Month: August 2008

After riding Hurkey Creek the first day on Saturday. Priscilla and I decided to get another dosage of this sweet trail. What’s funny is, on day one, we felt like the trail was tough. But on day two, being more familiar with the trail and knowing what to expect, we did way better. We actually…

If you’re single and looking to meet a special lady that mountain bikes, here are a few sure fire way to get her attention! The best way to impress women on the trail is to wear spandex. For some odd reason there are TONS of women that love guys in tights. But what sets it…

WTB VelociRaptor ! It was voted unanimously by MtnBikeRiders.com Staff Members that the WTB VelociRaptor are THE WORST Tires we’ve ever ridden on. Why? Well for one, they don’t grip. Each of the riders that have used these tires (mounted on the Ibex Ignition) felt like the tires didn’t offer any sidewall grip and it…

From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: I thought the media were supposed to present a complete picture, not a biased one. In its Sept. 16 edition, the Tribune-Review, in a story titled “Pittsburgh becoming destination city for outdoors enthusiasts,” presents mountain biking as if it were a harmless activity. Mountain biking is one of the most destructive…

Not the ex-UFC light heavyweight champ, but rather the Red Bull Rampage… Ending its four year run in 2004, the Red Bull Rampage was the premier freeride event at the turn of the century.  Many may have seen DVD movies and pictures as this was a widely covered event.  Held near Virgin, Utah, many professional…

A few years ago I bought a Gary Fisher X-Caliber. That year’s Orange was the color I really wanted, but they ran out of that bike in my size. This was a bit of a bummer but the following year’s bike, a bland silver, was already on the showroom floor and my LBS was willing…

We arrived at Idyllwild late last night. Ah there’s nothing like driving a compact car through curvy mountainous roads. Friday night was a full moon and it sure was pretty too see the mountains glowing. I had to pull over and get a shot. Dumb camera sucks so the quality is bleh. From what I’ve…

Last week Jeremy, Khoa and Tim Scissors went up to Big Bear to do some riding. But this weekend its our turn. Priscilla and I are heading up to Idyllwild for a weekend getaway and part of our mini-vacation is to ride Hurkey Creek. They used to host the 24 Hours of Adrenaline there, but…

Exposure also allows for some sweet views! In the middle of the valley, you can see the fireroad we climbed. The day before, we were on the other side of the mountain riding the slopes Just a few lessons learned from this past weekend of riding, plus some more random pictures that didn’t make it…

The bikes: ready to rock the SART… or is it ready to be rocked by the SART? We soon find out. We jokingly considered buying lift tickets again for Sunday morning’s ride, but riding some of the best singletrack in So. Cal. was too tempting. After cleaning up the cabin and packing our stuff, we…