Anthony is my good friend and roadie buddy that has never been Mountain Biking. That is, until today. He finally accepted my invitation to hit the dirt trails after I told him that my wife rides off-road. (Yeah, I know, it’s evil but it worked). So we loaded the K2 Lithium and the KHS XC204…
Year: 2007
** Full Redline Mono 9 Review is done. Click here** Redline sent us some pictures of their new Mono 9 or Mono9. However you spell it, it’s a beautiful bike. A 1 x 9 rigid geared 29er. Here are the specs (taken from Redline’s blog) on this bad boy: Frame: Flight Double Butted Sanko Chromoly…
Yes I said it ok! Last night we were on the Loop kicking ass on the trails. One part of the trail goes along side a golf course. We get behind this one guy who was holding Priscilla and I back from going fast. I whisper to Priscilla….”next time let’s make sure we go first!”…
We are testing a couple of revolutionary products at www.bikecommuters.com that are worth mentioning on this site: RL is testing the Nirve Streamliner Ultra, this bike features an electronic automatic 3 speed transmission. Click here to read his observations. I’m testing the NuVinci Hub, this hub has a 350% gear ratio and it’s super smooth.…
Found this great article from Mountain Bike Action Magazine. As soon as Gary Fisher rigged a multi-gear drivetrain on his Schwinn Excelsior and scaled Mount Tam, the debate began over whether it’s better to climb seated or standing. As a rule of thumb, climbing in the saddle is easier, while standing delivers more power at…
I meet tons of people all the time on the trails. Some have older bikes and some newer. Ofcourse there’s a bunch of them that have the nice bling bling bikes. You know what I’m talking about, its the bikes that are over $1500 and can be as expensive as $5000. When I talk to…
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.…
We have to do this on our next MtnBikeRiders.com event. Bike Polo