Author: Art Aguilar

I have been doing battle for many years now, as a matter of fact since 1997 from one coast to the other I  have gone. Way back when  in that time I have been sponsored by few protective companies, but none has matched the fit, feel, and functionality of DAINESE. Now I won’t compare other…

OK the time is near, I feel it in my bones, like the birds that get the urge to go south for winter or the migration the whales do to baja, its time, time to make our trek to the city of sin, the city that never sleeps, the city where a beam of light…

While at  last year’s Interbike one thing that I noticed was the plethora (I have always like that word.) of new riding lights coming out, but it was not just the lights, its the technology behind them. All the companies out there are always consistently finding better technology for lighting in all industries where lighting…

If you have heard of AGV helmets it would be in the motorcycle end of it for this is what they are known for. AGV first started out just after the Second World War making leather seats and bicycle saddles. But in 1947 Mr. Gino Amisano the founder entered into the motorcycle helmet world and…

One thing I saw out and around at Sea Otter was a dh bike that I saw at Interbike and I just knew it would be an awesome bike to ride. It was the new COMMENCAL SUPREME DHv3. When I was running around on the downhill course during sport- beg practice I spotted this beauty and I just…

One of the best things about Sea Otter is that you get to see not just prototype  stuff, but 2012 products that are coming out soon. The one thing that will always bum me out though are the things I will never ever be able to 1.) AFFORD, 2.) only the “PROS” get. We all want it,…

THE G-FORM KNEE & ELBOW PADS By Art Aguilar The Introduction OK I have been a downhill racer for a long time and if there is one thing I know its protection and protecting yourself from impact, my fulltime job puts me in contact with the best protection company in the world.  That being said,…

RACE REPORT It ended up being a great weekend and an even better race then I thought it would be for me. The sun was out Saturday and Sunday and it was as hot as can be and it’s hot, windy, cold, or windy with the hot and cold on any given day when you…

RACE REPORT OK, I could start by rehashing everything I talked about on the test and I will mention a few things, but this is about what the AIRBORNE TAKA could do when it is truly put through the paces for what it’s meant to do and that’s “RACE”. THE PLACE The race was the…