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Non-standard berm ideas
/4 Comments/in Pump tracks, Trail building/by leelikesbikesA purchaser of Welcome to Pump Track Nation is thinking outside the box. Some thoughts:
Tearing it up with some Texans
/in Coaching, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesIn the past two weeks I’ve worked with a two excellent groups from our second largest state.
Rider analysis: Dustin Gilding – The Revealing :: PT.1
/4 Comments/in Skills/training/by leelikesbikesDustin Gilding spent one year building these trails and two days shooting them. The result is some pretty stellar riding.
Endurance slalom with Judy Freeman
/in Coaching, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesPro XC ripper Judy Freeman is off to national XC championships in Idaho today. This morning we sharpened the sword with a bit of Valmont endurance slalom.
Teaching kung fu in Lyons
/in Coaching/by leelikesbikesValmont Bike Park in Boulder, CO might be the happiest place on Earth, but Lyons Bike Park is great place for larger groups and technical climbing/descending. Recent adventures:
Converting Stumpy 29 to EVO?
/6 Comments/in 29ers, Ask Lee, Reviews/by leelikesbikes(Question inspired by Week one: Stumpjumper FSR 29 Carbon S-EVO) Hello Lee, I added a fox 34 hoping it would improve my bikes handling about the same time I discovered you site (awesome articles by the way) and was happy to see I wasn’t the only one who tried and loved the 34! My question […]
Making a fast rider faster
/2 Comments/in Coaching, Downhill, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesLast week I rocked a skills session at Valmont Bike Park with Mountain States Cup pro pinner Eric Landis. We hit the basics, then he attacked his drills with rare aggression. As he told me at the beginning of our session, “I’m dressed to crash.”
Pinkbike Q&A with Aaron Gwin
/in Downhill, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesGreat stuff in this interview: http://www.pinkbike.com/news/QampA-with-Gwin.html Pay special attention to Aaron’s approach to racing. The significance it holds (and does not hold) in his life. The importance of following your routine, giving it your best then moving on.
Stafford Lake Bike Park Flow Track
/in Pump tracks, Trail building/by leelikesbikesStoked: I just delivered specs for a pump/jump/flow/race track that Hilride will build at Stafford Lake Bike Park in Marin. This track is designed for all levels of riders — and for head-to-head racing! Here’s the overview:
Shimano Zee is gonna hook some groms
/5 Comments/in Equipment/by leelikesbikesMy love for Shimano began when, at 10 years old, I begged for and received a Shimano MLZ-10 ultralight spinning reel. That thing ran smooth as butter, and it had a huge Teflon drag washer that could beat 10-pound fish on 2-pound line. I rocked that reel all over the place — including Baja where […]
Fabien Barel hangs and rides with Cedric Gracia
/1 Comment/in Skills/training/by leelikesbikes“Fabien Barel Presents: Ripping with Cedric Gracia in Andorra ” Watch Fabien shred with CG. This video has a fun, positive vibe, plus it’s instructive to watch these two world class riders just out having fun. Watch how expressive they are — and watch how they load and unload their bikes. Sine waves!
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