Memorial Day Weekend Ride Report
This Memorial Day Weekend Joe, Priscilla, our friend Christine and I did some riding at a couple places. Our first destination was Fontucky to ride the world famous Southridge XC course. What’s great about Fontucky is that this place has a XC…
Injury Update
Some of you have asked me how my injuries have been via email. Some of you have even asked to see some of the wounds. I’m not so gross as to show you my wounds but I will show you how swollen my foot. The picture is at the bottom of this post just…
MtnBikeRiders Welcomes Newest Staffer
It brings us great pleasure to introduce our newest Staffer for MtnBikeRiders.com, Joe Solancho. Joe comes to us from a busy mountain bike racing season. He’s competed in and in many occasions placed in races like the Team Big Bear Challenge in San…
See what you can win!?!
Remember that contest that I posted where I asked people to guess what part of my body this photo was from? Well after getting some entries…all with the wrong answer! Chris Arnold, a loyal reader won! I had promised in the contest that I would give…
Where do your dollars go towards Mountain Biking?
In order to serve our readers better, we want to know what it is you are spending your money on towards mountain biking? The reason why we ask, we want to start a weekly “Deal Day” where we bring you information on who’s having a sale…
What Happened to Spring?
It’s not quite summer yet on the calendar but the plants on the trail beg to differ. Just a few short weeks ago RL was playing peek-a-boo with the camera by hiding in the overgrown mustard weeds that had invaded our local trails. Lance was riding…
Ibex Ignition Update
I’ve been able to get in a few rides the last couple of weeks on the Ibex Ignition 3 and have a few thoughts/impressions for you. They were all night rides so no action pictures of the bike yet. I have to admit that it has been a while since…
Getting your mechanical brakes to feel like hydraulic brakes: Update
I’ve talked about this subject quite often for the sole purpose of trying to save a buck. My mechanical Avid BB5s have been great to me and I really don’t see the need to upgrade to hydraulic brakes. For one its too expensive and secondly…