I consider most of my mountain biking rides as something fun that I do and I don’t focus on mileage, time or effort. Well now that I am on a weight loss journey, my mindset has shifted a bit and I do focus more on the workout. We are semi-famous for doing “relaxed vibes” type of rides (not to be confused with “partypace”) but I’ve been putting on more effort on my MTB rides as of lately. I even dare to say that I look forward to the uphills! One of the benefits of mountain biking is that I burn quite a bit of calories riding less miles. Riding the Fullerton Loops simulates a HIIT type of work ..read more

We have been experiencing a lot of rain here in Southern California so that has left me with riding indoors as my only choice. I purchased the Zwift Hub over 6 months ago and I really have enjoyed using it for training purposes and to ride on rainy days. If you are not familiar with the Zwift Hub, it is basically a “smart” trainer that pairs up with the Zwift software and allows you to ride their different “worlds” I normally mount one of my road bikes to the trainer and you do this by removing the rear wheel and using the cassette that came with my trainer. One of the biggest reasons why I ..read more

RL bought the Poseidon Bikes FX tracklocross from me and figured out how silly this bike is to ride when we are old Click here to read his Facebook post on our page. The post RL rides the Poseidon FX Tracklocross appeared first on MtnBikeRiders.com ..read more

Hike report??? Are we sleeping with the “enemy”? As mountain bikers, we always have to lookout for hikers and there are times that they disrupt our “flow”. This past weekend we decided to mix things a bit and we gave hiking a go. RL was already camping at O’neill park so I joined him and 2 other friends for a hike. We grabbed a map and headed to a trailhead. We hiked for a good 3 miles and we took in the views. I was also checking out the different trails that could be ridden with our mountain bikes since we have never ridden at O’neill park. We found more than few singletrack sections tha ..read more

I had been toying with the idea of buying a hardtail bike to ride the Fullerton Loop and listed my Scott Big Jon Fat tire bike up for sale. After a few lowball offers, I started researching adding a front suspension fork for the Scott Big Jon. I found a brand new Manitou Mastodon Comp EXT for $350 so I jumped on that sale right away. Now, swapping forks is not a difficult task -unless the old crown race refuses to budge. I tried the razor blade method, screwdriver and even bought a special tool. No dice. Defeated, I took the fork to my local bike shop so they can remove the crown race but eve ..read more

I was one of those who believed that e-bikes are “cheater bikes” and yes, they are if you are racing against non-e-bikes or if you are using them to exercise. But let me explain what I mean by cheating. What I have discovered is that the level of “cheating” depends on the rider; it is up to me to utilize the level of assistance that I want and therefore the type of workout I get from the ride. Another beneficial side effect of the e-bike is that I have been doing rides that I hadn’t done in years because of the climbs. I HATE climbing. I have now ridden over 117 miles on my e-bike and I am ..read more

Scott Big Jon Back in October I listed the Scott Big Jon fat tire bike for sale on Facebook marketplace. I then got a message from them that my ad was being reviewed because it was violating their “commerce policies”. I appealed Facebook’s decision to remove my ad and 3 months later they sent me another message that I lost the appeal and my item was removed. The strange thing is that I had already removed my ad because I decided to keep my Fat tire… err slightly overweight tire bike. My guess is that Facebook market place did not like that my ad contained the word “fat” and therefore was ta ..read more

After ridden cow trail 19 years ago, we went back to ride this singletrack that is nested in the Puente Hills reserve. One of the reasons that I avoided this trail for so long was the exposure on the left hand side. I am afraid of heights and we did have a friend that fell but fortunately he did not roll all the way down. I decided to face my fear and rode along with 2 friends; Steve and Ramon. Steve was our guide for the day, Turnbull Canyon is literally his backyard so he knows the trails. The ride was uneventful but fun. The weather was excellent, the company was great and the dirt was a ..read more

I don’t usually do New Year’s resolutions but I do give myself bike riding goals that are attainable. The obvious goal is to ride as much as possible but being older, I need to focus on the quality of miles VS the quantity of miles. First on my list is to ride new trails or ride trails that I have not ridden in years. Here are some of the trails that I want to ride: Bonelli Park: It has been years since I rode this trail Franklin Canyon: New trail for me and I heard that it is fun The Luge: I always dread the uphill to the top but the e-bike will be the equalizer Skyline in Whittier: New trai ..read more

We have been quiet because we have been doing more riding than typing! So as I get older one of the easiest but most repetitive tasks in cycling annoyed the crapped out of me: Pumping tires. After doing some research I decided to try the portable Nulksen Tire Inflator. I decided to try this one because it was wireless, has a capacity to inflate up to 120 psi and it claims to have a 6000maH battery. Here are some of my first impressions: Pros: Easy to use; I was able to pump road tires, gravel tires, fat tires and Mtb tires with different PSI requirements Presta adapter included Fast charging ..read more