With summer at its peak, you’ve probably noticed more and more snakes on the trail. For the most part, they’ll leave you alone and pose no specific threat to any mountain bikers. Half the time snakes are usually only 3 feet away from you, but you’re either too busy talking to your buddies or flying…
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I was talking to Team Racer-Mark “The Polish Hammer” Tomas about his new bike. I was surprised to learn that the thing weighed less than left arm. Check out his build spec and you’ll understand why the HAMMER is always flying on the trails.-RL Policar Now that I had the main parts for my build,…
Sometimes we here at Mtnbikeriders are graced with a Plethora, an agglomeration of unique, inimitable, conspicuous and useful products. Now these products are not necessarily the cardinal of compulsory items but certainly make the fundamental proverbial mountain bike experience aggrandized, but I digress. As Pope once said, “ Trust not yourself, but your defects to…
Fullerton-Ca: Dirty Dog MTB announced today sponsorship of the MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team for the rest of 2010 and through 2011. Dirty Dog MTB is a rider owned company that manufacturers high quality, high performance bicycle brake rotors, stems and cable guides. The sponsorship will take the form of on-bike branding by providing each team racer …
Looks to me like the Limestone Canyon train. All pictures courtesy of Dan Burdett Dan & I got to ride another Open Access day this past weekend. This time it was Limestone Canyon. Limestone is also part of the Irvine Ranch Conservatory. It is best known for a beautiful canyon commonly referred to as the…
RL Policar-Newest member to the MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team, Mark “The Polish HAMMER” Tomas was on scene to try his hand in the Over The Hump Race Series held in Irvine Lake, Ca. I’m actually not surprised with Hammer’s performance, he’s one top notch athlete. Way to bang Mark! I was at my LBS getting some…
One of my things I’ve been working on for the last few years is to turn my garage into a small bike shop. Though, messy, I’m sorta on my way. I’ve acquired all sorts of bicycle related tools, air compressor, stereo and even a mini fridge stocked with beer. So my recent addition to my…
My first initial review of this bag was published June 18th and since then I have been able to do a few rides with it. For reference you can read my first impressions Here. The bags features are extensive and very well thought out. Lezyne has a knack for taking a mundane routine item and…
The Come Back Kid was at it again this weekend. Honing his skills and mentally preparing to start racing downhill once again. Read up on Wes “GQ” Castro’s ride report at a near by DH trail.-RL Policar Well I rode a Super Secret DH Trail in OC and I had a blast, after the first…
Great views from our Bommer Canyon ride. All pictures courtesy of Dan Burdett A small group of us (Weyland, Dan, Tim & I) headed out to Bommer Canyon in Irvine for this past Saturday’s Open Access day. In about 3 hours we rode about 16 miles and climbed over 3,000 feet. By the end of…