I was one of those who believed that e-bikes are “cheater bikes” and yes, they are if you are racing against non-e-bikes or if you are using them to exercise. But let me explain what I mean by cheating. What I have discovered is that the level of “cheating” depends on the rider; it is…
After ridden cow trail 19 years ago, we went back to ride this singletrack that is nested in the Puente Hills reserve. One of the reasons that I avoided this trail for so long was the exposure on the left hand side. I am afraid of heights and we did have a friend that fell…
I mentioned on the last post that I got “screwed” by the so-called “Bikapocalypse” but there is another side of the coin. I was able to get a great deal on an e-bike thanks to the current bike market situation. Being an older rider, I was scoping the market for a good deal on an…
Does anyone still blog in 2022?? Since “retro” stuff is in, I guess we will try to start a new retro blogging trend! Anyhow, MtnBikeRiders.com was sold so I now have a new boss who has given me free reign on what I write about since I do this shit for free. What the hell…
So, a few months back when we were having all this rain, yeah SoCal had “RAIN”!! Can you believe it… With all this rain we had it was hard to get out for one good day? You have to hit it before the rain came. I was able to do some CX riding (Cyclocross all)…