Final design: Lyons bike park
I’ll write [much] more when I get a chance, but here’s a quick update.
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Pump track coming to Taos, NM
/2 Comments/in Pump tracks, Trail building/by leelikesbikesHey all. I’m helping cook up a pump track in Taos, New Mexico, and I’m looking for DJ/pump people in that area. If you’re a Taos resident and a member of the Pump Track Nation (or want to join), please email me. Rock.
Compromises in the face of reality
/7 Comments/in Ask Lee, Downhill, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesWe all have these visions of how things are going to be. In downhill, they don’t always go that way. But all is not lost.
New, improved Specialized Eskar tires
/12 Comments/in Reviews/by leelikesbikesI’ve been rocking the Specialized Eskar Control tires on my Stumpy since they were wee prototypes, and I’ve really liked them. They roll pretty quickly, they corner well, and they haven’t been flatting. All in all a good trail tire. Now they’re better.
The priority shift has begun
/8 Comments/in Parenthood!/by leelikesbikesI was at the skate park this morning, hanging out, talking about bikes, waiting for a line to clear, when this guy walked by with a BOB Revolution Duallie stroller. Sick!
Cool event: The Ranchstyle in Grand Junction, CO
/in Events/by leelikesbikesMan, I wish I could rock the 2009 Ranchstyle this weekend, April 25 and 26. Local, grassroots feel with a pair of sweet looking courses. Check out this helmet cam footage:
Year 3: Clinics with the CHOICE Program
/7 Comments/in Coaching/by leelikesbikesEach year, students in the CHOICE program at Platt Middle School in Boulder take a class riding trip. This year they’re going to Cortez, CO, and I just helped them get ready. This was my third time with this group, and some of these kids are ripping!
Up to $1,000 off a new Stumpjumper or Safire
/1 Comment/in /by leelikesbikesIf you’ve been wanting a sweet new trail bike, this might be the time. Follow this link to print a rebate card for immediate savings at the register. http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCGlobalPages.jsp?pageName=SJFSRPromo
Benefits of a high seat?
/10 Comments/in Ask Lee, Tech tips/by leelikesbikesHey Lee, Is better climbing efficiency the only benefit of having a high seat? I’m asking because I ride in a place with climbs that typically require riders to stand on their bikes, defeating the purpose of a high seat. Alex
Fisting the grips or covering the brake levers?
/5 Comments/in Ask Lee, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesHey Lee, I’ve been working on my manuals and covering the back brake with an index finger to avoid disaster. As a result this habit of covering the brakes has carried over to my technique on drops (and even jumping). Is this a good idea or should I be grasping the whole grip for better […]
A Freudian slip of the keystroke
/2 Comments/in /by leelikesbikesSnow is piling outside. I’m stuck inside, coding a software site. I type this:
7th grade math report: Pulling Gs on a pump track
/1 Comment/in Ask Lee, Pump tracks/by leelikesbikesLee, I’m doing a math report on mounain biking and I am in 7th grade. I met with Mark Weir and he said you hade done some studies on the G forces pulled on his pump track. Is there any way I could get a hold of the results to present to my class? Travis
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