Learning how to balance on your bike will come in very handy while you’re out on the trail. One of the things that helped me get this skill down was riding my fixed gear bike. As I would wait at a stop light during my commutes to work, I’d do a track stand. The cool…
Tag: mountain biking
Anaheim, Calif. (October 25th, 2007) Hoss Technical Gear has taken the proven design of their men’s Ponderosa baggy shorts and created a women-specific version. The Women’s Ponderosa baggy shorts are comfortable enough for long days in the saddle, yet stylish enough to wear around town. “It was a natural,â€? says Hoss owner Mark Malatesta, “women…
I just got back from a family vacation in North Carolina. Thankfully my wife has recognized my obsession with mountain biking and set some time aside where she would take care of the kids (along with the help of some family) so I could go out and get in some riding. The places I rode…
Crashes..lots of them…. enjoy. 🙂
So the other day I was talking to a shop employee who was definitely into bikes. He started talking about the new Marzocchi forks and what not. I don’t even recall what he was saying until he tells me that he “just jizzed” himself when he saw this new fandangled fork. Mind you, this isn’t…
With the fires going on lately, if you go out for a ride, all you’ll do is make yourself sick. I’m not getting on my bike and I would suggest you do the same.
Saturday morning the group met up at Santiago Oaks for a challenging but short ride. The Oaks makes you climb three considerably steep hills before it pays you back with some entertaining downhills. RL didn’t care for the first ascent so he tried flapping his wings to pass up the next two. We had a…
The leaves are falling now and the wind chill has risen. It’s that time of year when the sun sets a lot earlier, and it won’t be long before we’re heading home in the dark around 5pm here in California. And we all know what that means! Night riding! If you aren not accustomed to…
Priscilla and I headed out for our weekly ride at the Loop. Man ever since she started riding the Motobecane Fly Pro she’s way faster. She was already fast, but on that machine, being 23lbs…she’s like a rocket on wheels! This was my view most of the ride, she’s got incredible speed and that’s why…