From the Champ herself, Kim Finch talks about her race experience from the Shimano Winter Series #4 There was not much time for training for this race with all the rain, but I did manage to get a couple rides in. I mostly focused on injury recovery from a prior race. We got in early…
Month: February 2009
Afraid of the new trail? I noticed it the first time I did a shuttle ride. Normally I’m all about the XC trails: flowy, some tech, uphills, downhills, singletrack for miles. But the shuttle ride was decidedly not XC. It was definitely more AM-ish so much so that when the shuttle driver picked us up…
Hey Fart Faces! Come ride Sycamore Canyon and meet the staff of MtnBikeRiders.com. That’s right, you’ll meet: Lady P Big J, no not Jesus, but Jeremy Yang R to the L! If you’re good, he may just show you some “tough love” Joe “The Meat Inspector” Solancho. If you bring your meat, he’ll check it…
Press Release!!!!! Colorado Springs, Colo. (Feb. 25, 2009)—USA Cycling announced today the creation of a new professional gravity mountain bike series designed to recognize the top gravity racers in America. The USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (ProGRT) will consist of five events, including three UCI-sanctioned races, throughout the United States. Together, these races…
All you’ll need is one accessory, and that’s your helmet. Most gangsta looks start with a hat being placed backwards, sideways or which ever would look hardcore. With that being said, I’ve come up with a photo tutorial on how to look “gangsta” while riding. Why would you want to look gangsta? Well, everyone knows…
We just received the P30 chainguide and bashguard from Gamut. The P30 is lightweight unit and is specific to a 36T chainring. It can be used on all gravity disciplines such as Dual Slalom, 4X, Freeride and Slope Style however we are going to utilize it for downhill racing. I’ll be mounting the P30…
Want to learn how to make new friends on the trail? It’s really easy, anytime you see a rider, greet them by saying, “Hey Fart Face!” That is known as the universal saying for, “I would like to be your friend!” Nodding or saying, “how’s it going” is pointless. All that says is you’re not…
RL Policar-Eric never stops to amaze me. Not only did he race, but he went on a training ride right after the event! My race prep started days before the actual race, this included shopping for healthy food, riding my local spots, and making a trip to Shimano to drop off some cleats to hopefully…
This was race #4 of a 6 part series at Fontana. What’s neat is we’re starting to see familiar faces of other racers and we’ve made a few friends here and there. On Friday I was able to take one practice run right after the marked the DH course. One run just isn’t enough to…
I’m a super huge fan of mechanical disk brakes for the reason of simplicity. No messy fluids to deal with and very easy to maintain. So when I saw these brakes for $20, I was really pleased and wanted to share with you all the great news! Gatorbrake Mechanical Disc Brakes for $19.99 Product Specifications…