Archive for February, 2010

A Little Something to End the Weekend

February 28th, 2010

I hope everyone had a good weekend and the chance to get out on the bike in one form or another. For myself, I enjoyed what certainly turned out to be an adventurous MTB ride on Saturday with MountainBikeRiding.com’s very own Pete. We headed to Sedona and did the old “lets see where this goes” on a trail I had never been on and he had ridden once a while back.  Well 4 1/2 hours later, on the back side of a mountian from where we were supposed to be, some long forest roads, and some mountain road riding we arrived back at the car, a little more worked over than we were expecting.

Here’s a quick ride tip, if your in Sedona don’t ride the Turkey Butte Trail unless you have plenty of time to kill, love epic rubbly climbs and  gnarly baby head descents.  If you like that stuff go for it, if not, Sedona has plenty of  other great single track to offer.

This week we will have a review of the Ergon BA-1 and more great bike touring and adventure riding information.  I leave you with one of my favorite cycling parody videos.  I’m sure many of you have seen this already, but some how it never gets old.  Every ride is an adventure.

Dahon BioLogic Bike Mount for iPhone

February 26th, 2010

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We just received our first Dahon BioLogic bike mount for the iPhone .  We are really stoked to give this a test as it seems to be the best waterproof  iPhone case made for either a bike or a motorcycle.  We first got to put our fingers on one of these at Interbike last year, and they certainly looked promising.

dahon_bike_mount_for_iphoneSo far, many of the iPhone mounting cases have been sub-par at best, either they have a good interface but aren’t water resistant or weather proof, or they are sealed up tight with a poor interface.  We are hoping the Dahon breaks the mold and performs well in both categories. Things look promising with a welded water proof touch membrane,  a 360 pivot handlebar mount and protected weather resistant openings for head phones and the data/charging port, MSRP about 60.00.

Bukwyld will be putting it through its paces, if anyone can break it Bukwyld can.  Give us a couple of weeks and we will be back with a thorough user review.

How to Survive the Winter

February 25th, 2010

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For many of us across the country who ride, winter is a time spent staring out the window wondering when spring is going to arrive.  The cold and gray seems to push on for ever.  Its hard not to get stir crazy, our poor lonely bikes are just sitting in the garage, depressed and underused.  Our minds and bodies start to feel the same way our bikes do, melancholy and in need of activity.  Well don’t fret any longer. Although winter is plagued with short cold days there are ways to get out and have fun while still getting a work out that wont make that first bike tour or race of the season hurt so bad. » Read more: How to Survive the Winter

Carrying the Booze

February 19th, 2010

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What is the most efficient way to carry booze on a bike tour?  Ok, so the question is, how do you take liquor along on your bike tour, no one really wants to carry a twelve pack, or a six pack for that matter, very far on a bike tour, its just not practical. So what do you do, no one in there right mind should be denied a relaxing beverage after a long day in the saddle.

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Welcome to Adventure Bike Riding!

February 10th, 2010

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Welcome to Adventure Bike Riding.  The experts in adventure riding.  What is adventure riding you ask?  Any ride can be an adventure or turn into one, but more specifically we are focused on rides such as bike touring, epic MTB and road rides,  endurance racing, and just spending all day on the bike and having a great time.  We are working as fast as we can to get the site up and running, so bare with us.  We will soon have gear reviews and links, guides and tips, maps, expert advice, new rides and much much more, so stay tuned.