Month: April 2012

If you were to go into my closet, you’d find Tom Cruise and more jerseys than normal street clothes. I don’t know about you, but when ever we plan a ride, I will take the time to figure out which “outfit” I’ll be wearing for the the day. I’ve always believed that half of riding…

If you’re a woman, ya. But I found that it really isn’t all that necessary. A few years ago, I used to shave my legs in hopes that it would cut down on wind resistance (ya right) and if I were to crash, cleaning the wound would be easier and it decreases the chances of…

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS- BY ANTHILL FILMS If you have ever gone to The Sea Otter Classic one of the many things you can count on is seeing a mountain bike movie premier or two and if you have ever seen an Anthill film you’ll always walk away not only in awe for what he and…

Strykr SL With summer on the way, and HOT temps already this week, I have been thinking of doing some late night riding to beat the heat. Shannon Scott the Bike Division Director over at Baja Designs sent over a Strykr SL for testing. The Strkr SL is a helmet, or handlebar mounted light system…

WHO IS BIONICON? OK if you’ve never heard of BIONICON Bicycles they make quite a unique kind of mountain bike that is the only bike that I know of that has on the fly suspension adjustment front and rear. Their bikes are good for XC to Freeride  with adjustment from 80 mm to 180 mm…

Haven’t been riding lately? Eating too much burritos and fried chicken? Now you’re feeling fat and unmotivated to ride. Well I have 4 tips for you to turn things around. 1. If you’re feeling fat, well most likely your clothes are too tight! Go shopping for bigger clothes that fit better.If you normally wear a…

I’m told they call it enduro racing in Europe and it’s fast becoming a big thing. We call it super d in the states and I’m not sure why, or what the “d” stands for, but it seems to be picking up steam over here as well.

Now available for purchase, our custom Koozies just came in and you can buy them now! Only $5.00 each (+$2 shipping to anywhere in the US). Limited in quantity, so once these run out, they’re gone! It has 2 logos on the Koozie, one is MtnBikeRiders.com and the other is BikeCommuters.com (our sister site).

Not too long ago the folks at Cholula Hot Sauce sent us a 4 pack of sauces to review. The flavors included Original, Chile Lime, Chile Garlic and Chipotle. All the sauces have been tested on foods like tacos, burritos, pizza, ramen and on anything that needed an extrac kick of flavor. We thought (…