The Coolest Commuter, Nick James of BikeCommuters.com posted a great cooling down article that he uses after riding his fixed gear bike through the humid streets of NYC. Check out what he has to say since you could do the same after a trail ride. The first is keeping several bottles of tap water in…
Month: July 2007
Tag Wheels, our newest partner sent us a set of the FRX5 Disc Only Wheels. We first met Mike Thomas of Tag Wheels at Sea Otter and I immediately fell in love with the idea of a virtually maintenance free wheel that are more durable then any wire wheelsets out there. Besides Tag Wheels brought…
Yes, you read it right… Here are the specs: FRAME: Technica Main Tube Carbon Fiber w/alloy rear triangle FORK: RST Omni Suspension Fork RIM: Lightweight Alloy with brushed braking surface SHIFTING SYSTEM: 21-Speed Microshift with Shimano Derailleurs CRANK: Alloy 24-34-42T STEM: Steel Ahead with alloy cap. BRAKES: Alloy Linear Pull Brakes TIRES: Ultra aggressive Kenda…
A new term should be added to the Mountain Biking SLANG Dictionary. American Heritage Dictionary – Cite This Source re·lax (rÄÂ-lÄÂ?ks’) Pronunciation Key v. re·laxed, re·lax·ing, re·lax·es –adjective “To reduce in intensity; slacken: relax one’s efforts.â€Â? Used in a sentence: I normally ride with a group of guys that are very goal oriented. We jam…
This past Saturday MtnBikeRiders.com along with two of its readers Elijah and Khoa, decided to tackle some of the best trails at the park. We were just there a few weeks ago and we love coming to this place because its so friggin’ fun! We went up Cholla, a tough, switchback climb that can get…
We have a winner for the 29 inches & Rigid t-shirt! Andrew Szafranski sent in the correct answer to the question: Which of our partners offers a complete bike that matches the description of this t-shirt? The answers are: Raleigh XXIX KHS Solo-ONE SE KHS Solo-ONE Andrew, please send me an email with your address…
Today will be the day that the KHS AM2000 will be completed. All I need to do is install the chain and derailleur cables and we’re all set. I’ll also need to dial in the bike and make sure its just right. Moe brought the AM2000 back to KHS Bicycles this week to get it…
We were lucky enough to score an E-terview with the world famous Melissa Buhl of KHS Bicycles. She’s been all over the place racing and she was kind enough to take some time to answer a few questions we had for her. So check it out! You’ve been racing since you were 9 years old,…
We’re slowly getting the parts together for the MtnBikeRiders.com Ultimate 29er build up. The next piece that came in this week is the frame. For this we contacted Vassago Cycles, a boutique frame manufacturer in south Orange County. Vassago Cycles is a relatively young company in the mountain biking world but they’ve taken a totally…