My race weekend started on Friday when I went to scope out the course right after work. I walked to the top and recognized some of the course that Tom had laid 3 weekends ago. Lower rock garden The course was totally different from any previous races,we had a couple of rock gardens and a…
Category: Mountain Biking
Just got this from Matt, check it out. I’m soooo wickedly impressed that he could do all that.
From left to right: Moe wearing the “V Stripe”, David Sanderson wearing “OG”, RL wearing “Stealth”, Joe wearing “Old School” Just in case you haven’t seen the Stealth Jersey, here it is: back sleeves Depeding on the demand, we’ll soon be offering a “custom made” V Stripe or “Stealth” jersey with YOUR NAME in the…
When you are doing a seated climb up a steep trail, do you ever feel like the front end of your bike is wanting to pop up? This is really a result of a couple of things and can be easily thwarted by making an adjustment. There are a few adjustments you can choose from.…
When I first started riding Downhill, I was riding with goggles. After a few races and falls, I started disliking how goggles sort of impaired my riding. Another annoying thing about goggles is that unless you have the multiple lenses (which can be a little pricey) you are stuck with on shade of lens. Not…
Raging Waters, hadn’t opened that morning yet This past Friday, I got a chance to ride with a few of the guys at Bonelli. Our group consisted of 3 26″ full suspension bikes and two 29ers in the form of a SS rigid and my Niner Jet 9. The three twenty-sixers decided to color coordinate…
Back in January we posted a sneak peek of the Sette Vexx Downhill Frame: Well, the Vexx is finally available, but in black: The frame looks pretty slick, and at $899.98 you can definitely build a decent DH rig for a grand less than a similarly looking Fezzari Windows Peak Deemax which sells for $4,450.…
Mountain biking through sand, for the most part, sucks. But if you’ve got no choice keep this in mind: spinning = good, mashing = bad. Yes I am a masher but when it comes time to riding through a sandy area, I mentally remind myself to spin at a higher cadence. Spinning at a higher…
Editorial by RL Policar Kim “Champ” Finch headed up the big mountain (Big Bear,Ca.) with Tony and David Sanderson in tow to race Rim Nordic. As always, she had a great race and she even took on the responsibility as Team Boss for the day. Read her report below. Up early on my birthday morning…
If you’ve ever tried to purchase a derailleur, one question that might come up…”what size cage?” Here’s a brief explanation that you could refer to: Short Cage: Used for cassettes with 11-30T Medium Cage: Used for cassettes with 11-32T Long Cage: Used for cassettes with 11-34T In the event you didn’t know what the “T”…