Tag: mountain bike

I had a chance to stop by the Terry booth with photographer extrordinaire, Khoa. I’ve always been a big fan of Terry. Their butterfly saddle is AMAZING!!! They have really expanded their line and they are running with their Ride Like a Girl Logo. You can’t help but smile when you see that! It’s never…

If you were to ask anyone their definition of Diversity, you’ll get responses that talk about diversity in ways that touches ethnicity, financial, skills, personality and etc. As we walked around Interbike last week, I started to see the diversity in our group of bloggers. Well for one, Moe and I run the show with…

Interbike ended last Friday, today is Monday night and I’m still feeling the effects of walking the miles and miles of biking heaven that is known as the greatest bicycle trade show in North America. My heels hurt, my knees, surprisingly feels good oh I can’t forget how my shoulders were burning the whole 3…

Another set of cool cats we met were the fellas from FireEye Bikes. They have hardware stuff for single speeders, bmx, mountain bikes, dirt jumpers and freeride fanatics. Check out their SS kit.

What is Blingitis? Also known as upgraditis, blingitis is a debilitating disease that subconsciously alters your perception of your current bike from a capable bike to one in desperate need of improvements (necessary or unnecessary) that look better but may not perform better than previously installed parts. If left unchecked, this mind altering disease can…

That was my warning to my fellow riders for Saturday morning’s ride. We decided to hit up Chino Hills State Park (CHSP) for a good workout ride. Lance, Priscilla, Ivan & I, a more XC oriented group of riders (actually Lance is pretty versatile able to ride XC & even throw in some jumping and…

If you haven’t heard there is a new wheel size coming out of the woodwork and no, it’s not the 29er. This new wheel size splits the difference between the 26″ and the 29er wheels with a 27.5 inch wheel. Seriously. Also known as the 650b, the proponents say the advantages of this wheel size…

This is just a quick update since it’s been about a month since I took possession of the Mono 9. After adapting to riding rigid and the lack of a granny gear, I’ve really come to like this bike a lot. When I first found out I was going to be riding a rigid 1×9,…

I’ve seen a few guys add their favorite brew to the bar ends of their bikes. I figured I wanted to the world to know that my drink is Fat Tire Amber Ale by New Belgium. I have this installed on my Xtracycle…heck it even matches my bike colors! First step, get your favorite beer.…