I always find the first ride for a new mountain biker to be a bit of a conundrum: the trail I choose has to be easy enough for the newb but hard enough to be a challenge mentally and physically. Too easy for the newbie and the rider loses interest. Too hard and the newbie…
One of my favorite things to do is eat, and ride bikes. Usually after a good ride, we typically will stop off and eat somewhere. But what do we want to eat? Should we just go where it’s close or do we take the time to drive a few more miles to eat better food.…
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Happy New Year and all that fancy stuff. So today we had our annual New Years Day Ride. We’ve been doing this ride for the last 5-7 years, kinda lost count. But we assembled a group ride with a few of our friends from various riding levels. We broke it down to 2 riding speeds/pace.…
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So I’ve had some Funkier items for a few months now on a long term test. You can find their website here. The guys at Funkier were kind enough to send a few items our way; here is what I’ve been testing: * Funkier Men’s Winter Jacket * Funkier Men’s Boxer Shorts * Funkier Men’s…
So I had the rare fortune to ride with a couple of local heros Monday afternoon. I got to ride with Mark “the Polish” Hammer and Dan “Super B” Burdett. Both Mark and Dan are great riders and all around good guys to hang with. I know that there is a certain “air” that comes…
One of my favorite places to hang out in is my Man Cave. It’s not like some that are out there with TV’s, couches and etc, but my man cave doesn’t share its space with cars, its designated purely for my bikes. Here’s a few shots that I took earlier while I was wrenching on…
On behalf of everyone @ MtnBikeRiders.com and the Race Team, we’d like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! In honor of Jesus’ Birthday, here’s a little clip that I love dearly…
During the last 4 years that we’ve been in business, we’ve used an awesome slogan, “Dirt is Good.” Though this is a timeless saying, I thought to myself…“Gee RL, you’re so fantastic and smart, but wouldn’t it be great to come out with a new slogan?” I wanted to make sure that whatever slogan we…