Yes I know its not even close to Thursday. Given that it is Turkey Day this Thursday, I doubted that most of you will be visiting the site since you’ll be enjoying the effects of tryptophan. So here’s my latest How To. I’ll be showing you how to build your own truing stand with an…
Month: November 2007
This past weekend Randy drove in from Yuma Az to celebrate our family’s early Thanksgiving Dinner. So on Sunday we decided to hit a small portion of the Fullerton Loop. Of course I brought the camera to document our adventures. Check it out!
This past Saturday MtnBikeRiders.com celebrated Priscilla’s birthday by taking a “relaxed vibe” ride at the Fullerton Loop and capping it off with some grub at Farmer Boys. We’re fortunate enough that Sports Photographer, Khoa Nguyen was able to join us this weekend and helped us out by taking some great shots of the ride as…
Rather than having to go to multiple locations on Turkey Day, my family opted to meet this weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving. So Randy, along with his wife Soraya and kids drove in from Yuma, Az. last night. Having forgotten his portable bar, we rode the bikes down to 7-11 to get some life essentials…beer for…
The day after Thanksgiving will be Le Tour De Tryptophan here in Fullerton Ca. This is a 24hour event…not really a race but who ever can get the most laps around the Fullerton Loop wins some really cool prize. Here’s some info on the event that our buddy Steve Boehmke is putting on. Ride and…
I am a HUGE Betty Boop fan! I love watching her cartoons! She cracks me up! Betty Boop is a girl after my own heart. She is fun, and cute, and adventurous. So while I was at Interbike I ran into a company named Champion System. They make quality, customized, and affordable apparel. And low…
Have you ever been tempted to ride off limits trails? Well this guy got caught and his bike was confiscated!!! OUCH! From the San Francisco Chronicle: A Fairfax man who had to walk 25 miles home after a ranger at Point Reyes National Seashore seized his mountain bike has been convicted of riding on an…
I was given an old rim by Jax Bicycles of Fullerton. Immediately I thought about making a coat hanger with it. So here are some basic steps. This originally was a complete wheel. But I snapped off the spokes and saved a few of them for a later project. I took a regular plastic hanger…
It’s been a while since I’ve even mentioned rebuilding my old Giant Warp frame. But I’ve been slowly been piecing it together and today I was finally able to complete it. So here’s the tale of the tape: Sram X7 shifters and rear derailleur Spinner Cargo Fork Avid BB5 Disc Brakes WTB Wheelsset WTB Saddle…
Here’s a quick and easy tip that all of us can do…no special tools required! This tip just saved you some mula. You have to watch it to learn.