It seems that the controversy between the riding advantages/disadvantages of a 29er goes beyond that. The email list contest featured a the question of which was the first company to attempt to make the first 29er bike. For my answer, I referred to Wikipedia’s article on the history of the 29er bike. Travis came out…
Author: Moe Ramirez
Based on the answer from our email list contest, Bianchi was the first manufacturer to make an attempt on building a 29 inch bike. That was on the mid 1990’s! As 29inch bikes gain popularity, major manufacturers are jumping on the 29er bandwagon. Here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia on the origins of the 29inch bike:…
The winner of our first email list contest sponsored by Tifosi Optics is: Kevin Bergman from Matilda, PA. He answered the three questions correctly: 1. Which company was the first company to make an attempt to build a 29 inch mountain bike? Answer: Bianchi 2. What was the name of that bike? Answer: Project X…
Woke up this morning at 6:00 am in the morning. The thermometer outside read 29 degrees. Wait, this is Southern California, right? We were supposed to meet at the trail at 7:00am, the sun started to shine, I went back to read the thermometer: 31 degrees. Still, I’ve been anxious to ride the Gary Fisher…
I traded my Giant TCR for a Cannondale Jeckyll 800. I always wondered about that weird ass looking fork, now I’m gonna have a chance to ride one. I heard that the advantages of riding with a Lefty Fork are that the fork is stiffer, lighter and it maneuvers better. So far, I dig the…
On Monday the 15th, we will be giving away a nice pair of Tifosi Q3 Metallic Blue sunglasses to our email list subscribers ONLY. You will receive an email from MtnBikeRider@mtnbikeriders.com on friday, make sure you check your bulk folder if you don’t receive it. So if you haven’t joined, Click here to join our…
I sold one of my road bikes and had some money left to buy the Gary Fisher Cobia. RL told me that Jax Bicycles had one on sale for under $600 so I figured, let’s see what this 29er hoopla is all about. I’ve been riding Full Suspension bikes since I started Mountain Biking, it…
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I was reading the Business section of the LA Times (yes, I do read the other sections other than the funnies) and an ad caught my attention. A famous maker of exercise machines is selling a ‘Whole Body Vibration‘ Platform. The claim is that Whole Body Vibration helps improve circulation, strength, flexibility and balance by…
The first GPS track is available for download. This is the XC course that was used on Southridge last year. If you own any Garmin GPS device, you can upload the track to your device and hit the trail. The Southridge XC race series is coming soon, if you have never been there and you…