Day: April 12, 2007

Yeah I’ve done my laundry, and even started to pack my stuff. But from what everyone has been telling us, bikes is the way to get around Laguna Seca. So I’ll be bringing my Ibex/Xtracycle, Moe will be mounted on the Woodstock 707 and Jeremy on his trusty Gary Fisher X Cal. The bummer part…

Over the years of mountain biking I’ve had a few run ins with the ground, usually at high speeds. And ofcourse when you have a confrontation of that nature, you’re bound to get scars. The problem that I have is when my wounds heal, I get scars. No matter what kind of topical ointment I…

I’ve been wanting to come up with an article chock full of trail etiquette reminders for our readers to benefit from. So far I’ve got a few good ones. But I wanted to add a few more. Feel free to leave a comment to add your own. 1. If you’re going to be late to…

Everyone knows that Friday the 13th is a day of bad luck. So I’ve compiled a list of precautionary steps to ensure that your ride on this famous day is a safe one. Ring your Bike Bell-The sound of bells drives away flat tires because they’re afraid of the loud noise. BLUE To protect yourself…

Random thoughts coming up…. Working at an LBS I run in to quite a bit of people that are the “I Used To’s.” These are the folks that has a story for everything that they USED TO do. One time I was helping a customer and he was looking at a Gary Fisher X-Cal. While…

Recently Priscilla received ad bulletin on her Myspace account about some dude venting regarding people in the local races sand bagging. If you’re not sure what sand bagging means well here’s a definition that will relate to mountain biking. Basically its people that enter races as a “beginner” but really they should be in sport…