Soul-Riders - Mountain Bike Articles

Cedric Gracia Interview: MTB's Rock Star!

sradmin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:13:46 -0500

At Soul-Riders we love Rockstars as much as riders, so why not try and track down mountain bike's version of a rockstar? So we did! Cedric Gracia would have to be MTB's most stand out character and a bloke I'd love to get smashed with at a titty bar somewhere in Europe. Andrew decided to throw the G-man a few Q's to see what makes this guy tick.

This is Australia: The MTB Film

aday — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:09:25 -0500

We’re always keen to check out a new flic here at Soul-Riders, so today we kept it local and had a bit of a chat to Sam Davies from SLD Productions to ask a few questions about his new upcoming Film “This is Australia” which will be premiered in August at the Canberra World Cup Round.

Launch Helmet Cams: Part 1

sradmin — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:17:29 -0500

Today Soul-Riders decided to send Andrew on his bike to pedal over to W.A. and have a quick chit chat with Launch Helmet Cams head honcho Markland O'Connell. We all know how slow Andrew is, so by the time he got there, he basically asked a few Q's then had to start his return journey. Here's what the team at LHC had to say.

Markus Stoeckl, The FASTEST DHer on Earth!

sradmin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:19:23 -0500

Today Soul-Riders spoke to Mr. MS Racing himself, Markus Stoeckl while he was in an airport waiting for his flight. In September last year Markus attempted to break the Land record for a Mountain Bike in Chile and did he break it, he smashed it by 23 km/h to set a new world record of 210.4 km/h.

Cleaning your bike with Zero Water

aday — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:15:22 -0500

Feeling guilty for wasting large amounts of water washing your bike regularly? Well I have the perfect solution…

Shock Landing: BOS plushes into Oz

sradmin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:42:43 -0500

We've just got word that Rouler Imports here in Australia are importing and distributing one killer suspension brand BOS. Who the frick are BOS you ask? We'll here's a breif rundown of European engineering at it's best.

Pro Rider Interviews: Hot Topics!

sradmin — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:16:23 -0500

Sam Hill Interview

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Sabrinna Jonnier Interview

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Tracey Hannah Interview

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Need a NEW bike at a USED price?

sradmin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:07:33 -0500

Soul-Riders realises how important your rig is to keeping the excitement of riding alive, and most of us can't afford to buy a new bike whenever we like because it just doesn't fit into the budget. Well, there's a new site floating around the internet that got us here a little excited. How about brand new spanking rigs at killer prices? Complete with FULL shop services to boot? Sounds too good to be true really, so we thought we'd go all Maxwell Smart on this rumour and check it out ourselves.

Straitline Components

sradmin — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:41:02 -0500

Today Soul-Riders.com teamed up with Greg from Straitline Components for an in depth look into their precision company.

Many cycling companies might claim to be ‘precision this’ & ‘precision that’ but I doubt any can maintain it as much as Straitline Components can with what they have achieved over the past 12 years in Precision Engineering. With their very own hearts in the right place, now Straitline Components have entered the cycling industry fuelled with passion for riding.

Are you Chicken?

sradmin — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:37:44 -0600

A chickens' body temperature normally runs at 102-103 degrees F.

A rooster takes 18-20 breaths a minute, a hen 30-35.

There are over 150 varieties of domestic chickens.

Chickens are not capable of sustained flight.

It takes a hen 24-26 hours to lay an egg.

The latin name for chicken is Gallus Domesticus.

Chickens come in an infinite variety of colors and patterns.

Chickens lay different colored eggs, from white, to brown, to green, to pink, to blue.

A chicken can have 4 or 5 toes on each foot.

Grocery store chickens are 5-8 weeks old.

A chicken takes 21 days to hatch.

Chickens were domesticated about 8000 years ago.