Somis Road’s Dead Man’s Curve
Somis Road, that runs between Las Posas Road in Camarillo to East Los Angeles Avenue (the 118) in Somis, California, is a two-mile stretch of two-lane blacktop. It is relatively flat and straight with a…
Category: Mountain Biking
America’s Side-By-Side Catastrophe
In 1973 The National Lampoon ran an ad for the fictitious DOA Deerslayer Motorhiker Side-by-Side. The ad copy explained that the Deerslayer “lets you and your family have all the fun and freedom of the…
What Really Happens When You Hit The SOS Button
We all carry a satellite communicator device when we ride into the backcountry (you do carry a satellite communicator, don’t you?). They are the only way to send a message when you ride out of…
Mountain Biking Has Come A Long Way, Baby
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Update: Gold Country Classic Postponed Due To High Fire Danger
August 29, 2024: Sorry to hear that the first-ever Gold Country Classic has been pushed back a year due to extreme fire danger in the Calaveras County area. A message on the event's website reads,…
Cyclist Endos Into Fallen Tree
A number of news outlets titled this video "Falling tree almost hits cyclist during Milwaukee storm" but a much better title would be "Cyclist finds bike's wet V-stop brakes don't work very well and endos…
Pee Wee Herman Schwinn Replica Up For Grabs
If you are a fan of Tim Burton's "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" movie or you are a Pee Wee Herman fan or a Paul Reubens fan or you are a 1949 Schwinn DX bicycle fan,…
Nina Dobrev Injured On A Motorcycle, Not A Bicycle
Nina Dobrev’s crash and hospitalization after a “bike” accident made international news. The headlines universally claimed that the Canadian actress had been riding either a “bike” or “e-bike.” The fact, supplied by the actress in…
Please Peter Sagan, Hang Up The Number Plates
Just learned that Peter Sagan needs to undergo a second heart procedure after undergoing an initial heart surgery just weeks ago. Dude, you got nothing left to prove to your legion of devoted fans and…
Latest Newton-Rider Helmet “Update” Does Little To Calm Customers’ Nerves (Or Protect Their Heads)
Checked back for the March update from Newton-Rider on their foldable helmet and it is a doozy. No mention of helmet standard certification. No mention of production dates. No guess of an estimated shipping date.…