Author: Joe Solancho

Following up to my post earlier this week – Armstrong wins this morning at the Leadville 100… and indeed, he broke the record by almost 15 minutes!!!  Read the complete story in this link below (from VeloNews): http://www.velonews.com/article/96668/armstrong-wins-leadville-100  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Armstrong posted this on his Facebook: Lance Armstrong Finally back home after the Leadville 100. I’m. Dead. Wasted.…

The Leadville 100 is set for this Saturday August 15th.  Back to attack is Lance Armstrong, who finished 2nd in 2008 to Dave Weins, 6 time winner of this race.  Lance fresh from his impressive return to the 2009 Tour de France is ready to give it another shot.  Per Velo News “Armstrong plans on…

Joining the adjustable seat post revolution is Kind Shock. Their models offer on-the-fly adjustment without the need for tools. They have a patent pending bushing design that self-adjusts which eliminates unwanted side-play. KEY FEATURES: • Proprietary self adjusting bearing, never needs adjusting and eliminates side play present in other seat post designs. This design eliminates…

This weekend MtnBikeRiders.com headed out to El Moro (aka Crystal Cove State Park).  Priscilla, RL and I were joined by our friends Dan and Gabe.   We started at the Ridge Park entrance and headed down Redtail Ridge to Rattlesnake.  The first part of our ride were primarily descents.  There were different levels of downhill…

Yesterday afternoon I headed to Santiago Oaks in Orange, CA for a mid-week ride where I met up with Val and Ner.  Val is in the process of dialing his new Yeti ASX DH bike.  Weather at this time of the year is fairly hot in So Cal.  It was well in the 90s mid-day but…

Only Tuesday however it feels like a long week already for me.  Earlier this afternoon I went for ride at Santiago Oaks in Orange, CA to relieve some stress.  It was pretty warm so I wore my favorite MtnBikeRiders sleeveless jersey.  The ride was nothing out of the ordinary; Santiago Oaks was a great as…

New from Eks Brand are the GOX goggles.  Eks is a new brand hitting the motorcross scene and we at MtnBikeRiders.com have the privilege of being one of the first mountain bikers to test the GOX goggles for our downhill use.  The Eks Brand was created by two guys that have a long history in…

This past Sunday some members of MtnBikeRiders’ DH Team headed out to the world famous Telonics trail located in Laguna Beach, CA.  RL, Moe, David and I were joined by our friend Albert and two of his buddies. We met early in the morning for coffee and donuts then caravanned down to Laguna Beach.   The…

Tired of seeing scuffs, scratches and dings on your precious bike? Well here is the solution – Surface Guard from ISC Racers Tape.   It’s a clear tape made to protect your frame/paint from cable rubs, paint chips on chainstays, rock chips on the underside of your downtube or anywhere that you feel it can…

Exciting news from USA Today: Now Google Maps is expanding to biking and hiking trails. A Google employee on a tricycle rides around to snap the same wide-area views. “Much of the world is inaccessible to the car,” says Daniel Ratner, a Google senior engineer who designed the trike. “We want to get access to…