Well technically any tools you have and use on your bikes will always save you money. But when ever I use the Park DAG-2 Derailleur Alignment Tool, I can feel the savings in my wallet. I’ve talked about this tool on more than a few occasions,and its with good reason. I’ve used this tool enough…
Year: 2011
Check out the new Sette Derro 2.0. In my opinion, this is a great deal, the fork alone can retail as much as $700 and the rear shock up to $300. So for $500 more, you get the rest of the bike! Frame 7005 Aluminum Size(s) Small, Medium, Large & Extra Large Fork FOX 32…
With a newly acquired client, it has given me an opportunity to travel to Helena, MT last week. Like most of my trips, whether it’s business or pleasure , I always look for an opportunity to ride. As soon as I received noticed that I’ll be traveling to Montana, I immediately searched the web for…
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…
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…