The Mountain Bike Accessories Blog

One of the most highly anticipated mountain bike video releases of the year, ROAM is the second film from the critically acclaimed group of film makers know as The Collective. Shot on gloriously detailed 16mm film, ROAM really pushes the boundaries, as much in terms of cutting edge riding as breath taking cinematography.

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But they all lived happily ever after!

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I just tried mountain biking for the first time today. Idon't have an actual mountain bike yet (it's a cruiser). But the trails I'm trying are easy mountain biking trails. I want to make sure I enjoy it before investing in another bike. Do you have any tips on mountain biking? Tips on riding rather than equipment are especially useful at this point. Thanks

1) Do not ride over your ability.
2) Let someone know where and how long you'll be.
3) Get a trail map for any place you don't know well.
4) When riding shift and shift often to maintain your momentum.
5) Spinning is better than mashing the pedals.
6) Don't pump your tire up to the max. rated pres., lower pressures tend to give better over all performance. (a good place to start would be a few lbs higher than the lower rating on the side wall.)
7) If you can ride with an experienced rider to help develop you skills.

i have a mountain bike

A water bottle holder, a cyclometer(bike computer), a helmet(of course), a bike bag(for behind the seat), a small first aid kit(for bag), a few compact tools(for bag), patch kit(for bag), tire pump, water bottle, a lock, some quarters, a bike light(optional)

Malcolm McLean had his fold up bicycle with grocery carrying baskets stolen from the grocery store near Yonge St/Eglinton Ave in August 2006.

He reported the bicycle stolen to the Toronto Police Service. He did not have his serial number, as the bike was old, and he never thought to record it.

Malcolm depends on his bicycle for transportation. The theft of his bicycle was a major blow to his daily lifestyle.

In the summer of 2007 the Youth in Policing program hired 100 youth to work for the Toronto Police Service. Four of those youth were assigned to the Toronto Crime Stoppers office.

As part of the summer work, the youth organized a ‘Crime Stoppers BMX Showcase’ day at the Wallace Emerson Community Centre, 1260 Dufferin St, Toronto. The youth worked with Constable Scott Mills, the Toronto Crime Stoppers School Officer on this project, which included a plea to the public to register their bicycles, and a plea to the public to report stolen bicycles, persons suspected of stealing bicycles, and shady pawn shops who fence stolen bicycles.

As a result of this effort, Toronto Star reporter Betsy Powell (she herself had been victim of bicycle theft in Toronto.. right in front of police headquarters!) wrote an article encouraging bicycle registration.

Malcolm saw the article in the Toronto Star, and wrote a letter to Constable Mills stating that the renewed interest in bicycle theft by the police and Crime Stoppers had led him to have some hope that his bicycle would be recovered.

On September 26, 2007 Toronto Police Chief William Blair held a press conference at Bloordale Middle School in Toronto to formally announce to the public that they can register their bicycles online at www.torontopolice.on.ca .

Malcolm attended the press conference and participated in a demonstration by a grade 8 youth at the school on how to register your bicycle online. The grade 8 students had been the victim of having his bicycle stolen as well !

In this video Malcolm talks about his biccyle being stolen, and his participation in the press conference… Malcolm also talks about his accomplishments in his life.. playing on the national soccer teams for three countries - his native Trinidad, Jamaica, and Canada.

Malcolm is sporting a rare, old style, ‘Metropolitan Toronto Police’ cap that was given to him by Deputy Chief Jane Dick at the press conference.

Malcolm says his will have his new bicycle registered for sure.. He is not that good with computers, and would like the public to know that you can register your bicycle the ‘old fashioned’ way by attending a Toronto Police Service station and completing the bicycle registration form in the lobby, and submitting it to the Records Dept of Toronto Police at 40 College St, Toronto. Mark your registrations to the attention of the records input supervisor Dianne Bray.

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Video taken a few years ago of my buddy scott and I. Was filmed throughout BC and in the MidWest. I’m now living and riding in Hood River, Oregon (Post Canyon trails) so if you ever want to come here and ride let me know.

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little trial session

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This is a review of the Inside Ride e-Motion bicycle rollers.

I bought them from http://www.1upusa.com/ because I couldn’t find a better price and they had free shipping. They took 4 weeks to arrive (back in November of 2007).

The good is:

1. I love riding on them.
2. I can alternate standing and sitting to alleviate butt pain.
3. They feel very much like real riding even while standing.
4. Time goes by much faster than on other exercise equipment.
5. They come fully assembled, which is terrific.
6. They are very easy to adjust.

The bad is:

1. My mountain bike wheelbase was slightly too long to use on these. When standing, the bike tended to lurch forward slightly.
2. Slightly disappointed in how loud they are but different tires might help that.

Some things I don’t mention in the video:

1. The bumpers are nice for helping prevent riding off the sides.
2. Watching hockey can be deadly if you tend to go back and forth with the action!

Here are some other videos on rollers you might want to check out!

This guy is incredible on rollers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiCdm5FsJpg

These rollers look awesome for Mountain Bikers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKEHoA_xl-U

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Awesome mountain bike movie at Whistler B-C with
some bmx’s so cool!! Watch it and you will see !!!! (MUSIC : 1st song is ROCK SUPER STAR BY CYPRESS HILLS ,THE Second one is REMEMBER THE NAME BY FORT MINOR thx and enjoy

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