Category: Reviews

This past weekend, my friend Full Squish Randall & I went out and rode some bikes at the Trek Demo in Fullerton. First off, I got to give props to Matt Gfell of Jax Fullerton. Matt got us started on a couple of matching Gary Fisher Superflys. Full Squish Randall & I were like twin…

Product Tested: Sette Vexx Raz, with Smoke Lens Carbon fiber look makes these glasses stand out from the normal black and gray sunglasses Website’s MSRP: $ 15.98 More carbon fiber, along with an understated print “Sette” Specs: The Sette Raz Sunglasses features 100% UV Protection. From the blaring sun to moonlit nights, you’ll always have…

I met the reps of POC at Interbike 2008. New products for 2009 from this Swedish company and makers of snow/ski products are BIKE gear. To be more specific – gear that would cater to the extreme side of bikes, such as Downhill (DH), Freeriding, park and BMX. For our testing we received body armor…

PRODUCTS TESTED:Harlot Clothing: Scarlet X-Short, Fabulous Hoodie, Essential T ABOUT ME: 5’5, 128lbs, 31 year old female. I love all kinds of riding but Mountain Biking is by far my favorite! TESTING GROUNDS: Orange County Trails, LA Trails, and Idyllwild SCARLET X-SHORT Made of breathable, stretch nylon/polyester with a Dryon™ water and stain repellent finish…

” I’ve been riding and racing with the Serfas Krest 9r tires since November. I initially installed these tires on my KHS Solo One 29er for training purposes. Well, I was really impressed with the tires that I decided to install the front tire on my KHS Flagstaff 29er and race SuperD with it. Why…

Don’t get my title wrong, the Ibex Ignition 3 has impressed me beyond its capabilities. Ibex Bikes sells the Ignition as one of their “All Mountain” bikes. The bike was spec’d with decent parts such as Shimano Deore, LX, FSA, Rockshox, Marzocchi and many more. Ibex’s pretty much marketed this bike to be a great…

Tim Scissors & I were able to get out for 2 laps at Whiting Ranch this past Saturday. It was a birthday ride but the birthday boy was a little shy so no pictures of the group. Tim Scissors salutes the beautiful ride, great weather and fun trail We’ve written about Whiting Ranch a couple…

Last weekend MtnBikeRiders.com made a trip to the Dainese store (or commonly known as D-Store) in Costa Mesa to watch the DVD premier of PINNED.    When I arrived at the D-Store, I was brought to the VIP room to meet Art Aguilar of Dianese as well as the cast and crew of BNC Productions. …

We recently received the Epic Stealth Camera from GSM.  We met the folks of GSM at Interbike in September and they had agreed to send us a unit for testing.  Since RL and I had planned on doing some practice downhill runs, I decided to put it to use.         EPIC measuring approximately 3″ and weighs less than 3…

I met Obtanium Performance Products earlier this year at the Sea Otter Classic.  Since then I have been in contact with them.  Based out of Bellevue, WA, Obtanium has developed an aerospace grade titanium spring.   They have long been making springs for the aerospace industry and has now have moved into the bike industry. They…