I had to borrow the camera at work to get these shots for you folks. Sheck it out!

Here’s the specs:
SID Race fork
Shimano DX SPD pedals
Alex Wheels
BBG Bash Guard-Red!

Sette Single Speed Tensioner
Sette Single Speed Conversion Kit
AVID Single Digit 5 Vbrakes
TruVativ Cranks, 170mm
Sweetskinz Eclipse Tires

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Our friend Dave “Crash” Collins of Crash Innovations has come out with a fancy headset that is supposed to be way better than the standard headset spacer out there. Though I’m still waiting for specs, I was able to talk to Dave about his new product and he even had them installed on his Chumba.

We [...]

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OC Parks crews have been working hard to get the fire torn trail called Whiting Ranch. This weekend is opening day. I know that many mountain bikers are looking forward to riding this trail once again.

Limestone-Whiting Park to Reopen July 12
Ranger-led hikes are scheduled for July 13 and 20.
by Marisa O’Neil, Public Affairs Specialist on [...]

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Ryan Leech performing at Sea Otter, 2008
The very cool Ryan Leech did an interview with Dirt Rag.
DR: I read that you changed your style in order to make it more audience-friendly. Tell me more about how you got away from focusing on competitions, since I imagine if someone’s into trials, competition’s sort of the [...]

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Riding a unicycle on mountain biking trails.
Mountain Unicycling
Unicycling is great and all, but isn’t it just a little too easy? You can barely turn your head without seeing someone who scoffs at bicycles in favor of going everywhere on a single wheel. Such would seem to be the logic behind mountain unicycling. [...]

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We just took recent delivery of the Swiss Bike TX. What makes this one unique is the fact it can fold. Basically it eliminates the needs for a roof or hitch rack since you can transport it in your car’s trunk or backseat.
Usually when we get bikes delivered, they come in this mondo long box. [...]

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Win a pair of these beauties…Sweetskinz Digi Camo Tires!

To win these tires, simply answer the trivia below and send in your answers to: info@mtnbikeriders.com with a subject title of “Sweetskinz are Cool!”
“Sweetskinz has a tire that is currently being designed/tested that would go perfectly with the color scheme on my Sette Reken Single Speed. [...]

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Just got an email from Kona telling us that they’re adding new bike fleets to their bike parks around the world. Here is what Kona has to say:
This year, we will offer six new adult and three new kids/young adult Garbanzo bikes at our Bike Parks around the world. From dirt jumping to [...]

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Gotta check out the DIYWBC 1.0 (Do It Yourself Wooden Bicycle version 1.0).
As a product designer I work with a lot of limitations. The products should not be to experimental, not to conventional, they should be easy to massproduce yet hard to copy, the materials should be rational and low-cost yet have an [...]

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Trek Demo, Fullerton Loop tomorrow, Saturday May 31 from 9am to 3pm.
Even if you’re not interested in buying a bike, demoing bikes is super fun. My friend Tim & I went to the last demo day here in Fullerton and had a blast riding Treks and Gary Fishers. Tim wasn’t looking [...]

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