Once I built up the Sette Venom, I wanted to get some new tires on it and I have to tell you I am VERY pleased with how well they work for me. For the front tire, I went with a Kenda Nevegal 2.5 that Moe gave me since he won it at a raffle.…
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In all honesty, when it first happened, it was a blow to my ego. It’s like that saying, “the student has become the teacher.” I got Priscilla into the sport a few years back and when she first started riding, I was able to do so many little tricks like climb a steep hill, bunny…
PowerCordz brake cables are not cables (intertwined) at all, rather they are synthetic fiber Zylon HM cords. These cords are stronger than steel in tensile strength and have a higher modulus of elasticity (meaning they won’t stretch). While I don’t have the technology or strength to test these claims myself, I did test them out…
When you’ve done an awesome ride or jumped off a big rock with your bike or anything that constitutes as “cool”, no one will believe you unless you have a photo of it. So here’s my tip for you, BRING A CAMERA! It’s pretty rare that I don’t carry my camera when I ride. I…
July 11-12th (2009) several members of the Mtnbikeriders.com team made it out to Southridge Park for the third installment of the California Golden State presented by Rock Shox. The fourth and final round will be in Mammoth(!) Sep 4th-5th, hopefully we’ll see you there! It was sweltering hot weekend, with temps in the nineties and…
My race weekend started on Friday when I went to scope out the course right after work. I walked to the top and recognized some of the course that Tom had laid 3 weekends ago. Lower rock garden The course was totally different from any previous races,we had a couple of rock gardens and a…
From left to right: Moe wearing the “V Stripe”, David Sanderson wearing “OG”, RL wearing “Stealth”, Joe wearing “Old School” Just in case you haven’t seen the Stealth Jersey, here it is: back sleeves Depeding on the demand, we’ll soon be offering a “custom made” V Stripe or “Stealth” jersey with YOUR NAME in the…
This past Sunday some members of MtnBikeRiders’ DH Team headed out to the world famous Telonics trail located in Laguna Beach, CA. RL, Moe, David and I were joined by our friend Albert and two of his buddies. We met early in the morning for coffee and donuts then caravanned down to Laguna Beach.  The…
I’d like to introduce to you a guy that is a pretty good DH racer, but also has a very inspiring life story that caught our attention. Wes at the Nationals, 2nd place. Here’s a little bit of info about Wes. I started racing when I was about 10 years old racing BMX till I…
One of the unfortunate things to happen to any rider is a crash that will sideline them for a few days or a few weeks. Well it happened to my beloved, no not Moe, but Priscilla. She had a nasty fall about a week ago. She basically was going too fast and in the process…