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,…
Year: 2008
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.…
One of our favorite people in the world is Jay Hughen of PA. He rides for Evomo and a pretty darn good Trials Rider. Ok people its not TRAILS…its TRIALS. The difference is…well these guys look really cool doing it… So he sends me this video where trials rider Danny Macaskill is doing stuff I’ve…
With the holidays fast approaching and the state of the economy, not only do we have to be wiser with our money, but we have to make it stretch this season. If you’re set on getting a new bicycle for a loved one…either its you or your spouse, many bike shops do offer Layaway programs.…
This weekend we rode Chino Hills State Park (CHSP) from both ends – west & east side. On Saturday - The Moe, Val, Ner and I met by the Carbon Canyon entrance off Lambert in the City of Brea. We met at 7am, then headed into the park towards the Northridge trail. From trailhead to our first stop was a long…