Month: September 2010

The answer is a yes and no…As is, Dirty Dog Rotors are pretty fantastic. But with a bit of magic, you can make them just a TAD (pun intended, but you’ll get it later) bit better. Here’s what I did. I took Priscilla’s tad pole rotor (provided by Big DeBeer), as you can see its…

Sometimes we here at MTNBikeRiders receive letters from Santa about this time of year. Usually it’s kids writing to Santa wanting to get a new bike for Christmas but let’s face it, Santa ain’t got a clue when it comes to bikes. Santa will usually forward the letters to us to read and make a…

Another successful trip to Las Vegas!  This time the excuse was Interbike 2010. I planned my trip so that I could also attend the Outdoor Dirt Demo.  After a few laps on the dirt I wanted to try something different.  So I walked up to the Trek Road bike demo and they handed me a…

Not too long ago, I had gone on a short turn around trip to Mammoth Mountain. That meant we left @ 2am and once we got to Mammoth, we rode until 4pm. Keep in mind, we were riding in 9,000 feet elevation, so we made sure we were plenty hydrated. Throughout the day, I must…

World Famous BikeCommuters.com East Coast Editor, Jack “Ghost Rider” Sweeney was in Southern California last week for about a day. We took advantage of the time and decided to hit the equally famous, Fullerton Loop. Though Jack is a road/commuter aficionado, he had dabbled in BMX and mountain bike racing. So when we hit the…

Not too long ago, we gathered the staff of MtnBikeRiders.com for a meeting to discuss which products they had tested that deserved recognition. Once we tallied up the votes, we then presented the Editors’ Choice Award during Interbike. Without further adieu, we present to you the award winners. Airborne Taka DH Bike Pcych Frame Bag…

No I’m not talking about 29ers, but Joe and I had a chance to race each other with some demo trikes at Interbike. It was kinda pricey if you ask me…they wanted $200 (retail) but show special was $150… None the less, it was still fun.

Vince Calvillo talks about the new bikes being offered by KHS Bicycles for 2011. All new KHS Yuma 29er Redesigned Lucky 7 Prescott 29er Redesigned Velvet