The Sette Venom just got delivered today to the MtnBikeRiders.com HQ….and boy I tell you whut, this thing is legit man! Here’s the features of the Venom: Sink your fangs into any trail and the Sette Venom will deliver. The plush, adjustable 6-7” single pivot suspension will smooth out most any obstacle, keeping those wheels…
Category: Downhill
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…
I met the folks from Spenco at Sea Otter this year. They are makers of cycling gloves with a new technology called SHOCK-TEC. What is SHOCK-TEC? It’s a patented technology designed by neurologist, Dr. A. Robert Spitzer. Their gloves feature a unique patented groove over the carpal tunnel nerve that reduces shock and hand numbness. It’s…
I’d like to introduce to you a guy that is a pretty good DH racer, but also has a very inspiring life story that caught our attention. Wes at the Nationals, 2nd place. Here’s a little bit of info about Wes. I started racing when I was about 10 years old racing BMX till I…
After a hard week at work, I was looking forward to racing again. No matter how much I searched the net, there were a few pictures and few information about the Woodward West races. We hope that with our race reports, we can give future racers an insight about this super fun race. As we…
Approximately 6am Sunday morning we got up to get our day started. We had a full day of racing ahead of us, especially with the Two-Run format. We had a quick breakfast at the hotel where we were joined by Kim & Tony, then repacked my truck with our gear and bikes. We arrived at…
Earlier this morning The Moe, Roy (Moe’s bro) and I headed to Tehachapi for the second segment of the Rock Shox Golden State series. Approximately 2.5 hrs away from Corona we arrived at Woodward West shortly after noon. We saw our teammates Kim and Tony Finch along with many familiar So Cal faces. The DH course: …
That’s right, Slayer is The Moe’s favorite band so when I saw this sweet helmet I HAD to have it. Dunno what it is, but as soon as I put the helmet on, I felt like a bad ass. So as you can see, I was showing no mercy on the trails at Fontana. Yeah,…
We gathered up the crew and invited some friends to try out downhill riding at the World Famous Southridge course in Fontana, Ca. We were joined by my former Downhill Race Rival/Buddy Johnny Dow as well as Tim Scissors, Mark West and Val M. This was Priscilla’s second time riding DH and she has remarkably…