Wow, talk about being busy riding. Over the weekend the MtnBikeRiders.com Crew were hard at work riding bikes. Yeah we were testing products and all that jazz. So here’s a recap. Early Saturday morning I met up with one of our readers who only goes by the name of “Dial Tone.” He never did explain…
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Yes its FRIDAY, but that’s not the reason why we so excited. Cousin Joe did a make-over on his Airborne Taka. Check it out mang: So that means tomorrow we get to spend some time on our super secret test location just so we can get his bike dialed in. Another bit of exciting news…as…
A few days ago I installed the Cane Creek Angleset on the Airborne Taka. Check out the comparison photo that shows how dramatic 1.0 degree makes. Off-set cup. Once I sat on the bike, it was very obvious that the 1.0 degree made an impact. First thing I noticed was the rake of the fork,…
Last Friday, we received a shipment of Airborne Taka Downhill Bikes (more on that later) and since some of you have never seen how these babies are packed, we decided to show you the un-boxing process. With the help of Cousin Joe, we documented this glorious event. As you can see the Taka comes double…
During this past weekend the Downhill Dept. of the MtnBikeRiders.com race team was in attendance of Race #3 of the Shimano Winter Series. If you had previously read, I had a jersey made just for this race. The last race I showed up in my brocade blue tuxedo and this time I wanted to make…
On Sunday the Downhill Dept. of the MtnBikeRiders.com Race Team participated in race #2 of the Shimano Winter Series in the beautiful city of Fontana, Ca. For some reason I felt fancy this weekend. Rather than sporting my 2011 jersey that looks pretty fly, I opted for my one of a kind MtnBikeRiders.com Tuxedo Jersey.…
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Sunday was the start of the Shimano Winter Series, put on by the Southridge Racing Company here in SoCal. This series includes, XC, Super D, 4X and DH. This is my second year competing as a beginner downhill racer, but it was my first time racing with the Airborne Taka. If you recall, Art Aguilar,…
RACE REPORT OK, I could start by rehashing everything I talked about on the test and I will mention a few things, but this is about what the AIRBORNE TAKA could do when it is truly put through the paces for what it’s meant to do and that’s “RACE”. THE PLACE The race was the…
Editorial by RL Policar: “One of the best things about MtnBikeRiders.com is the ability to test all sorts of great products. But with the influx of product reviews our staff are working on, we requested the help of Team Rider, Art Aguilar to test out the new Airborne Taka DH Bike. Read his review below.”…