Godspeed, Pua Mata
Just heard the tragic news about Monique “Pua Mata” Parmalee being struck and killed by a motorcyclist while she was bicycle riding near her home in Yucaipa. Outside has a tribute to her you can…
Tag: mountain bike racing
Mountain Bike In Your Living Room Thanks To Ray’s Indoor Bike Park Board Game
Does the mountain biker on your Christmas gift list have you stumped? Well, be perplexed no more. Ray Petro, of Ray’s Indoor Bike Park fame, developed a fun, easy-to-play board game that brings all the…
Roadies Catch On To A Product Mountain Bikers Have Been Using For 19 Years
The roadie world is going bonkers because pro rider Matej Mohoric recently won the Milan-San Rimo race using a…wait for it…dropper seatpost! The rider credits the seatpost for an advantage over his competition on the…
Top Stories Of 2021 From Jimmy Mac On Two Wheels
Calculating the top (most-clicked-on) stories of 2021 is fraught with technical difficulties. Stories posted early in the year have a marked advantage over a story posted in December. Stories that are “Updates” include tag-along readers…
Fox Mountain Bike Suspension Fork Overbuilt For Mountain Bikers
It used to be that mountain bike component companies shaved ever ounce of unneeded material off their products to save weight. Some companies even put rider weight limits on their products. I sometimes worried that…
Leigh Donovan’s Mountain Biker Skills Video Series Will Make You A Better Rider
Did you get into mountain bike riding during the pandemic? Need to brush up on some mountain biking basics? Want to learn cool stuff you can use on every ride? Well friends, you are in…
Happy Halloween From The Saddle
Think this guy has taken weight loss a little too far? Hope he isn't on bone density medication.
Prolific Action Sports Photographer, John Ker, In Recovery Mode
Hall of Fame member (both Mountain Bike and BMX) and all-round great guy, John Ker, is in the hospital following hip-replacement surgery (following a cycling get off). John's recovery has not gone smoothly and he…
No Sea Otter Classic For 2020
It comes as no surprise that the Sea Otter Classic promoter is pulling the plug on their rescheduled 2020 event. The event that is traditionally held in the Spring of each year was shifted to…
Mountain Biker Appears On Commemorative Stamp
I’ve always been a sucker for the USPS’s commemorative stamps. I usually buy two sheets. One to use as postage (I still like sending letters and cards instead of emails) and the other to stuff…