KHS is sending us a new test bike to umm… test. Here’s a hint of it: I can tell you that the bike’s name is based off the name of a city in the AZ but it’s not Glendale where Super Bowl XLII is being held at University of Phoenix Stadium. Hmm… am I allowed…
Month: January 2008
Meet the Pricepoint.com Sette Reken Hard Tail frame. The Sette Reken has to be one of the best bargains out there for frames…$69.98!!!! Here’s the specs: Seatpost Size: 27.2mm Seatpost Collar Size: 31.8mm (Included) Front Derailleur Size, Pull and Swing: 31.8mm Top Pull/Top Swing Bottom Bracket Width: 68mm Drop Out Type and Width: 10mm Vertical…
I’m one of those guys that don’t necessarily believe in buying cycling specific cold weather clothing. Heck, just use what you’ve got and save some money. So here’s how my cold weather clothing works. I take a long sleeve base layer that I bought from Walmart ($8). This is similar to UnderArmor, but at a…
On my way home from work, I got rear ended. Right after he hit my car, I signaled for the other driver to pull over so we can exchange information. Then the knuckle head takes off! As soon as he does that I get on the phone with 911 explaining to them what just happened.…
So today I came down with some strange fever…. Snow fever! With over 2 feet of fresh snow in our local Mountains, I couldn’t resist the calling… So I took a personal day off and hit the mountains, snowboarding style! So what does this have to do with Mountain Biking? Well, there’s a mountain involved….…
You know I sacrifice for the readers of mtnbikeriders.com. A couple of weeks ago, I rode a Medium sized bike when I normally ride a Large. This is a significant sacrifice on my part and it almost ended up being even more sacrifice than I thought it would be. Medium sized Trek Top Fuel 69er…
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From what other folks that I ride with have told me, yes it has. Priscilla, Khoa, and even our very own Speedy Gonzales, Jeremy recently told me that I’m faster on my single speed. Moe, with his new 29er single speed has seen the same benefit as I have. Here’s why I think I’m faster.…
I’d been sticking too much to the west coast beers recently so thought this one would be a good pick for this week. It comes from Victory Brewing in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. One of our loyal readers(I believe it was Jeremy but I could be wrong) pointed me in Victory’s direction and I’m glad I listened.…
This past weekend I took my kids and dog to my sister’s house out in the high desert of SoCal to a city called Phelan. We’ve had some crazy weather here and occasionally it will snow where my sister lives. Even though she lives in the desert, the city is about 3500-4000 feet high. My…