The fogged up mirrors should have been my first clue as to the punishment that was to come I took my first spin class this weekend. It was early on a Saturday morning and the pervading thought I had during the class was: “I’m glad all I had to eat was a banana”. Why? Now,…
Tag: mountain biking
eXotic Carbon rigid fork Today was a beautiful morning to put in some mountain biking time on the recently installed eXotic carbon 29er fork. I went to my nearby trail while it was still dark and put in a slow paced 8 miles. Carbon weave… oh so pretty It’s funny because my body seemed to…
Who: From White Brothers Cycling’s website: White Brothers Cycling is a division of Mountain Racing Products, a performance bicycle component manufacturing company, located in Grand Junction, Colorado. We have been innovating suspension technology since 1996. From our early fork upgrades to our original 32mm oversized stanchion forks, cutting edge Downhill advancements, ground breaking air suspension…
Starting & Finishing Line Bright, beautiful day 70+ degree day. Oh how I love Southern California in the winter. I raced in the Beginner Clydesdale category and let’s just say I made a newbie mistake at the end that cost me 2nd place. After getting off to a slower start, I quickly found my groove…
I recently went out to four nearby Local Bike Shops (LBS) to check out the 29er scene. I was particularly interested in what manufacturers the LBS carried and if the LBS carried 29ers from those manufacturers. Specialized FSR 29 My realization? 29ers have definitely come a long way in a short period of time. Every…
We just got in the eXotic Carbon Rigid 29er fork. This version is the disc only version and will be going on our 29er test rig shortly. Here is some information from eXotic’s website: – Stunning flagship carbon mountain bike fork with 7075 Aluminium steerer, carbon fibre tube stanchions and forged 6061 Aluminium dropouts. –…
It takes only one bad experience to sour someone on a bike shop. One of the bike shops that I have been frequenting over the last few years has recently turned over its entire staff. All of the old guys that I used to do business with and were comfortable with were replaced by new…
This past week the post man delivered the Zuma Rudy Project Helmet to my front door. This is one SWEET helmet. Lucky for me, Moe’s noggin’ is a little large for this helmet, so I get to review this one. ;D This past Saturday I made my first run with this helmet out at Turnbull…
JJ rocking the downhill doubletrack I decided to get in a longer ride this weekend so a few of us went out to ride Marshall Canyon. Marshall Canyon is located in the foothills about 30 minutes north of where I live. It is a beautiful out and back that is basically a climb to the…
As Moe wrote earlier we headed out to Turnbull Canyon this weekend to get in some miles on our bikes. It was beautiful this weekend, it would have been a shame to waste it! Here is a shot of the beautiful LA smog. Mmmhhhmm. Nothing like it! One thing I appreciate about California is you…