Trail bike for a tall guy

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Hi Lee,

I am helping my friend find a trail bike – the catch is he’s 6’6″ and about 220lbs. While one of the fantastic customs from Lennard Zinn would be great, he can’t really spend almost 4 grand. …
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Postmortem: Free clinics at Angel Fire MSC

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This weekend we held four free clinics for beginner and sport XC, DH, 4X and SD racers. I hoped to encourage new racers to try these events, and to help everyone feel more comfortable out there. Some things went well; others can go better.
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Off to Angel Fire

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Mountain States Cup number: 1

Number of junior racers on The Fix team: 9

Number of free clinics for beginner and sport racers: 4

Courses I get to ride: 4

Throttle position: wide open!

My opinion: National championships at Infineon

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Hey Lee,

What do you think about Norba having the national championships at Infineon raceway in Sonoma? As far as I understand if you didn’t qualify you can’t race.

Later, Brian
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Lateral dominance issues

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hi lee,

need help with cornering, i can corner ok on both sides. but when it come to doing cutties, drifting and even whips, i only can do them turning right. cutties to the left is just impossible, most of the time i end up having the front tire lose traction before the rear. i keep leaning lower and keeping my weight on the front tire but it just doesn’t work. how can i overcome this?
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Pump track bike: Hardtail or suspension?

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Lee,

Do you recommend that pump track bikes should have front and back suspension?
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Pump track plans are in the works

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Hey Lee,

This video is great!

https://www.leelikesbikes.com/wp-content/111405McPump.mov

We are putting in a pump track under a highway overpass to keep us out of the Texas sun. Have you drawn a blueprint of the course in the video? This art is evolving fast and we would like to leap frog a bit from the current Best Standard Practice. Shoulder standing is good. We have 40′ x 50′ marked, but could grow either dimension if needed to get to BSP.

Thanks again for the book and the site,

Ed
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Frame sizing for dirt jump bikes

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Hi Lee,

Just wondering what your advice is on frame sizing for dirt jump bikes? Depending upon the manufacturer there are either minimal choices or lots of choice. Also due to the nature of the beast, not too many shops will let you take one for a ride to see how they fly in the air. I have seen somewhere that 2 inches smaller than your normal sizing is about right. Any thoughts on bike sizing?
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24-hour tips from Ariel Lindsley

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Ariel races cross country, short track, Super D and marathon for Maverick American. He’s ridden 24-hour races solo and with teams. Here’s his team routine:
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Estimating dirt quantities for dirt jumps

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Lee,

It has come to my attention that people often ask questions about dirt quantities for dirt jumps. I can come up with numbers for this. Basically it’s a routine that is used for civil engineering for building roads and such. It just needs to be applied for dirt jumps. I have been involved with one project thus far and have a second one coming up. If you want you can direct people my way.
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24-hour tips from Mark Weir

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Lee,

I am doing my first 24 hour race this weekend. I am riding on a 5 person team. I need some advice on how to prepare my diet leading up to the race. How does your buddy Weir prepare? Actually any and all advice is welcome at this point.
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Moto-assisted downhill training

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Yesterday I treated one of my clients to something very cool: downhill shuttles, with a moto as the shuttle vehicle. What a sweet way to dial in his skills training.
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