The other day I was hanging out with Animal. I told him how I inherited a great professional grade Park Truing Stand. I was telling him that because of this tool, I’ve learned how to properly true and etc. Animal looks at me, chuckles and told me to look at the two zip ties in…
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If you’ve been following my updates about Burt ReynoldSS, then you’ll know that I’ve replaced the stock chain to a nice red one, but I still ended up with chain skipping issues. I’ve tried two different types of tensioners and they both sucked. So I figured I’d ask my beloved friend Jack “Ghost Rider” Sweeney,…
Regardless the term, I think you know what I’m talking about. This happened to me recently when I was working on Burt ReynoldSS. After cutting the chain down, I pushed back the rivet to connect the now shorter chain, but all that did was compress the link causing what you see below. In order to…
Does your chain stay look like this? That happens because the chain slaps against the stay causing some damage to the paint and if left unprotected, it could eventually start causing pit marks on the metal itself. Here’s a cheap and simple way to protect your investment. I actually got this idea from Khoala Bear…
There are few seminal moments in one’s life where you know exactly where you were, when it was, and how it changed you. If you are my age then you’ve probably heard from your parents that they remember the moment President Kennedy was shot. Prior to 9/11 my moment was January 28, 1986 with the…
Lance Armstrong came out with his statement this last week stating “Enough is enough.” and he is not going to pursue his fight to go into arbitration with the USADA ending his battle in clearing his name and all allegation of doping, but of course the USADA came out and stated that this was an admission of guilt and stripped Lance Armstrong of his 7 TDF titles and banned him for life from racing.
On July 5th I headed up to Downieville to camp and ride with Dirty and friends for a few days. Since moving to the bay area several years ago Dirty and The Dr. have spent the weekend after the 4th of July riding around Downieville. I joined them for the first time last year. The…
My typical weekend usually involves some sort of two wheeled action. Last Saturday was no different. So we gathered some of our riding buddies to meet us at the Best Trail in The WORLD…the Fullerton Loop. From left to right, Tony, Dial Tone, Art, Andrew and Moe. Notice how Tony and Dial Tone are looking…
Up and comer Adam Spik is the new kid on the block, or should we say trail. We’ve asked Adam to become a Staff Writer for MtnBikeRiders.com. But before we give him the keys to the Lambo and access to the executive restrooms, we’ve asked him to write us some samples. Recently at work I…
I’ve got an extra vehicle that is really good on gas that I’d rather use as my main vehicle to take me to and from trails. So rather than spending up to $160 on an aftermarket hitch, I called, Team Racer, Nick DiBlasi to see if he could help me out. Not sure if many…