Month: April 2010

This was my second year visiting the Sea Otter and just like last year the Otter delivered. What did the Otter deliver you say? Fun, sun, bikes, new products, sweet single track and great people. Crank Brothers has been a fixture in the bike world for some time now and I am a multiple user.…

Voodoo has a new bike that they are pretty proud of and I would be too. Voodoo Cycles is making their first foray into mini-link frames. Normally a 4-bar linkage company Voodoo worked with Joe Murray in designing a Floating Pivot Point (FPP) that exhibits anti-squat tendencies in this full suspension frame. Introducing the Zobop…

Need to make your own bike wash? It’s simple…Simple Green! Here’s what I did. I take a spray bottle, fill half of it with tap water and the other half with Simple Green. Spray it on your bike, let it sit for a few seconds, then wipe away clean! The diluted Simple Green gets all…

This video is from a few years ago and it has become one of my favorites. Just watch his mad skills of disappearing! It’s like he’s a magician! He’s there one second, and then he’s gone! Wow!!!

Titus Rockstar on the XC loop On Saturday afternoon Tim & I took out a couple of Titus’s on the XC loop (about 18 miles and almost 3k feet of climbing). I grabbed a Titus Rockstar. The Rockstar is Titus’s full suspension 29er with 100mm of travel. It comes equipped with all the new stuff…

If you use hanging hooks to store your bikes, then you know that the original rubberized coating that comes with it eventually wears out. With the exposed metal of the hook, it can result in scratches or damage to your beautiful wheels. I learned this little trick from my buddy Loren. He even provided me…

We stopped in to check out the San Diego based Ellsworth. The big thing at Ellsworth this year is their move to add carbon frames to their venerable aluminum bike lineup and lets just say their carbon Firm Tails, don’t call them hardtails!, are beautiful. The headtube junction is big and looks impressively stiff but…

With the success of the MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team, we’ve decided to expand and create a competitive Hip Hop Dance Team called, “Chain Reaction.” Our team Captain will be Joe Solancho. Joe comes to us with a background in pop-locking and break dancing. He was once part of the Mighty Smurf Crew (competitive dance team). RL…

Today I received my Serfas TRAX that I had won last week. I opened the package and found my new shoes. Oh man they are hot! I tried them on and found that they are mega comfy. I’ve got wide feet and the Serfas Trax fit just fine. I even asked my finger puppet, Barry…

One of my favorite events in a ride is SNACK TIME! This is usually the break that I will sit down and have something to eat. As of late, one of my favorite snacks would be a Trader Joe’s Cereal Apple Bar. There’s no magical powers and ingredients behind it, but the flavor is awesome.…