Category: Reviews

“What?” you say, “are you talking about”, Smud, what’s a Smud. Let me tell you. Being the semi weight weenie that I am, I have been looking for a lighter seatpost for my Trek fuel ex. Until now I have been unable to find one that satisfied my requirements, that being light weight and reasonably…

Editorial-RL Policar: Justin Beerit does it again with this India Pale Ale. I just love the guy on the packaging… Beer: Summer Grifter Style: IPA Size: 12 oz. bottle Brewer: MacTarnahan’s Taproom Alcohol content: 6.2% Fourth of July weekend is the perfect time for the drinking of beer. I mean, what goes better with fireworks…

A while back Peace Coffee sent me one of their blends called BLUE OX to review. Here are the specs of the blend: Why the Blue Ox Blend? One of the reason’s the name Blue Ox Blend was chosen is because it is so “Minnesotan”! For those of you that hail from other states in…

Editorial: Another Justin Beerit Beer Review. Mr. Beerit promised me that this review would call for a “real man’s beer” rather than that girly-fied beer called Budlight Lime….Without disappointingus, he came up with something called Lev Black Lion….You know what they say, Once you go BLACK, you never go BACK! OOOWW! Beer: Lev Black Lion…

Editorial: A couple of weeks ago we did an altar call to summon the MtnBikeRiders.com Readership in an effort to bring back the beer reviews. After getting tons of emails from people that wanted me to help them with their rich uncle from Uganda, I finally found one email that read: “Please pick me! I’m…

I’ve always been an admirer of Lezyne (rhymes with “design”) products and was especially impressed when I saw their display during my first trip to Sea Otter a few years back. They design and manufacture bike accessories that can be used across all bicycle disciplines. They feature everything from mini pumps and hand pumps, racks…

Product Tested: Prologo Vertigo Nack http://www.coordinates2010.com/vertigonack.htm Prologo Vertigo Nack on the trail. Mounted onto a Thomson seatpost and Lezyne Large Caddy Bag Price: I’ve seen it as low as $162 and as high as $400 Specs: Vertigo Nack can surely be considered the synthesis of what is best in today’s market for sports minded MTB…

I received a sample of IB-Relief from the 2009 Sea Otter Classic and I’ve been using this product since then. Here’s some info about IB-Relief. New and safe daily pain relieving topical cream Direct absorption to target area Effective for increasing mobility and range of motion Works extremely well on inflammation of tendons, ligaments and…

I’ve been using Cat’s Claw for about a good year. In fact at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic, we met up with the Cat’s Claw people and they gave me a free bottle to try out for a review. On the Internet, you can easily find Cat’s Claw priced around $14-$17 for a pack of…