As I prepare to mow the lawn I’m left thinking how my adulthood revolves around poo. There was the diaper phase for a few years. Thankfully the two money-stealing-time-wasters have learned to poo in a civilized manner. By civilized I mean on the toilet while perusing their favorite magazines. The phase of infinite fecaldom I…
Month: July 2012
For the past year or so, I’ve been saving my nickels, quarters, and the occasional folding currency for a new mountain bike – specifically, a geared 29er hardtail. After a lot of waffling and agonizing, I ended up ordering a custom Niner EMD9 build through Speedgoat Cycles. I initially wanted just a couple modifications off…
If we went back 10 years you’d see that I NEVER stretched before riding. I always thought that I needed my legs fresh for the ride and all stretching ever did was make my legs tired. I heard it from Lady P and other folks that stretching will help prevent injuries and yada yada yada.…
Editorial-Since we have a backlog of items to review, we’ve recruited a local legend named “Dial Tone” or DT, to review the Cardo B-1 Duo. DT comes to us with years of riding experience as well as having an affinity for all things technological. Below is his first impression on the Cardo. Have you ever…
One of our favorite sponsors is The Sweet Cakery. Based out of Fullerton, they are known for their custom cake designs, but their claim to fame would be their famous Cake Pops. The Sweet Cakery offers a variety of Cake Pop flavors, chocolate, vanilla, red velvet and even carrot cake. These pops can be crafted…
If you recall, we’ve talked about Northrock Bicycles before. In fact I was surprised that our server stats show that the keyword “Northrock Bicycles” gets the most amount of hits. So I figured I’d revisit the subject and provide you guys some better photos. Well for one let’s get one thing straight, I’ve called and…
A shot that I took from my ride on Saturday that I thought I’d share with you all.
Well, if you have AAA automobile insurance, you might be covered. I recently spoke to an agent and asked him specifically the question, “If my bike that is on my hitch mount rack falls off while I’m driving and the bike hits another car, will I be covered?” Since this was such a foreign question…
As a part of the MtnBikeRiders.com racing team we are sponsored by Serfas. This year they have provided us with sunglasses. I was able to pick out two models from the product line. After perusing the website, I was able to find two pair that were available with polarized lenses. Polarized lenses are a requirement…