Month: May 2007

RL and I headed out for our Thursday night tradition. Missed you Moe – hope you’re feeling better! We headed to the Fullerton loop because it is practically in our backyard. We made sure to get a few pictures of our little adventure. Unfortunately they have started construction around one of the train tracks that…

Guys & gals its contest time! We’ve got a snazzy t-shirt to give away. It says “29 Inches & Rigid”. The t-shirt shown here is black, but the one we’re giving away is an XL in white. All you have to do is answer this question: Which of our partners offers a complete bike that…

Who: From Hoss’s website: Hoss Technical Gear was created to offer the MTB enthusiast stylish, functional and affordable MTB apparel. Hoss was founded by cyclists, each with 17 years of prior experience in the apparel industry. With that insight and experience, Hoss is able to produce functional and comfortable cycling clothing that is also affordable.…

So there’s this event coming up in November called the “Muddy Buddy.” Basically its a run/bike/obstacle course/mud pit race/fun event. The funny thing is, Moe and I had talked about this about a month ago and made a wager. Basically the couple the comes in last between the Policars and Ramirez’s buys dinner. But I…

Yup building up another bike. But this one isn’t sponsored by a bunch of cool companies. This is to resurrect my old Giant Warp DS II. You may have even seen this bike hanging in the background when I do my How To’s. Yup its a full suspension bad boy. Since it has 5 inches…

Our newest partner, Dirt Dog MTB sent us a few rotors and cable guides. This is the Dragon. The Skull. Cable guides…cool eh? You can check out the other designs HERE We’ll post an update and show everyone which bikes benefited from these items!

Went out to Aliso Woods with my buddy Ivan this past Saturday. Aliso Woods is a BUSY trail network in south Orange county. It also comes in 2nd (to the Sea Otter Classic) for seeing high end bikes (Turner, Intense, Ellsworth…). I even met a nice guy on a beautiful Turner Sultan. The Sultan (such…

So I was sitting at my desk coming up with an idea for my perfect bike… 1. It has to have at least 6 inches in the front and about 5 or 6 in the back. 2. Big tires. 3. A small motor to help me out if I get tired going up the hills.…

A few days ago I posted an announcement that we’re looking for guest authors. We’ve got our first one. So without further ado(is that the word?), I present Nick Null. The brief saga of an amateur mountain biker It started on a Christmas day as a gift purchased at baby Cost Co or as others…