Paging any readers in the Knoxville Tennessee area! I will be traveling to Tennessee for business for the rest of this month, and will be staying just outside of Knoxville. I wanted to see if we have any local readers in that area who would be able/willing to show me around some of the local…
Month: June 2011
Last weekend Team Racer Wes Castro and I participated on our first Night Downhill Race. SRC had a “test” night race last year and it was well received. Since Fontana can get really hot during the summer months, a night race series was created. Wes and I arrived at the venue a bit early, I…
See all this stuff? You could win it! If you can’t tell what’s in this stash of goodies, here’s a list: 1. Insulated Polar Bottle 2. Simple Green Bike Cleaning Kit 3. Airborne Bicycles Key Chain 4. XLC Sunglasses 5. XLC Lighting System 6. *Bonus item to be included, but I won’t tell! In order…
Up above the clouds. We think the mountain seen on the top left of the picture is Catalina Wow, what a beautiful Saturday it was above the clouds. As it is many times in Southern California in June, we were experiencing a bit of June gloom. I woke up on Saturday morning and left the…
Boy I tell ya, if I had a nickel for every time some one says that to me while I’m on the 2Fast4U Tandem…I’d have enough for a 20 piece box of Chicken McNuggets! Without fail as soon as my daughter and I are on the trail, some guy has to make a crack about…
One thing I learned while hanging out with Mike Kaelon of KHS Bicycles was this…Boeshield works best as a polish. He explained that all the years he’s worked Interbike, Boeshield works best in making your bike look good and get rid of finger prints. So I decided to try it, sure enough, he was right!…
Justin Betz is a loyal eader of the world famous MtnBikeRiders.com and BikeCommuters.com. I had received an email from Justin about a week ago that read something like this…. Dear MtnBikeRiders.com, My name is Justin Betz, I love your site so much that I have saved up all my money for a plane ticket to…
This summer here in Orange County at Irvine lake is a local mountain bike races series on Tuesday nights. The Over the Hump series spans about three months and is twelve races long. This past Tuesday concluded the second installment of the series. The first race had around 600 hundred riders participate and there were…
Ok folks, based on popular demand, we are now offering a Pre-Order of the MtnBikeRiders.com Tuxedo Jersey. The pre-order will end on June 30th, 2011. Delivery is for Mid-August 2011 via USPS. Sizes from Adult Small to Adult 3XL. Price: $25 +$5shipping to LOWER 48. To place an order, select the size you need and…
Unfortunately we’re not talking about balancing on your bike, you should already be good at that by now. But the balancing I’m talking about in this article has to do with 2 of the most important things in your life, family and riding. We all know that making those two work together is essential to…