Month: April 2013

Our first geocache contest yielded a winner in less than 1.5 hours! Congrats to Paul for finding the cache. So for the next contest, the following items will be hidden: Genuine Innovations Seal N Flate, Sockguy Planet Bike Wool Socks and a bottle of Finish Line Wet Lubricant The prize package was combined into a…

NUMBER ONE IN SAFETY Dainese USA is at the Sea Otter classic and they have been coming out with new stuff these last few years. It was the Boa system knee and elbow last year. Its good to see them back into the mountain bike industry where they pushed safety gear design farther then most…

SEA OTTER TIME Well its that time of year again where all the new teams get to show off the new duds and their new colors. We will be covering a host of products, some racing, fun stuff, and some of our team racers will be in attendance to race the downhill. So stay tuned…

MAKING WEBSITE MAGIC As you our readers go through the mecca of knowledge on our website countless times and see all the cool footage of test, cool stories,  events,  and all things mountain biking, you must wonder, “how do they it”. I’m not only talking about the effort and lengths we go to when we…

Nick D. contacted me a few days ago and told me he’s made some progress with the tandem project. He found some tubing that would work perfectly well for our Eccentric Bottom Bracket. You know the saying, “measure twice, cut once.” Check out our Niner EBB in the new shell. Here’s how it looks on…

So, RL and I were riding together the other day when the topic of what I carry on a ride came up. I explained to him that given my fireman/paramedic/search-and-rescue/general outdoorsman/pro bike mechanic/avid rider/all-around-bitchin guy background I carry more than your average mountain biker. It was with awe and amazement that he exclaimed, “The world…

We’ve sponsored a very unique contest and it’s happening at the Fullerton Loop. We’ve set aside a bunch of prizes and all you have to do is go on a treasure hunt! The first item that we’re giving away is a set of handsome tire levers. We’ve wrapped them up in a baggie to protect…

So why am I talking about ear infections on a mountain biking website? The other day I went to the beach with my daughter and her friends. I played in the water and later that day my left ear was aching. I figured something nasty in the beach water got in my ear canal and…

This morning I was graced with the presence Staff Writer, Albacore. Some actually know him by his alias, Adam Spik. So we met up at the Fullerton Loop after his shift where he plays with big hoses and revives dead guys…yes all at the same time. Here’s Albacore telling me how he holds his hose…you…

Those words were said to me the other day as I had a conversation with who I consider to be one of the most highly informed 29er guys I’ve ever met in this whole universe. That person is none other than Jeremy Yang. For as long as I’ve known Jeremy, he’s been riding 29ers and…