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Wheelie-dropping Santa
/in /by leelikesbikesOur friend Dan has a caboose in his yard (already cool), but his Santa makes it rock. Hang on little piggy! Click for big:
Knobbies on snow
/in Moto/by leelikesbikesHere in Colorado, cold is settling in and snow is settling down. It seems like time to hang the wheels and wax the skis, but — no! — not yet.
Drops: Calculating landing force
/10 Comments/in Ask Lee, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesA mechanical engineer wants to know how I calculated the impact forces for a bike drop. Yikes, here goes …
Software for diagraming tracks
/6 Comments/in Ask Lee/by leelikesbikesA reader wants to know which software I use to create my snazzy track diagrams. It’s the same one I’ve used to create award-winning newspaper infographics.
Requirements: upgrading to semipro
/3 Comments/in Ask Lee/by leelikesbikesI was wondering what you need to do to advance from expert to semi pro? I couldn’t find the information anywhere in the norba book. I know in BMX you have to place 1-10 nag. By the way your site is great. keep up the good work.
Trail building info
/2 Comments/in Ask Lee, Trail building/by leelikesbikesI live in a town where just about nobody bikes. I was wondering if you could give trail building tips. – Aaron — — — The IMBA site has tons of info. Check it out. I hope to post stories about building jumps, rollers and berms. Stay tuned. — Lee
4X and slalom start questions
/in Ask Lee, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesHey Lee, how do you know what the rules are for mt cross & dual slalom gate starts on what is legal and not legal. I couldn’t find any info on the usacycling website.
Grand Junction and Moab, moto style
/11 Comments/in ColoRADo, Moto, Riding/by leelikesbikesIf you’re a bitter person, don’t read this. It’ll only make you angry. For the rest of you, behold three days and three adventures.
Getting into dirt jumping
/1 Comment/in Ask Lee, Equipment, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesA young reader needs advice on picking a dirt jump bike and becoming confident enough to enjoy it.
Off to Fruita and Moab
/in Uncategorized/by leelikesbikesI hope you had a great Thanskgiving. I have a lot to be thankful for: my Smootchie, a great place to live, two awesome puppies, sports I love, a career that’s fulfilling my dreams, blah, blah, blah. This morning the Watts and I rode XC for 90 minutes then hit a local freeride spot. What […]
Riding in Israel
/1 Comment/in Riding, Uncategorized/by leelikesbikesA fellow SMBA coach recently rode on the Egyptian border. “Toto, I don’t think we’re in Boulder anymore …”