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XC champ Heather Irmiger is seeing immediate results from this week’s kung fu skills session. “Lee, wow – I really can’t believe the progress I’ve made! Last Sunday really was the last day I sucked 🙂 “ Check out this video from Winter Park, shot by Heather’s husband Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski:
Heather Irmiger — XC national champ, marathon national champ and singlespeed world champ — has asked me to help her descend at a world class level (and have more fun on her bike). I am all over this project.
Uh oh, the end is nigh.
A purchaser of Welcome to Pump Track Nation is thinking outside the box. Some thoughts:
In the past two weeks I’ve worked with a two excellent groups from our second largest state.
Dustin Gilding spent one year building these trails and two days shooting them. The result is some pretty stellar riding.
Pro 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.
Valmont 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:
(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 […]
Last 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.”
Great 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.
Stoked: 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: