramped Riding by Robb Sutton (bike198.com)
I am a fan of Robb Sutton’s website bike198.com. I have his site on an RSS feed and I enjoy reading his postings. I especially like his content including his well written reviews and pictures. So color me happy when he produced an ebook called:…
Most Beautiful Bike?
I know its subjective, but I saw this bike and my mouth dropped. Its a Moots Mooto X Y-BB, link here. Moots Mooto X Y-BB For me, what makes this bike so beautiful, is first and foremost the lines. In my opinion, hardtails have better lines than full…
Padding the Bike Fund-Bike Flipping
As I peruse the classifieds section on my local board, mtbr and craigslist, I typically have really bad tunnel vision. I know what parts I want to purchase to put together my next bike and I only have eyes for them. Occasionally I’ll see a nice…