Month: November 2010

not that I am promoting this or anything like it… A financial manager for wealthy clients will not face felony charges for a hit-and-run because it could jeopardize his job, prosecutors said Thursday. Martin Joel Erzinger, 52, faces two misdemeanor traffic charges stemming from a July 3 incident when he allegedly hit bicyclist Dr. Steven…

After an exhausting day on Saturday, I got to bed early on Saturday night with absolutely no thoughts of riding on Sunday morning. Before drifting off to sleep at 10:30 (9:30, if you account for turning the clock back for Daylight Savings time) I woke up abruptly at 6:30am. After lying around in bed for…

Thursday afternoon, I received the OK from the SC Velo race director, Omar Almaguer stating that Joe and I could race. They were kind enough to allow us to race, but since they didn’t have a category for us, we’ve been granted access to race in the Beginner Men 27-34. As grateful as Joe and…

This evening (Wednesday) Joe and I had the privilege to finally give our new tandem a shot on the trail. We’re hoping to race it this weekend, but I’ve yet to get a confirmation if the race organizer @ SC Velo will let us. So in the mean time, we practiced! We met up @…

Co-Founder of MtnBikeRiders.com and all around bad ass who supports The Anti-Douchebaggery movement, Moe “The Horny Guy” (he’s got a tattoo that says he is) Ramirez, is celebrating his 40th birthday today! I’d want to take this time to thank Moe for all his hard work that he’s put onto this site as well as…

Rivendell Bicycle Works is a small Bicycle Manufacture located in Walnut Creek CA. I came across this company while doing some research on Bike Packing. We here at MTNBikeRiders are planning a little overnight Bike-N-Camp trip. This will be our first inaugural outing but hopefully not our last. Rivendell has allot of good information on…

Just got this little info from the folks of WTB. INTRODUCING WTB’s TCS CUSTOMIZED INTEGRATED WHEEL SYSTEM WTB’s new TCS (Tubeless Compatible System) Wheel System is the newest option for light-weight tubeless tires, rims and wheels which allows riders to fully customize their set up for specific terrain and riding style. Features include WT69 metal…

It was a wet and cold morning as we started our SART Birthday ride In the rain on Saturday morning, Tim, Dan, Weyland & I headed out to Angelus Oaks for Tim’s birthday Santa Ana River Trail (SART) ride. The day started off a little weird for me as my alarm clock decided to set…