Month: June 2008

I just wanted to boast about how great it is to have massive amounts of discipline in my life. As some of you may know I have massive amounts of discipline in my life but I really don’t like to show it off. I may boast about it but to put it out there for…

Last night I spent some time piecing together a 69er bike. I’ve always wanted to try one out but riding one in the parking lot of an LBS doesn’t really count. So for the longest time I’ve wanted to build a 69er project bike. I’m a big skeptic when it comes to the whole 29er…

As RL and I were climbing Turnbull Canyon from the Whittier Side this past Saturday, another fellow mountain biker was riding behind us. He pretty much kept pace with us until RL slowed down a bit I kept going at the same pace. So then the guy asked me if RL was learning how to…

Our friends sent us some great Redline Bicycles products to review, one of them is the R550 Road bike that Moe is reviewing for BikeCommuters.com. The other is this sweet set of gloves. Meet the Redline Flight Gloves. Priscilla will be testing these puppies out. I actually prefer it that way since everyone will know…

Final weigh in is next Monday…it’s been a tough but fun contest. So here are the stats this week: RL: Lost 1lb ,total of-14lbs Vince Rodarte: Stayed the same, total off-8lbs As far as the actual dress ride, in which one of us will be wearing the dress, its tentatively scheduled for June 28th, 2008…

Check it out! The Huffy Lakota Women’s Bicycle from Toys R Us. It comes with an inverted fork that decreases the rake of the bike and throws all those geometry numbers out the window. Who needs geometry anyway? All we’re doing is riding bikes. Also, make sure to check out the XC race friendly front…

Anyhow, there are so many different fans of 69/96er bikes and as you may already know, I HATE spending money when I know I could do it for less. It’s like going to an Italian Restaurant…why bother when you can boil pasta at home and make the food for a fraction of the cost. Well…

That’s right folks you read it right, you can win a set of Sweetskinz Tires EVERY MONTH! We’ve teamed up with Sweetskinz Tires and one lucky person will win a set of their newest tires, the Eclipse or Digi Camo. So stick around as we’ll be announcing when the contest will be and which site…

Through out the years of mountain biking in Southern California, I have encountered various wildlife.  I would  like to share my experience with the creatures that I have seen out in the wild.  From the smallest – ticks, to the biggest – California Mule deer.  The most common in So Cal are rabbits as they flourish through out…