On our ride tonight at Whiting this afternoon turned into an adventure just when we thought it was all downhill. In a way it was going downhill before we even started, let me explain. Dan managed to pinch his rear tire on a rock at the furthest spot from the parking lot, so as a…
Category: Mountain Biking
Team Racer, Art Aguilar was recently up in Big Bear, Ca. doing some riding. Everyone knows that when you’re in higher altitude, you need to make sure you hydrate often. Here’s with his preferred beverage. Miller High Life tastes way better in 7,000 feet elevation.
Power = capability of doing or accomplishing something. When I think of Power, I think of the “Trainâ€, “The Polish Hammer†or “Animal†– these dudes have Power. Pak = Pakistan. When I think of Pakistan I think of a federal parliamentary republic consisting of four provinces and four federal territories including a federal capital…
I was certainly blessed with a day off on Labor Day. Nothing is better than spending a holiday riding a bike. We assembled a crew of trail ninjas at Whiting Ranch on Monday morning. I was equipped with my 90’s Bianchi Nyala while the rest of the crew were sporting their modern bikes. This right…
This Labor Day Weekend, we busted out the new jerseys for 2011 during a few rides. The photos below are from a DH session in a super secret location. Here’s the rear of the jersey. A frontal view of the jersey (RL and Joe) with the KHS Lucky 7. By the way, you know that…
One of my favorite brands is Sette . Not only do they have quality products, but its really affordable! All their stuff is available through Pricepoint.com. With that being said, I was fortunate enough to be able to get some new shoes from Sette. The Sette NIX SPD Shoes are new for 2010, they actually…
The Tune Bug Shake is a small portable speaker that takes the place of headphones or earplugs. It uses a standard 3.5mm audio jack that plugs from your mp3 player into the Tune Bug Shake. The Shake can then be mounted onto a normal vented mountain biking helmet or a skater type helmet as well.…
Editorial by RL Policar-Rumors have it that he likes to throw hammers at your spokes during a race. He’s also been known to get tattoos because they feel good, he IS, Mark “THE POLISH HAMMER” Tomas! This past Tuesday was the final race for the 2010 Over The Hump Series at Irvine Lake. The weather…
Last week I posted some pictures of my new project bike, the Bianchi Nyala. This bike originated in the 90s and that’s why I love it! I’m a HUGE fan of older bikes from the 80’s-90’s and I’ve actually acquired a butt load of them to restore and resell. On this project bike, thought about…