Another great product that we recently received is the eXotic Carbon Matrix Stem. Here’s the specs: MatriX MatriX is the manufacture process for melding aluminium or alloy with carbon fibre. It allows our components to take advantage of the strengths of both materials. Carbon fibre is light and strong and alloy is heavy but flexible,…
Category: Mountain Biking
The other day the Shipping/Receiving department of MtnBikeRiders.com received a new set of brake pads from a company with the coolest name in the business….DISCO BRAKES! They sent me the Explorer Cartridge V Brake All Weather All Terrain Brake Shoes and Replaceable Rubber Pads. Here’s the specs: These multi-function pads are designed with an air…
I was just realized that men call their spandex cycling shorts…”spandex” and women will call them “tights.” …and I think I know why! Check this out, if you’re a dude, wearing tights/spandex is emasculating already. So men will look for ways to make the item sound less lady like and more manly. It’s kinda like…
As the rain descends upon us again(we need all we can get), I chose a darker drink more aptly suited for a dreary day. This drink is 9.5%, which is the strongest Porter I’ve had. Like other Porters it has an initial mouthfeel that’s thin, despite it looking like a small tar pit. Zywiec claims…
By Jessica Lee Orange County Business Journal Staff Vancouver, Wash.-based Nautilus Inc. announced today that it is selling its Pearl iZumi apparel line to Irvine-based Shimano American Corp., a division of Japanese cycling and fishing equipment maker Shimano Inc. Shimano American makes electronic gear shifters for bikes, along with other bike parts and accessories like…
I received the Chariot Catch’em about 8 months ago. My daughter Aleah, who was 5 at the time helped me test this trailer-bike out. Price: around $250.00 Specs: Number of children 1 Weight capacity 38.5 kg / 85 lbs Starting configuration Bicycle Trailer Weight 8.2 kg / 18 lbs Folded dimensions 104 x 56 x…
Loyal reader Joe “Hard Charger” recently contacted me about his newest Full Suspension Single Speed Project. He told me that he used the Yess Pro tensioner like the one I used for my FS/SS. Here’s the finished results: Intense Tracer Yess Pro Tensioner Man this thing looks sharp…
This past week the post man delivered the Zuma Rudy Project Helmet to my front door. This is one SWEET helmet. Lucky for me, Moe’s noggin’ is a little large for this helmet, so I get to review this one. ;D This past Saturday I made my first run with this helmet out at Turnbull…
Last night was the world premiere of Knight Rider…man it was bad ass! Anyhow, I couldn’t help talk about how much I loved shows like The A-Team, CHiP’s, Hardcastle and McCormick, Duke’s of Hazard, and the like. Well that got me remembering about all the different 80’s bicycle related commercials that I would see while…
To whom it may concern, My name is RL Policar, I love wearing bibs but my husky figure makes them not look so hot on me. Is there any why you can help me out and make me look way cooler and be hot(hot as in daaang that looks good) by combining the two things…