Shortly after I bought the Poseidon X gravel bike, Poseidon dropped the Redwood; a “monster cross” bike that was designed with the Fullerton Loop in mind. I was intrigued… I thought about it for a while and I went ahead and pulled the trigger. After two rides, I think I have a few good Poseidon…
I am back riding on the dirt! but this time I changed things a bit; I’ve been riding gravel bikes. Before I get accused of jumping on the bandwagon, we started riding cyclocross bikes since 2005, that is right son! 15 years ago! I ended up getting rid of the Salsa Journeyman Claris and instead…
Hey boys and girls! It’s your pal, RL! Yep…it’s me. If you’re a long time reader…like from the beginning of this mountain biking site from 2007, then you may have seen that life can be tough. But if this is your first article, Hi! Long story short, I haven’t ridden my mountain bike for over…
This Covid-19 pandemic is really turning the world upside down and that includes riding my mountain bike. Authorities said that it was OK to hike, walk and ride a bike outside so guess what? everybody and their dog was outside on the trails!!! Anyhow, I’ve seen a lot of people using latex gloves but did…
It has been raining quite a bit in Southern California so that means no mountain bike rides for me. Luckily I am one of those people who not only rides a mountain bike, I also ride a road bike and when there is shitty weather outside, I ride my trainer on Zwift. This program is…
It has been around 2 years since I retired my hydration backpack for short rides; the weight of the water was causing discomfort on one of my shoulders and also a sweaty back so now I stick to just water bottles. There are times that I like riding with loose jerseys (like my MtnBikeRiders.com team…
I bought my Giant Trance back in 2017, this was my first full suspension bike that I’ve ever bought brand new. I opted for the “3” model which one could say it was the “entry model” but at 2 grand it is hardly that. The bike features a Deore drivetrain, a Rockshox suspension on both…
One of the items that I have to cross out from my bucket list is going bikepacking. If you don’t know what bikepacking is, it is basically using your bicycle to go camping. I was ready to bikepacking last year and my destination was Santa Catalina Island. Catalina island is about 1 hour away from…
Yes, we are a little late to jump on the fat tire bike wagon but here we are. I recently purchased a Scott Big Jon fat tire bike for shits and giggles since there is no snow nor sand where I live; but there is the world famous Fullerton Loop. In case you are new…
Can you believe it is 2020? and yes, we are still here…. sort of… So what has happened to the crew of MtnBikeRiders.com? Well, here is a brief run down: RL has chosen to play with his pole and hangs out a different at different holes enjoying cigars and whiskey. When RL is not fishing,…