As I mentioned a few days ago, I had graduated from an 18t to a 17t cog on my single speed. Last night’s training ride with the MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team was my first chance to ride with it. One thing I noticed right away was the speed I picked up on the flats. I wasn’t…
Month: October 2008
This Sunday is the 2008 Mt. SAC Fall Fat Tire Classic. It will mark my one year anniversary in racing. This time last year I entered my first XC race. As an avid mountain biker, the Friday before…
WOOdman Components sent us their Axis SL COMP headset. This is a lightweight headset made out of a CNC-machined 6061 T6 aluminum. The Axis SL COMP is one of WOOdman’s more popular lightweight and light priced headsets. It has WOOdman’s proprietary C45/45 full ball cartridge bearings. Description: Size: 1 1/8” Weight: 117 grams Materials: CNC-machined 6061…
This past Sunday I headed up to the San Gabriel Mtns in Los Angeles County. There are several names for this trail, but it is commonly known/referred to as – JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab). From this main trail you can branch out to many segments of the San Gabriels such as the Ken Burton Trail,…
At Interbike we met with YESS. Other than the unit RL featured last month, the ETR-B, they also provided us with their new ETR-D tensioner for full suspension bikes. ETR-D, outside view February of this year I converted my Intense Tracer into a full suspension single speed bike. A Key part of my conversion was…
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This weekend I’m really proud of myself. I did good! Yessum, I’ve become a big boy! See this…that’s a 17T cog for my single speed. That’s right folks, I’ve gone from an 18t to a 17t! Now you may be wondering what the significance is of one tooth and why I’m so proud. Well basically…
Recently my coworker gave me an old GT Palomar. It was a 13 inch frame and as soon as I showed it to my daughter Breanna, she fell in love with it. You would think that a World Class Mountain Biking Blogger such as I would have a whole litter of mountain biking kids. Well…
On Saturday morning, Priscilla, Moe and I scheduled a ride at the World Famous Fullerton Loop. While we were waiting for our friend Randall, Weyland one of Jeremy’s regular riding buddies pulls up. Unknown to us, he was meeting two other friends, Kenny and Calvin (avid reader of the site.) Since they were starting their…
Since I started riding my rigid single speed, I’ve become more attached to the harshness of it than riding a comfy full suspension mountain bike. Don’t get me wrong, a nice squishy bike is sweet, especially during technical rides, but for this fella, I’ll be sticking with my rigid for most of my XC rides.…