February 28, 2007 – 12:49 pm
I got this idea of catering to the spanish reading community. Since I currently reside in Los Angeles, I meet a lot of spanish speaking cyclists. El ciclista fanatico will gather posts from this site and www.mtnbikeriders.com and will be translated to spanish. I believe that the content we provide can benefit this demographic. So, […]
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February 26, 2007 – 3:23 pm
The Tour of California arrived to the City of Long Beach this sunday. I parked my truck in Cerritos and headed to Long Beach to watch the ‘Big Boys’ race.
I rode the F-20-r for convenience purposes, this bike is so much easier to maneuver thru the crowds than a full size bike. I met up […]
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February 26, 2007 – 12:32 pm
RL and I headed to the KHS Bicycles USA headquarters last friday. The folks of KHS gave us a tour of their facility, showed us the new bike models, and introduced us to all the people that make KHS run smoothly and efficiently.
Vince Rodarte gave us a tour of all the offices; purchasing, sales, accounting […]
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February 26, 2007 – 10:46 am
Woke early in the morning to meet RL and Henry Hsieh from KHS Bicycles for a 12 mile ride at the loop. I got to ride the newly released Woodstock 707. I was pleasantly surprised on how well this bicycle handled. The geometry suited me very good, the rear suspension had no bob and absorbed […]
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February 23, 2007 – 11:29 am
Awhile back I strapped a camcorder to my bike’s rear rack. I just wanted to see what is happening behind me. I then discovered that for about 2 miles, I was riding faster or as fast as traffic. Keep an eye on the Evergreen truck:
Moral of the story: If your commute is less than 3 […]
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February 19, 2007 – 12:27 pm
Check out Nick James’ video of the Monstertrack 8 race. Nick strapped his canon optura 400 to his helmet using electrical tape and shoelaces!!
Click here to check out the video.
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February 19, 2007 – 10:24 am
About me: I’m an avid cyclist, I ride road, mountain and I commute to work on a bike. I’m 5′7″ and about 170lbs.
My commute: My commute varies from 30 miles to 8 miles roundtrip. I ride the streets of Whittier, Santa Fe Springs, Norwalk, South Gate and Downey. I also use the San Gabriel […]
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February 14, 2007 – 10:47 am
Randy from www.mtnbikeriders.com constructed his own bike tire chains from hardware store parts. If you ride on the snow, check out his DIY by clicking here and his first test of the tire chains by clicking here.
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February 12, 2007 – 10:00 am
RL and I rode part of the Fullerton Loop this friday. I rode the Cobia 29er with a couple new accessories. I test rode the Nite Rider Dual MiNewt lights:
Read my first impression of the lights HERE.
I also test rode the Cane Creek Thudbuster seatpot, man, a must if you ride recreational hardtails.
Click here to […]
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February 8, 2007 – 5:32 pm
The Orange County Wheelmen is circulating an online petition to create a ‘Share the Road’ License plate in California.
Each special California license plate sold will provide funding to support the Share the Road Education Fund in making roads safer. Some of their programs will include:
• Educating motorists on how to safely share the […]
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