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Fun little DJ session

April 30, 2009/in Coaching, Dirt jumping/by leelikesbikes

Today I got to ride the Gunbarrel jumps with my kid Ian and some of his buddies. Ian has been riding for one year, and today he was buttering a mellow 8-foot double. Super cool — and about 10 years ahead of my own learning curve.

With Ian rocking the P.3, I dusted off the race-day SX, which felt perfectly braaapable after recently riding the 20, the 24, the P and the Stumpjumper. Stepped up to a bigger set today. Braaap!

Ian will be rocking the same set in like a month. …

Ian’s first ride: A fresh lump of clay

Final design: Lyons bike park

April 30, 2009/1 Comment/in Trail building/by leelikesbikes

I’ll write [much] more when I get a chance, but here’s a quick update.

Pump track coming to Taos, NM

April 30, 2009/2 Comments/in Pump tracks, Trail building/by leelikesbikes

Hey 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

April 27, 2009/7 Comments/in Ask Lee, Downhill, Skills/training/by leelikesbikes

We 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

April 26, 2009/12 Comments/in Reviews/by leelikesbikes

I’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

April 24, 2009/8 Comments/in Parenthood!/by leelikesbikes

I 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

April 23, 2009/in Events/by leelikesbikes

Man, 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

April 21, 2009/7 Comments/in Coaching/by leelikesbikes

Each 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

April 21, 2009/1 Comment/in /by leelikesbikes

If 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?

April 21, 2009/10 Comments/in Ask Lee, Tech tips/by leelikesbikes

Hey 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.