Yeti-FOX Racing Factory Team weathers Sea Otter storm
*** 1st downhill, 2nd mountain cross, 2nd omnium ***
This is a press release written by me, Lee McCormack
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The Great Spring Adventure of 2006, Part 2: Fox Press Camp
Food, suspension and MUD.
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Drive, drive, drive
Still wrung out from the Otter. 10 muddy bikes stewing in the back of the Brick. Heading east. Yesterday taught three Reno firefighters how to corner. Today a speaker started popping then spouted acrid smoke out of my dashboard. Whoa — pull off I-80, tear it all apart and disconnect. Just got an assignment to write about tricked-out belts and hoses for slammed Civics. OK … Reading Sport Compact Car while pumping diesel, trying to learn their language. Can these guys be even nerdier than me? … The ad copy is due Friday. Stories for NSMB and Mountain Biking due this week. Coaching this Saturday and Sunday. Not to mention all the Sea Otter reports. Wash the bikes maybe Tuesday? Currently rocking Flying J wifi in Rock Springs, WY. All I can say is … BRAAAP!
And another Sea Otter is in the books
I’ll rock the full report in the next few days, but briefly:
MUD: Heavy rains turned DS, DH and 4X practice into something other than mountain biking. Lots of sliding. Lots of flopping over handlebars. Lots of scootering with your feet. Not mountain biking — more like sliding-flopping-scootering.
The dual slalom was as rutted and gnarly as a World Cup downhill, or maybe a motocross track. It was just crazy. The flat downhill is a tough pedal on a dry day — in this muck it was a grunt and a push and maybe a run too. Mountain cross was beautifully designed, but sticky and sloooooowwwwwwwww. Riders needed power. Spectators needed patience.
LOPES: He won the slalom and mountain cross in typical Lopes fashion. In case anyone’s wondering, he said he’d quit racing for a million dollars. So that leaves everyone with some choices: 1) Step it up. 2) Wait for Lopes to get old and feeble. 3) Pitch in some cash, throw the guy a banquet and send him on his way.
GRAVES: Could have ridden the downhill course, ridden a rodeo bull then still won. Awesome. Not to mention third in mountain cross.
ALL THE CHARACTERS: It was great seeing everyone. We all struggled with the weather and course conditions, but — hey — it’s mountain biking, and it’s just plain fun.
Details at eleven …
The Great Spring Adventure of 2006: Days 1-5
So far: desert, singletrack, traffic and almost drving to Japan.
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This season’s first big adventure
I’m about leave for two weeks of action. After six months at home, I’m stressed out but excited.
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Yeti Spring Series : Nathrop, CO
It’s time for mountain cross, cross country and short track action at Camp Darner. XC on Saturdays; 4X action on Sundays. April 1-2, April 22- 23, May 13-14.
Get the scoop at www.rpmcycling.org
Freeride park seeks partners
Healthy, fun-loving New Hampshire playground seeks industry partners and local diggers. I have 154 acres, and I’m looking for passionate people to share them with.
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Belgian pump track bonanza
Oh yeah, pump track fever is buring hot in Belgium. These guys have a nice track in the works.
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Adjust your seatpost on the fly
If your riding combines seated pedaling with out-of-the saddle ripping — XC, all mountain, freeride, self-propelled DH, even riding to jump spots — you need an on-the-fly-adjustable seatpost.
Here’s the scoop on two contenders: the GravityDropper and Maverick SpeedBall.
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Another sweet North Carolina pump track
The guys at the Piedmont Area Singletrack Alliance are at it again. This one is called the Beer Farm Pump Track.
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Clinics at Sea Otter
 Clay hones his kung fu in hardcore clinic action. This dude was fast to start with — now he’s retarded-fast. |
Hi all. If any of you want to rock some skills while you’re at the Sea Otter, email me and let’s set something up during a break.
We can work on position, cornering, pump or pretty much anything you want. A couple hours with me and I PROMISE you’ll be a better rider. I help most people take 1/3 to 1 second off a tight corner.
My rates are the same for one to three riders, so you can get some buddies together if you want.
One hour: $100
Two hours: $150
Time permitting, we can do pretty much whatever you want. You’ll dig it!