During my practice runs before my DH race, I crashed 2 times in which I landed on my right side. In previous races and practice sessions, I’ve also crashed on my right side. If you look at my impact suit and knee/shin pads, my left side is pretty clean, no gouges or obvious signs of…
Tag: mountain biking
I’m a cost conscious shopper. In this economy, shouldn’t we all be? To help make your dollar, or whatever currency you use, go farther we’ve talked about a few different things you can do. We’ve previously discussed purchasing gently used equipment and also mentioned buying parts through other countries if the dollar is stronger than…
Product Tested: Sette Vexx Raz, with Smoke Lens Carbon fiber look makes these glasses stand out from the normal black and gray sunglasses Website’s MSRP: $ 15.98 More carbon fiber, along with an understated print “Sette” Specs: The Sette Raz Sunglasses features 100% UV Protection. From the blaring sun to moonlit nights, you’ll always have…
Evomo, which has some of the best mountain biking clothing available, is having a T-Shirt Design Contest. There are $500 in cash and prizes up for grabs! Click here for the info. Entry Deadline is March 22 11:59 PM PST. Evomo staff will view all submissions and select 3 finalists. These 3 entrys will be…
Afraid of the new trail? I noticed it the first time I did a shuttle ride. Normally I’m all about the XC trails: flowy, some tech, uphills, downhills, singletrack for miles. But the shuttle ride was decidedly not XC. It was definitely more AM-ish so much so that when the shuttle driver picked us up…
An email… innocent enough, sent me on a chase. The email: 2008 XTR Brakes, and a link. Tim Scissors knew I was building up a frame and needed parts so when he saw the XTR brakes he immediately emailed it to me. When I got the email I went directly to the website. I read…
Pricepoint.com is definitely a site you should be checking out as often as possible. Not only do they have great deals on parts they also have giveaways all the time. This time pricepoint.com is giving away a Sette Ace! The Sette Ace is a slice & dice XC machine that is valued at over $2,300…
Each rider has their limits on what they can do. When you come across a certain portion of the trail do you dismount because its too scary, technical or perhaps you dropped your cajones further back on the trail to execute the task? Do you steer away from rock gardens? Log crossings? Jumps… What ever…
Not many people know this but along with selling bike frames, which we have extensively tested (Reken) or are testing (Razzo), Sette also sells fully built up bikes. Many times fully built bikes are a good deal because of the manufacturer’s buying power. When a big manufacturer can buy 1,000 Mavic wheelsets, the vendor is…
Came across this link to the 15 Greatest Mountain Biking Crashes. Yikes. If you get queasy just thinking about crashes, do not watch. Grotesque bodily damage No. 10 at about 32 seconds. No. 4 at about 33 seconds. No. 1: I’ve seen before. It happened at Carrizo Gorge in San Diego. Here’s a link to…