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Archive for April, 2007
KHS XC204 Preview
On April - 30 - 2007
Sunday I participated on the City of Angels Fun Ride. I rode my KHS F20-R throughout the city of Angels with a Police Escort. (Traffic purposes, not for protection). Vince Calvillo from KHS Bicycles was also there. KHS is a primary sponsor of this fun ride. They also gave away 5 bikes to 5 lucky winners. Anyhow, I was kicking back with Vince and a nice looking Mountain Bike caught my eye: The KHS XC204.
I’ve tested 2 folding KHS bikes and 3 Urban KHS bikes, but I haven’t had the chance to test one of their mountain bikes. Vince offered for me to test the XC204 so I happily accepted his offer.
I believe that the XC204 is nominated for Mountain Bike Magazine’s Bike of the Year, I’m quite excited to give this nice bike a good ol’ mountain beating. Stay tuned for my updates and review!
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Powder Canyon & Fullerton Loop
On April - 30 - 2007
Yup, I got in two rides this weekend. Both were short totalling about 20 miles, but both were good in different ways.
On Saturday Duke & I decided to tackle Powder Canyon in Rowland Heights, CA. I took the Dahon Fuego for the ride. Rowland Heights is where I grew up but I wasn’t into mountain biking back then so I never road Powder Canyon (or at least this version of it). I had been lobbying our ride administrator (me) to set up a Powder Canyon group ride, but the supremely diligent ride administrator could not find any trail info on it. Since only Duke & I were riding I asked Duke if we could do Powder while also warning him that we may get lost. Thankfully, he obliged.
Powder is a decent out and back fitness ride. There is a grueling climb right off the back that leads to a pretty easy downhill. After that you can pick almost any trail since they all gradually take you northwest towards Schabarum Park. On the way back we decided to go exploring and within 15 minutes, we got dumped back onto a road that lead back to our cars. Realizing that there aren’t a lot of trails in the area to explore (and everything is fireroad anyway), we headed back to the cars via road and headed off to Maxim Cafe for breakfast (for those who know of Maxim Cafe, I too was surprised that they were opened for breakfast).
On Sunday afternoon, a couple of buddies and I met up at the Fullerton Loop for a spin. I took my Gary Fisher X-Caliber for the ride. I was able to compare the Crank Brothers Egg Beaters on the Fuego versus the Crank Brothers Smarty on my X-Caliber. I’ve got some thoughts on the Smarty so you’ll want to check back for the review on them.
There was nothing special to report on the Fullerton Loop ride. Just a couple of guys getting together to do something we all enjoy: hanging out and gettin’ our mountain biking groove on. No injuries and no mechanical problems make for a great ride.
I was able to take the Go Pro Digital Hero 3 on both rides. Having it on my wrist, which doesn’t bother me at all, is so convenient since I don’t have to reach into my hydration pack to pull out my DSLR (and it is a lot lighter than that rock). Here are some pictures I took with the Digital Hero 3:
Powder Canyon
Duke guttin’ it up the first grueling climb
Duke ready for some grub after our ride
Fullerton Loop
Ivan & Jason on singletrack
Jason enjoying the singletrack a little too much
Obligatory post ride shot
For more info on the Go Pro Camera Digital Hero 3, click here.
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Throw a bike into the mix and the job becomes a blessing!
On April - 30 - 2007
What Do You Do if You Have No Trails? Go Urban!
On April - 30 - 2007
Lenosky recently joined with fellow pro rider Kyle Ebbett, the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and the New York City Mountain Bike Association to build a mountain bike skills park in Manhattan. He said similar parks can be constructed in New Jersey’s urban areas if riders show initiative and local officials respond with open minds.Chris Bernhardt, IMBA’s trail solutions coordinator, said creating urban mountain bike parks often entails answering concerns from land managers about environmental damage, liability and signage. The creation of the Highbridge Park in Manhattan’s Washington Heights proves it can be done successfully, he said.
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