So the other day I was talking to a shop employee who was definitely into bikes. He started talking about the new Marzocchi forks and what not. I don’t even recall what he was saying until he tells me that he “just jizzed” himself when he saw this new fandangled fork. Mind you, this isn’t…
Tag: mountain bike
With the fires going on lately, if you go out for a ride, all you’ll do is make yourself sick. I’m not getting on my bike and I would suggest you do the same.
Saturday morning the group met up at Santiago Oaks for a challenging but short ride. The Oaks makes you climb three considerably steep hills before it pays you back with some entertaining downhills. RL didn’t care for the first ascent so he tried flapping his wings to pass up the next two. We had a…
Ever go on a ride and you’ve fully exerted yourself and now you feel sick… Well if you feel like throwing up, just do it. You’ll feel way better afterwards.
If you’re having to put way too much effort in going from gear to gear, then consider replacing your cable and housing. First step is to get a derailleur cable and housing. Most bike shops sell a cable for about $3-$10 (depending on brand and type). Housing is around $2.00 per foot. Best thing to…
First step is to loosen the pinch bolts on the side. Turn it counter clock wise. An easy rule to remember is, “Lefty Loosey, Righty Tighty.” Then tighten the bolt on the top cap clock wise. But make sure you don’t ever tighten it or else it will compress the bearings making it hard to…
Check it out! Lance and I hope to attend this event: SouthridgeUSA presents: Consumer Bike Demo Days Fontana, CA Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct 13 &14 – Fontana Come out & test ride the latest and greatest bikes for ’08 This event will be FREE to the public (shuttle services for downhill will…
I stopped by the Loeka booth at Interbike and was pleasantly surprised by the warm welcomes and friendly faces! Super sweet over there! I am a big Loeka fan after reviewing a couple of thier pieces a few months back. And they are super excited about their new gear for 08!!! I got a few…
The Fat Tire Classic XC race is less than a month away, since I’m not in any ‘racing shape’ and my lightest bike weighs 29.5 lbs, I decided to build an XC rig. I decided to go with a KHS Team Alite frame, at 3.0lbs, my 6-yr old daughter had no trouble holding the frame.…
One of our readers, Max B. sent me an email about some arm warmers he saw on Ebay. I ended up buying some, they’re about $10 with shipping and stuff. I went this this tatoo look. Kinda cool looking.