Year: 2008

Courtesy of KHS Bicycles: Mt. Beauty is the last Downhill National series race in Australia. It rained on race day…in fact, 7 out of 7 national rounds have rained in AUSTRALIA. It’s starting to feel like Europe. Womens DH Results: Tracy Moesly 1st, Tracy Hannah 2nd, Caroline Buchanan (KHS) 3rd. This awesome result placed Caroline…

Building up a bike wasn’t a reality for me as much as a little as a couple of months ago. Riding alone for several years, I didn’t have anyone to show me the ropes. That said, I sure felt empowered after finishing the KHS DJ300 build. Just like He-Man, I guess. Not to mention the $150 or…

Well for one, it’s pushing me to go beyond my limits…which in turn has and still causes me to throw up. On our weekly night ride, Moe, Priscilla and I hit the local trail to get some miles in. In previous weeks I couldn’t clear some of the hills, but this evening, I cleared some…

Yep, this is my last issue I was reading my subscription’s last issue of MBA magazine during lunch and I came up with their ’10 tips on buying your ultimate bike’. I usually like reading MBA, and I was contemplating on renewing my subscription, that is until I read tips #2 and #7: Tip#2 “Don’t…

Most of you who frequent the site may have noticed that I am almost never involved in the “How toâ€? sections of mtnbikeriders.com. That’s because I have no “how toâ€? knowledge at all. I actually am quite helpless when it comes to working on my bike so much so that when I bought my bike…

That’s right our very own beer connoisseur recently celebrated a burp-day…get it burp…since he does the Brews Day…burp…get it? Happy Burpday Buddy!

Product: Rubena Harpie Tires Specs: Harpie 26×2.25 780 grams comes with the Cut Enemy casing. This allows us to use a stronger lighter material in preventing flats. Cost is $45USD per tire. Compound is a Natural 55 This is what the Czech home page says, by the way, Rubena is made by the Czech Bicycle…

Today we head back to one of the finest breweries this side of the Mississipi. Why does that make me think of Yosemite Sam? Recently Stone has gone nation-wide with their product so lots of other states can enjoy their delicious and potent beers. Here’s their country-wide distribution list.  I highly recommend any and all…