Courtesy of VeloNews. A pair of gravity veterans took home the USA Cycling 4X Pro National Championship in Angel Fire, New Mexico on Sunday. Rich Houseman (Temecula, California) claimed the stars-and-stripes jersey for the pro men, while Melissa Buhl (Chandler, Arizona) won the title for pro women. Houseman tore through the newly re-vamped Angel Fire…
Year: 2008
After a ride many of us are rushing home to get on with our lives. For me, weekday morning rides means rushing back to the house to shower and get ready for work. Night rides means getting back to the family. For many people that’s just life: carve out a couple of hours to ride,…
I’ve been riding with the Yess Pro for about 5 months. It’s been installed on two different bike and ridden all over the place. When I first started my full suspension single speed project, people had told me about the Yess Pro tensioner. In fact Pricepoint.com sell this item for $54.98. Originally I set up…
It seemed like last week was tough for both Vince and I. I had only lost 1lb, and he had gained a bit. Here’s the stats: RL: -13bs, -6.44% Vince Rodarte: -8lbs, -3.30% Vince and I actually only have 3 weeks left of this contest, anything can happen. So I can’t really make any predictions…
We’ve all at one point decided to bail, or jump off our bikes right when it gets to gnarly. But the question is, when do you bail, should you do it right before you’re going to crash or do you hold on for dear life and see if you can recover. Here’s a few pointers…
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This Memorial Day Weekend Joe, Priscilla, our friend Christine and I did some riding at a couple places. Our first destination was Fontucky to ride the world famous Southridge XC course. What’s great about Fontucky is that this place has a XC course, DH course and a 4X section. Nationals are held here every year…
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The KHS XCT535 has arrived at the MtnBikeRiders HQ and the review process has been initiated. The XCT 535 is KHS’ line up in the world of XC/Trail bikes. The MSRP for this bike is $1599 and its equipped with some choice componentry, great geometry and outstanding performance. Here’s the tale of the tape (specs):…