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…
Category: Mountain Biking
Nothing fancy, but it was really fun. Video was provided by Vholdr. This was the first time I used the Sette Venom.
So I was perusing through the STR* forums and found a thread titled Tapered Head Tubes – Debate. [*STR = So Cal Trail Riders, my handle, dwsand3r] I went ahead and threw my two cents in and decided to share my response here, but I added a sketch for extra dork points! “Most of the…
It’s been a year since I’ve ridden at the Wellington Ranch. If you don’t recall my posting from last year, Wellington Ranch belongs to our friend’s family, the Wellingtons. They own about 20 acres of land in Temecula, Ca. Our long time friend, Scott Finch (yes he’s Tony’s brother) along with his 14 year old…
What: Vholdr Go-Anywhere Do-Anything Wearable Camcorder Cost: Around $180. But I’ve seen them on sale as low as $99 Specs: * Shoot to share online technology * One touch on and off switch * Laser-activated smart leveling * Rugged and withstands dust, dirt, mud, and snow * 1GB of video capacity Let’s get down to…
When you’ve done an awesome ride or jumped off a big rock with your bike or anything that constitutes as “cool”, no one will believe you unless you have a photo of it. So here’s my tip for you, BRING A CAMERA! It’s pretty rare that I don’t carry my camera when I ride. I…
Here’s the completed Sette Venom. I’ve yet to take it out on the trail due to my injury, but soon enough I’ll be able to report on how well this bike handles. For now, I just want to enjoy looking at it before it gets all dirty and scratched up from all the use I’ll…
Though Tony, Tim and I went to the U.S. Nationals in support of Kim Finch on her XC efforts, you didn’t think we weren’t gonna ride did you? Oh, also Johnny D was in attendance for a bit of work/play. Sol Vista is a lift accessed mountain bike park with several DH and XC routes…
I spoke to a few industry leaders and found out which color(s) of the rainbow they are going with for 2010. White continues to be hot color in the bike business. So that means you’ll see the white wave flow into 2010. Some 29er colors would range from White and Red. Some single speed 29ers…