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I’m sure you’ve all heard of Plasti-Dip. It’s that rubber coating that you can dip your tools into so you’ll get a rubberized surface. If you have pair of pliers that have a rubber handle, that stuff is like Plasti-Dip. However, what I did was use the spray can version of it. Since I’ve been…

NUKEPROOF, DEVINCI, SANTA CRUZ, INTENCES 275, FOES Here is your Downhill Interbike eye candy. Enjoy. Interbike 2013 Coverage Proudly Sponsored by Black Tiger Jerky

COMMENCAL LINE UP COMMENCAL has always been a bike that looks cool to me. If you have never heard of this little company from Andorra, they have had such riders as Anne-Caroline Chausson, Cédric GRACIA, and the powerhouse cycling family “the ATHERTONs on their bikes. Winning races all over the world cup circuit. Since 2000…

SMITH FOREFRONT Smith Optics is well known for there sunglasses and goggles, but now they have entered the helmet game and they have done so in a way I have never seen before when it comes to helmet construction. Now I know a thing or two about helmet safety and what goes into making a…

The first order of business was to tack weld the eccentric bottom bracket (EBB), then build the jig. To make the new tubes used to extend the tandem, Nick D. made fish mouth cuts to the ends so they can fit just right onto the bottom brackets. After Nick D. built the jig, he mounted…

Yes you’ve read it correctly, we’re doing an open casting call for new writers on MtnBikeRiders.com. As you may have noticed our content has been stagnant lately. That’s partly due to the fact I’ve been learning how to do Karate stuff. Check out my class. Anyhow, let me digress to the subject at hand. So…

We’re taking a page out of Montell Jordan’s song for this article, hit play as you read the rest of the stuff. Now that the song is playing, we’ll use it as a sound track. On Father’s Day, Art Aguilar and I met up for some product testing and photos. You see, Art is testing…

Often enough I’ll roll up to the trail matching everything or looking as if it was laundry day. I know plenty of folks who spend quite a bit of money on their jersey, shorts, shoes and helmet just so they can look good. Hey man, I’m all for that, but sometimes I just let my…

Alright fellas, listen up! It’s February and that means Valentine’s Day is on it’s way. The 14th to be exact! So what are you going to get your better half? A box of chocolates? Jewelry? Ya those things are good, but it’s pretty much predictable. Just go to any grocery store and they’ll have aisles…