Saturday group rides have been a staple to my schedule for quite sometime. My group of friends typically frequent the various Orange County trails… however from time to time, we’ll explore other Counties. This past Saturday we ventured to Simi Valley (just past the Los Angeles area) to a trail called Hummingbird. From Orange County,…
Year: 2011
During this past weekend the Downhill Dept. of the MtnBikeRiders.com race team was in attendance of Race #3 of the Shimano Winter Series. If you had previously read, I had a jersey made just for this race. The last race I showed up in my brocade blue tuxedo and this time I wanted to make…
I came across this description of SS riding in the last few weeks. Single speed riding is riding with one gear and four speeds: standing, sitting, walking, and puking. Luckily enough for me, I only had to use the first three at this race. The third installment of the Southridge Winter Series took place this…
Earlier this morning I posted a photo of a sample jersey that I was planning on getting made. Through my connections with the Graphic Artist and at the production center, I was able to get my jersey drawn, printed and sewn all within a few short hours. Here’s the jersey after it was printed. It’s…
It totally matches my PIMP cup…. I’m hoping that the production center completes this by today. If so, I could be racing with it on Sunday.
You read it right, Ibex Bicycles is back in business! They even brought out a new model called the Maroc that is available in a 26″ or 29er frame. Here’s a teaser of their 29er Maroc frame. One thing unique about this frame, its in raw carbon. Meaning it wasn’t painted, and the downtube and…
One of our riding buddies recently seen me riding my Soma Double Cross on the trail. But what makes this bike stand out on the trail is that it has full Bontrager Fenders. I had reviewed them a few months ago on BikeCommuters.com and since I kinda like the way they look so I just…
For the folks who are experiencing the crazy storm of the century which is supposed to bury people alive ….I can’t relate. However, I have a consolation prize to make you feel better. Check out this DIY that my brother came up with when he used to live in New Cumberland Pennsylvania. He made his…
If you find yourself not riding as much as you want, then you may want to pay attention to what I’m saying. As you know, mountain bikers in general want to ride, but with a busy lifestyle that involves work, kids, wife as well as other hobbies, who has time to ride? Well you’re in…
Not sure how the weather is by your place, but in Southern California the weather has been perfect. Now that I’m done bragging, the weather in at least 30 of our states has been pretty crummy. Weather folks are touting that the huge blizzard will be of “EPIC Proportions.” Haha…sucks to be them! Since the…