MtnBikeRiders.com
It was either late last year or early this year when I stumbled upon www.mtnbikeriders.com. I was in the process of converting my Intense Tracer into a full suspension single speed when I saw a new thread posted by RL Policar (imapodaddy) on www.mtbr.com. Apparently he also converted his full suspension into a single speed bike. Within his profile, he has a list of websites. Being that I am fond of mountain biking, any links or web address that is bike related to mountain biking I will look into. Turns out that www.mtnbikeriders.com is a pretty cool site. The crew of MtnBikeRiders write on-line reviews on various mountain biking related products as well as ride reports on local rides. I don’t recall how I got in touch with RL, maybe it was through MTBR.com at first, but I eventually started posting comments on his site. When my Tracer SS was completed, he posted pictures of my bike on www.mtnbikeriders.com. From here I was invited to a local ride with the crew. It was March 08 when I joined RL, his wife Priscilla and Moe Ramirez at Bonelli Park to pre-ride the course (a week prior to a race). From here on out, I meshed with the group and joined them on more weekend rides. Later on I met the other members of MtnBikeRiders such as Jeremy Yang and Lance Lowry. In April, I met the guys at Sea Otter’s media area. They were hard at work with information of the new products from many vendors/manufacturers. Sometime in April, RL asked me to be a guest writer for the site and review and roof rack. A little timid and not really familiar with the flow of their review process, I declined and asked for other future opportunities. RL, not deterred by my rejection of the roof rack review, he stayed in contact w/me via email on other mountain biking related subjects. In the beginning of May, MtnBikeRiders had a Mother’s Day ride at Aliso Woods. The whole staff would be present and I was excited to ride with all of them. It was such an awesome ride and I had a great time. Later that week, I received an email from RL and Moe, owners of MtnBikeRiders.com. They were curious to see if I wanted to join the crew and work with them. I’ll be part of the Team and will be a contributing writer and product tester. Seeing an opportunity to work w/guys and gals who share the same passion, I immediately accepted! We went over a few formalities, and all was golden. RL sent out an email intro to the staff as well as a Press Release through http://www.mtnbikeriders.com/2008/05/15/mtnbikeriders-welcomes-newest-staffer/ Since then, I’ve had two products to review. An Ibex Ignition 3 and a Sette Workstand. You can read the reviews through the links below.
Ibex Ignition
