My standard trainer ride is five 10-minute intervals, with some strength/mobility in between. I mix up the bike protocol depending on how I feel and what I want to fantasize about.
Last night’s bike sesh was fun and effective.
Lee:
Have enjoyed several of your articles and we’re planning to build a pump track this year.
Was really intrigued by your bike featured in the MBAction article about the school pump track. Didn’t see it listed on your list of bikes on your site. MBA said it was a modified P bike, I assumed they meant Specialized P bike, but it doesn’t look like anything on their site.
How about a run down of what it is …
Best regards,
Brent Mullen
This year’s Ranchstyle event in Grand Junction, CO is stepping it up in every way. Skills clinics Friday. Slopestyle Saturday. Slalom Sunday.
My skills clinic rocks Friday, May 6, 11 a.m. into the evening. Cost is $100. Last year’s session sold out, and it was rad. I’m stronger and smarter now, so be ready for some turbo kung fu. Sign up at BikeReg.com.
Keep reading for more info:
Check out these photos from our man James Hall, jmhalldesign — solid digger, rider and dude.
… as soon as I catch up with all this work. I’m busy with softwarey-businessy stuff, plus I’m coaching five days this week.
Funny: Today I did some work, coached in Lyons, hauled butt to an appointment in Boulder, did more work, played with the babies, rocked 5×10 on the trainer and now more work. It’s good to be busy, but I’m excited to tell you about Otter. …
Here’s the final event on the pro pump track I built for the 2011 Sea Otter Classic. Video courtesy of Pinkbike.
It’s officially called Speed and Style. Head to head racing with a time bonus for best style on the big booters.
I’ve been too pinned to shoot and post, but our friends at PinkBike have it covered.
The all-star crew is killing it. On Thursday we placed dirt. Friday we shaped. Today (Saturday) we shaped and rode. The track could be raced now, but we’ll spend the next few days getting it super dialed.
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Early test lap on the 2011 Sea Otter pro pump track.
I got me a vanload of tools and bikes and pump track plans. Camped outside Salt Lake City, doing email, ordering Striders for customers, designing some commercial loan origination software (oh yeah!).
Next stop: Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, CA
Tomorrow: Place dirt with Kyle Ebbett and Jeff Lenosky
Friday: Alex Fowler and his hand-picked AA digging crew arrive. We dig.
about building pump tracks in the Swiss Alps or coaching your womens’ group in Boulder, please email me again. I’ve lost some emails in the past week. lee@leelikesbikes.com
Hi Lee, I have recently completed my own pump track based on your great Pump Track Nation handbook!
Anyway, to my question: I seem to be able to carry reasonable speed on the roller straights but struggle to carry speed through the corners. Once in the corner I have a desire to sit down on my saddle and find that I need to pedal to help keep momentum.
How much of this is my poor technique vs. my poor trail building skills…
Appreciate any help!
Cheers, Russell (from New Zealand)
Just when everything seems to be rocking, Superior Bike Park is used as a reason to limit trail access, and a bootleg DH trail is found dropping into the sacred heart of Boulder.