For a while now, I’ve been looking for a 80-90’s mountain bike to tinker with. I lucked out and found this Bianchi Nyala on Craigslist. The seller had it for $50, but I was able to get it for $40. During my lunch break, I drove down to pick up this guy. I was pretty…
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Gorillatorach Flare: The most flexible and adaptable hands-free flashlight. The Gorillatorch Flare is an easy to use hands-free flashlight taking the proven attributes of the Gorillapod tripods and applying it to a flashlight. The three flexible legs of the Gorillatorch Flare make it easy to mount anywhere the legs can be wrapped but Joby, makers…
For sometime now, I’ve been considering trying cyclo-cross (CX) racing. Without having a CX bike in my stable, planning was a little difficult. Sure enough, we at MtnBikeRiders.com received a CX bike to test. It’s the 2010 Redline Conquest Sport which RL featured on June of this year. What’s a cyclo-cross bike? It’s a bicycle…
RL Policar-We’ve solicited the help of Team Racer, Art Aguilar in testing the new Airborne Bicycles TAKA DH. Read his thoughts on it below We got together this last weekend and RL gave me the new Airborne DH bike known as the TAKA to do our test on. I will give you all a full…
Two weekends ago I headed up to Mammoth Mountain located at Mammoth Lakes, CA for an over night trip. The plan was to ride DH for two full days, Saturday and Sunday. Mammoth is approximately 5-6 hours from southern California where we live. We had a total of 14 guys on this trip. Three of…
Typically when a person gets a new bike, it will come with reflectors. Some think they’re pretty lame so they end up removing the reflectors in fear that their friends will tease them during the next ride. When we took delivery of the Airborne Taka DH, we made sure we left the reflectors on. Why?…
Gemini-May 21- June 20 The forecast: Watch for snakes. Work Mode: Lower your coffee/caffeine intake from 6 servings down to 2. This will help you be less irritable at the work place. Sex: Let’s just say you’ll have a date every night with Rosey Palms. Cancer-June 21-July 22 The forecast: Now is the time you…
Dan, charging up the last climb out of Marshall Canyon I joined Tim & Dan for a morning ride at Marshall Canyon this past Saturday. I am a huge fan of Marshall Canyon but today was not one of our best rides. As a multi-use trail we have seen many hikers, runners, other mountain bikers…
Who ever said that racing was supposed to be fun? Apparently, it is! Check out Mark Tomas’ race report from last week’s Over The Hump Series.” Tuesday August 3rd, I headed out to Irvine Lake to take part in race #8 of the Over The Hump Series. I arrived with enough time to pre ride…
I’m a huge fan of energy drinks, I love how they make me feel and I find that they do help give me the extra edge I need. Here’s some basic facts about VIP Energy Mix. Specs: Long lasting, 100% all natural energy with no crash Improve endurance and physical performance Maintain alertness and sharpness…