On Sunday I rode the first part of the Vision Quest an Endurance Cross Country Mountain Bike Race, { link for course} . The preride was a 25 mile loop up Blackstar canyon, to Main Divide, and down Motorway, {link for preride} I was almost knocked off my bike at Beeks Place by the crazy…
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Not too many people know about this story of Moe, Eric “The Animal” and I. But it started off like this. Animal called me up and ask, (read the following in a super deep,manly voice), “Hey RL, its ERIC! I wanted to see if you’d and Moe would be interested riding the Top Secret Trail(local…
Beautiful weather in Southern California. This Saturday was my second ride on the trails since I went under surgery to repair my left shoulder. The weather was nice and the trail was really green. This is something that I really missed from mountain biking. Chino is no picnic, and fortunately I’ve been riding the stationary…
On Saturday morning, David, Priscilla and I went out for a leisure 14 mile ride through Chino Hills State Park. This place is absolutely fantastic in the winter/spring-ish time since the hills are a pretty color of green. Makes me want to sing…”the hills are alive!!!” Anyhow, this day was somewhat special for us. The…
Editorial-RL Policar: “Kim Finch had an outstanding weekend at the Shimano Winter Series Finals. She rode strong and was fearless. Read up on her report to get all the goods” It was looking to be another wet weekend. When we arrived in Fontana, we were greeted with the wet ground, but thankfully no rain. We…
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…
A few years back we had learned about this Carbon Wally World bike being sold for $325. Here’s the specs: This all terrain bicycle is designed for the enthusiast who likes to take to the trails with a lightweight performance bike. Carbon fiber offers a lightweight but extremely durable platform to create the heart of…
Wes Castro on the Sette Vexx Moe Ramirez:Since I’m still on the disabled list, Team rider Wes Castro got to take the Sette Vexx on its maiden ride. Here is his race report along with his impressions of the frame: Well lets start this race report with the weather, it was a great southern California…
This past Sunday, Tony and I joined the crew from The Path Bike Shop on their group ride. With all the recent rains in Southern California, I’ve learned a lot about picking trails that don’t turn into mud fests. In particular, those trails of decomposed granite or shale seem to be the way to go as they filter water particularly well.
Road rash? Bruises? Scrapes? If you mountain bike then you probably have a few good crash stories yourself. I’ve probably got more crash stories than the average lady out there. Some may say that perhaps I should work on my technical skills, but I’d like to think I just ride pretty dang hard and fast…