At the last race of the year, the Southridge Annual Challenge, Kim Finch (Team Racer) showed us a little trick that she learned from her husband, Tony on how to keep mud off your bike. Her secret? A can of Pledge Furniture Polish!
Category: Mountain Biking
We built the “Ultimate AM Bicycle” back in July of 2007 with a KHS AM2000 frame, XT/XTR components, Spinner Cargo fork, Vuelta Wheels and IRD parts. This bike has served me well, it is tough as nails and a blast to ride. I’m planning to go back to SuperD racing for the 2011 Winter Series…
A few weeks ago I posted a video that I found showing some kids drag racing with their bikes from way back when. Watch the video and check out :40 seconds…the dude with the long hair had a drag chute on his bike! I thought to myself, that having a drag chute to slow me…
So a few weeks ago I received a pair of new sunglasses to test, the were made by Bolle, a 120 year old optics company from France. Although the French language is hard to speak and sometimes it is hard to communicate with our friends across the pond (see video) they seem to have perfected…
Two weeks ago, RL and I raced at the Mt. SAC Fat Tire Classic on a tandem bike. What was interesting about this race is we were the only ones in our CAT with a tandem bike. Traditionally Mt SAC has had a class for tandems however since they are now aligning with the other…
Wednesday night we organized a night ride with some of our closest riding buddies @ the Fullerton Loop to celebrate Priscilla’s birthday. Cousin Joe, Brian Bolt,Arnie Alvarado and Cameron Mac Daddy (neon jacket). Jodi, Kim and Priscilla. Check out Priscilla’s bike, its been a tradition to decorate the birthday baby’s bike. On the trail. After…
Even if you’re only on Facebook for 24% of your day or you’re on it while driving, you might as well hit LIKE on the new MtnBikeRiders.com Fan Page.
Editorial-RL Policar: We had requested the help of Mark “The Polish Hammer” Tomas to test out the Hydrathon for us. Read his review below. The Hydrathon is a hydration pack made out of High-Density Nylon, that sports Two, 1-liter bladders, with individual tubes that have finger shut-off valves. The tubes can be routed up to…
This is the first contest for the Tunebug Shake. Check out this really cool device below: In order for you to win a brand spankin’ new Tunebug Shake, all you have to do is answer the following question. What color is the skater helmet in the Tunebug Shake website. In order to enter, all you…
Editorial-RL Policar. Before you read this race report from The Hammer. Let me give you a brief summary of what happened to the Hammer just days prior to the race. One morning, he went to go get their new born, Lil’ Hammer, and as he bent down over the crib to reach the baby, his…