Entries by leelikesbikes

XC racing on a 6-inch bike?

Hello, Love your book! I haven’t found anything better out there as far as teaching bike handling goes. Anyways, I have a Giant Reign, a 6′ trail bike [sic]. However, I have recently become intrigued with the idea of trying my hand at college XC racing. Would it be silly to even try to enter […]

Of ebooks and karma

Stoked: Lots of people are ordering Welcome to Pump Track Nation, and plenty are telling me they dig it. The ebook was a lot of work, and I’m glad people enjoy it. Not stoked: Three times as many people have downloaded the PDF as have paid for it. If you stole my ebook: You better […]

Welcome to Pump Track Nation – download

Sweet! Thanks for buying the ebook Welcome to Pump Track Nation. I will email the 3.5 MB pdf directly to you as soon as I receive your order confirmation. This usually happens in a few minutes, end of day at the latest. If your Paypal email address can’t accept a message with an attachment, please […]

Effect of longer fork?

Lee, What is your opinion on a manufacturer decreasing a bike’s head angle by adding a longer travel fork? Are the benefits the same as a bike with a slack head angle to begin with? Does this change how well the rear suspension works?

What size SX Trail?

hello lee, I want to buy a Specialized SX Trail Frame. Will set it up with an Marzocchi 66 170mm fork. I dont know for what size i should decide. i’m 1,85 cm tall. My previous ride was a Santa Cruz Heckler in M. My riding is hard singletracks (rocky) and some shuttling in bikeparks […]

Prescott, AZ moto with Mr. Keene

This year my boy Curtis Keene fell in love and moved from Norcal to Prescott, AZ. That’s bad news for Bay Area women, but great news for Curtis. The fastest ex-electrician from Fremont now lives among endless mountains and infinite trails.

Bad memories: St. Catherine’s Military Academy

I endured ages 11 through 13 at a Catholic military boarding school in Anaheim, Calif. It’s right across the freeway from Disneyland, and I still remember watching the fireworks through barred windows. (No, I am not crying right now.) A few weeks ago as I drove south on I-5, I something told me to turn […]