Entries by leelikesbikes

What happened to bar ends?

Hello Lee, I just started reading your MTB skills book. Awesome read! Only a few chapters in and have learned many new techniques. One of my favorites is the brake lever position. I moved mine as you recommended and WOW what a differance. So much better leverage and control. Anyway, I do have one question […]

29er for all mountain?

Hi Lee, I purchased the book that you and Brian Lopes worked on together and it has helped me out tremendously. My question to you is 29 vs 26 and which one do you see yourself riding in the future? A little bit about my background. I used to race expert DH back in the […]

Your first Sea Otter: What to expect?

Hi Lee, my daughter and I are planning a road trip to Monterey for the Sea Otter Classic. She will be racing the cat 3 women downhill. This will be her first downhill race and our first Sea Otter Classic. She has been training with her bigger sister at Valmont and Golden BP. She is […]

Soiltac for pump track?

Hey Lee, The Turner Posse is building a pumptrack at our house and wondered what your thoughts are on using Soiltac to reduce maintenance and retain consistency? Thanks Lee, we love your witty (and usually insightful) responses. See you out there, BRAAAAAPP!! Kind Regards, Bill T. and the boys

Public clinic at Valmont Bike Park this Saturday

Ripping corners at Valmont Bike Park. Let’s rock the kung fu this Saturday, March 24, 9 a.m. to noon. Class is limited to six riders. The forecast calls for sunny with a high of 78! We’ll cover whatever the group wants and is ready for, but we will start with the basics and work our […]

Learning to pedal on flat pedals

Lee- In one of your recent blogs, you stated that you switched to flats to learn to pedal. Could you please expand on that in a future article? I am a downhiller bitten by the enduro bug and am trying to turn mashing into spinning. I was under the impression the first step was to […]