Sometimes, real life eats up more time than it should. Work and other responsibilities nip away at my time until there’s little left over for mountain biking.
For weekend days when scooping the cat box, doing dishes and washing the laundry deprives me of some time, I still take solace in the fortress of mountain bike [...]
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International Blog My Trail Day – PHX Mountain Preserve
One Driving Habit that Makes Cyclists Crazy
For today’s somewhat late edition of Mountain Bike Monday, Wandering “I Like Referring to Myself in the Third Person” Justin is dishing up the goods on a driving habit that puts a bunch in his chamois like few others.
At one portion of my super-idyllic ride at McDowell Mountain Regional Park, the trail crosses the main [...]
Get Through a Corner Faster!
Hey, it’s the pre-New Year’s edition of Mountain Bike Monday! That’s the weekly feature where I drop a great mountain biking tip on you, from gear reviews to technique tips.
To me, the real fun in mountain biking is in the turns. My absolute favorite sort of turn is slight bermed, slightly downhill and a medium [...]
6 Cheap Last-Minute Gifts for Mountain Bikers
Welcome to the Holiday Edition of Mountain Bike Monday! Today, I’m giving you 6 ideas for last-minute, affordable holiday gifts for the bikers in your life. Enjoy!
1. New Chain – Okay, so it’s not exciting. But a new chain every 1,000 miles is like an oil change f0r your car every 3,000 miles: cheap insurance. [...]
MBAA Seeking Off-Road Hand-Cycle Racers
Attention, hand bike racers! The Mountain Bike Association of Arizona wants you for a new racing division. From the MBAA Web site:
MBAA will add a hand bike category for the Short Track race at McDowell. Start time will be after the pro race category at 11:30am. The race will be 20 minutes plus one lap [...]
Mountain Bike Monday – Testing the Pivot Mach 4
Welcome to Wandering Justin’s ongoing Mountain Bike Monday feature! That’s where I throw down some mountain bike advice, from gear to riding technique. Check out this review … just one thing: I realize some things about my review could be taken out of context. Be cool and don’t do that – if you want to [...]
Jan. 8 Named International Blog My Trail Day
Alright, bike bloggers: I’m making a decision, and I hope you’ll join me in making this happen.
I do hereby proclaim Jan. 8, 2010 to be International Blog My Trail DaySM. Here’s the idea – I want every single mountain bike-loving blogger to post about their favorite local trail. I want to hear about all the [...]
1 Bike Maintenance Tip You MUST Obey!
That’s right, it’s time for another edition of Mountain Bike Monday – that’s when I pass along a bike tip or just give you bike info you need to know. Got a bike question for MTBM? E-mail me at wandering.justins@gmail.com!
I’m pleased that my co-workers regard me as a go-to guy when they need bike knowledge. [...]
Bike Review of Pivot Mach 4 Coming Soon
I spent better than an hour today flogging a Pivot Mach 4 on the Desert Classic Trail at South Mountain. It’s really cool that Pivot is giving people the chance to put some meaningful test time on $4,000-plus bikes to see what they can really do.
My 10 miles or so on the bike told me [...]
How Specialized Can Build its Brand with the Trail Crew
You might remember that, awhile back, I applied to get on the Specialized Trail Crew. I guess Specialized already picked the crew, and now they are trying to figure out how to evolve the Trail Crew for its next incarnation. I have some ideas, some of which might seem bare-knuckled. Check ‘em out.
1. I know [...]
