This year my boy Curtis Keene fell in love and moved from Norcal to Prescott, AZ. That’s bad news for Bay Area women, but great news for Curtis. The fastest ex-electrician from Fremont now lives among endless mountains and infinite trails.
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I endured ages 11 through 13 at a Catholic military boarding school in Anaheim, Calif. It’s right across the freeway from Disneyland, and I still remember watching the fireworks through barred windows. (No, I am not crying right now.) A few weeks ago as I drove south on I-5, I something told me to turn left on Harbor Blvd.
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While I was in California I got to work/ride with 16 mountain bikers in three groups. Everyone had different experiences and goals, but they all shared the same stoke.
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While I was in Norcal this month, you KNOW I rode in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The woods are deep, and the trails are super flowy. It was too dark for my little point-and-shoot camera, but still:
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Mike Wallace over at nsmb.com just wrote a review of the highly aclaimed book Mastering Mountain Bike Skills, by Brian Lopes and me, Lee McCormack. He has an interesting perspective, and (of course) he likes the book.
Sorry I’ve been out of communication. The past week has been good but busy. Good. Busy.
– Riding in Santa Cruz
– Clinics in the Bay Area
– Camping/swimming at El Capitan State Beach (near Santa Barbara)
– Clinics and riding in Fontana (in SoCal)
– Meeting/lunch at Oakley
– I’m now in Prescott, AZ visiting Curtis Keene at his new home. Tomorrow we ride moto all over these here mountains.
– Rufus my three-legged Labrador retriever is LOVING it!
Full stories and photos when I get home later this week.
Rock!
— Lee
Yesterday I visited some friends at FOX Racing Shox in Watsonville, Calif., and they gave me the sweet factory tour.
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Last Sunday, Mark Weir had a massive pump party at his house in Novato, CA. Reasons: 1. his one-year wedding anniversary, 2. Chevy’s birthday and 3. the pump — oh, the pump.
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Tuesday morning I woke up in Keystone, CO and started driving. I made it through Salt Lake City and pulled off a random exit by the salt flats. I drove up a dirt road, hung a left and found a flat spot. Trucks hummed on I-80 about one mile away, and a full moon hung about 200,000 miles away.
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Another series in the books. The Keystone gravity events saw new faces having new fun and old faces enjoying new success. Good stuff as always.
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Real quick while I’m trying to access my web mail in Dillon, CO:
Dual slalom had the typical fast berms, rollers and jumps, plus a few very tricky flat corners. Racing action was HOT HOT HOT. The course made for exciting back-and-forth in all classes. Dave Camp won pro men; Lisa Myklak took pro women.
Downhill is the same as it ever was. A mix of fast and technical, for a very long time. Fast pros were in the mid eight minutes. Most humans were in the tens. Great stuff.
My dudes: Everyone did really well, from The Fix monkeys to the Vet Experts to Zach Grifith in semipro. Zach had the ride of his life in slalom, almost beating Petr Hanak, who is stupid fast.
I’ll post more when I can. Gotta be in Reno tomorrow for a clinic.
I’m keeping track for two reasons: 1. To create a record for myself, and 2. to help people who are searching for info on rib fractures.
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