Recently I have gotten the chance to use & review the FÅ«l Cargo hydration pack. The pack comes with a 2 liter bladder (a little smaller than I normally use, but still workable) and has a fold over type opening (as opposed to the twist cap like Camelbak) and a push/pull lockout on the bite…
Category: Mountain Biking
Pulled this from the Airborne Bicycles Facebook Fan Page. There are some nice perks to becoming a Flight Crew member. Calling all Potential Airborne Flight Crew Members for 2011. The Call For Entries is now open! We’re looking for five new Flight Crew members to replace positions that rotated out at the end of 2010.…
Sette Torx ST-107 Bearing Cup Press was sent to us by the kind folks of Sette USA. Price: $54.98 Specs: The Sette Torx ST-107 Bearing Cup Press uses several enhanced and updated features in comparison to other headset presses on the market. The Torx ST-107 has a longer threaded rod and resized press-plates that accommodates…
This past weekend the Downhill Department of the MtnBikeRiders.com Race team was in attendance for race # 4 of the Shimano Winter Series hosted at Southridge, Ca. (phew, that was a mouthful). This was a fun race to be at because days before the event, southern California had received a good amount of rain. This…
Editorial-RL Policar: We asked our friend from a very large continent in the southern hemisphere, no not China…I said southern hemisphere. No not Antarctica…but Austrailia! Anyway, Brock Cremer to provided us a ride report for our readers since we thought our you folks would really dig it. Keep in mind that Brock us Australian, so…
This past week I traveled to Maui. After many trips to Hawaii, I was finally going to get to ride! Needless to say, I was super excited! Prior to my arrival, I’ve been in contact with West Maui Cycles which was located in Lahaina, the same city as our hotel. We arrived in Maui on…
This weekend was host for the 4th installation of the Southridge Winter Series. Heavy rain had preceded the race both the day and night before, even more had been forecasted for this Saturday. Luckily enough, the morning of the race was relatively free of rain but still fairly chilly. Due to the poor weather (I…
The other day I was doing a garage sale at one of the local trails. As I was busy talking to people and selling stuff, a guy rolls up with his sleeveless shirt asking if I had any SPD pedals. I told him I had some Ritchie SPD pedals, but before I could finish my…
If you recall, I posted a contest of sorts about having our readers answer some questions and they can WIN STUFF FROM MY GARAGE. I had actually received some great entries from people all over the world. Some were good, others sucked, but none was as creative as the one you are about to read…
In our sport of downhill (DH), whether you are racing or just riding downhill trails, nothing boosts more confidence than having the right protection. Other than the obvious – helmet, you can now have protection for your neck. The Leatt-Brace DBX Comp employs the patented Alternative Load Path Technology (ALPT) which minimizes movement of your…