Year: 2008

As RL mentioned on the previous post, we had memorable times in 2008.  This year has certainly been a blast for me.  I can’t say it enough that it’s been great becoming part of MtnBikeRiders.com and off course riding my bikes throughout the year.  Rather than rehashing some of what RL has already posted I’ve put…

In 2008, black and white was big. In years that have passed, we’ve seen brown, grays, yellow, lime green and even a big push for pink as this whole Women Specific stuff came out. But for 2009, I can see that there could be a chance of “GREEN AND WHITE” that will hit the biking…

2008 was a great year for MtnBikeRiders.com. Not only did we see some tremendous growth in our web traffic, but we also made some new friends along the way. I asked the Staff to let me know what were some of their favorite events, products and shennanigans of 2008 and here’s a list of the…

On behalf of all of us at MtnBikeRiders.com, we’d wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! We hope that you get all the bike stuff you wanted! Here’s what I’m having with my Christmas dinner…mmmm Balut!

We recently received the Epic Stealth Camera from GSM.  We met the folks of GSM at Interbike in September and they had agreed to send us a unit for testing.  Since RL and I had planned on doing some practice downhill runs, I decided to put it to use.         EPIC measuring approximately 3″ and weighs less than 3…

Priscilla has been riding the KHS XC Team Frame for about 6 months and its about time for an update. We’ve equipped the bike with some of the better parts we could afford/find. I couldn’t tell you how many miles the bike actually has, but lets just say its been all over Southern California in…

I met Obtanium Performance Products earlier this year at the Sea Otter Classic.  Since then I have been in contact with them.  Based out of Bellevue, WA, Obtanium has developed an aerospace grade titanium spring.   They have long been making springs for the aerospace industry and has now have moved into the bike industry. They…

Photo via http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/santainslo/. Thanks to Brian Mine for the heads up. He was spotted riding the hills of Morro Bay… That means he is getting close to Southern California! I hope he brings me the new KHS Alite team…

At Sea Otter I met the folks from Motor Tabs.  While at their booth, they gave me a few samples of their energy tabs.  Below is a description of fluid replacement energy tablets: §       Effervescent sports drink tablets §       Optimal levels of sodium and potassium  §       Multiple carbohydrate blend §       Dissolves completely in water §      …