Month: May 2010

Most of you may have had a day off in observance of Memorial Day. First and foremost, I’d like to thank our brave men and women who have served, or are currently serving for our country. I personally appreciate all the sacrifice and hard work you all have put in. Usually when we have a…

Don’t get weighed down with expensive multi tools, just use what the Animal has… Introducing the FoFi Tool. With most bikes, all you really need is a 4mm and 5mm allen head. That covers most of your adjustments/repairs. Check out how easy the FoFi works on adjusting rear disc brakes. It’s also great for adjusting…

Memorial Day is going to be busy for MtnBikeRiders.com. We’re hosting a ride at Whiting Ranch, in which we’re planning a route that takes us through 14 miles of grueling work. In order to prepare for this ride physically, I had to get some much needed fuel to power my legs for the following morning.…

Over the Hump Race Mountain Bike Series, or just before the Hump as this race series runs on Tuesdays after work here in Orange County. I attended tonight’s first race of the series for 2010 with my lil’ Animal, she loved it. She was screaming and cheering for all the racers. How many bike races…

Product Tested: Prologo Vertigo Nack http://www.coordinates2010.com/vertigonack.htm Prologo Vertigo Nack on the trail. Mounted onto a Thomson seatpost and Lezyne Large Caddy Bag Price: I’ve seen it as low as $162 and as high as $400 Specs: Vertigo Nack can surely be considered the synthesis of what is best in today’s market for sports minded MTB…

As you have seen, the ride for the BBQ was a huge success. From what I heard from the leader of the pack, there were over 50 riders in total that showed up that morning. Once the ride was over, it was time to have the BBQ. There were tons of food and drinks and…

It was about three months ago when teammate Wes Castro shattered his hip during a practice DH run on one of the segments of the 2010 Winter Series. Since then our Team has been planning a fund raiser/raffle to assist with Wes’ medical bills. In conjunction with The Path bike shop (located in Tustin, CA)…

hehe, I said “duty”… Anyhow, I wanted to share my day with all of you. I decided to ride my bike to work today. I have a big project that would have had me working at least 12 hours today. That meant I expected to get off work by the time the sun went down.…