We’re very happy to announce that Mark Tomas is the newest member of the MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team. Some things about Mark. He has been riding for 2 1/2 years. He got into mountain biking after he broke his femur. The doctor said cycling would build his strength after surgery. Mark gave it a try, and…
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As you have seen, the ride for the BBQ was a huge success. From what I heard from the leader of the pack, there were over 50 riders in total that showed up that morning. Once the ride was over, it was time to have the BBQ. There were tons of food and drinks and…
After 6 long months of rehab, I’m finally back racing Downhill. For those of you that don’t know, I suffered a torn shoulder labrum sometime last year during a practice run. I had to go under surgery and repair my back in October (Click here for the video of the surgery, warning, not for those…
Ergon is one of MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team’s sponsors and when I was given the opportunity to ride their new GA1, I jumped on it. My first set of Ergon GA1 grips were given to me about a year ago a the 2009 Sea Otter Classic. Since then I’ve fallen in love with the GA1 and…
Fontana City Nationals is considered to be a big deal in the mountain biking community of SoCal. This event is part of the Kenda Cup West Series. The Nationals always yields some of the world’s best talent racing on local grounds. Big names from some of the biggest race teams come all the way out…
We’d like to take this time to ask our readers to pray for Team Rider Wes Castro. During Saturday’s practice run, Wes had a pretty violent crash that resulted in a shattered hip. He has told us that his hip is broken in 6 different places. This all happened while practicing the DH race course…
MtnBikeRiders.com first heard about the KHS SixFifty 606 just before Interbike 2009. Excited with the 650b concept, I couldnāt wait to see it in person in Las Vegas. To date, there are only a few manufacturers entertaining this wheel size as part of their line-up. The 650b (27.5ā) is the third option in mountain bike…
Lightly tensioned chain causes major chain slap noise Are you experiencing chain slap on those downhill sections or sections of trail that you are not having to pedal? Doesn’t that sound get annoying to you after a while? If you are experiencing a lot of chain slap, try moving your chain into the big ring…
We received the e thirteen LG1+ chain guide as a test sample a few months back and I’ve been testing it ever since. This was mounted onto my Sette Venom. This bike is primarily used as my DH bike and has seen racing action at Fontana and Mammoth Mountain. Specs: PRODUCT DETAILS Includes the enhanced…
The 2009 Racing season has ended. Our little “experiment” of forming a racing team was quite surprising and quite successful. Our venture started with “sponsoring” three racers; Kim, Tony and Priscilla and ended with a team of 7 people of different backgrounds in different disciplines. Hard work, great camaraderie and awesome sponsors made this season…