Race Report SRC Winter Series #1 Kim “Champ” Finch
Editorial-RL Policar: As always, Kim Finch had a stellar weekend at the races in Fontana, Ca. Read up on her adventures! Well here we are back in Fontana, CA for a whole new year! As I concluded last season, I have moved to the CAT2/Sport categories in…
Southridge Challenge Nov 2009 Winter Series and Triple Crown Finale
One week ago our MtnBikeRiders.com Team finished the SRC winter series and Triple Crown at Southridge. I signed up for the Single Speed 34 and under XC race. At the start of the race I was the only one in my class, so I was convinced that the Single…
MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team-Winter Series ReCap
As you all know, members of the race team have kicked butt all winter long! We started racing in Fall of 08 and started the Shimano Winter Series on January 5th,2009. Since then we’ve basically had a race weekend every two weeks until the end on…
The Newbie, Race Report and Tips for New Racers
RL Policar-“Here’s a race report from our newest team member, David Sanderson.” I nervously await the start, wishing I had done so many things differently, but I know I did at least one thing right, and that was enter my first bike race…
Trying not to finish last
XC racing is not my cup of tea, but since I built a race bike, I might as well give it a shot. I am not podium material, my training is rather limited by an active family life, so my goal is to finish the race and not to finish last. Here’s my…
Project XC Racer: Done
The KHS Team Alite is done! Although I was not able to install all the parts that I wanted, the bike still weighs a respectable 25 lbs. That just means that I can still upgrade!! Big thanks to Vince Calvillo and his crew for helping us finish the bike on…