Fast guys ripping S-Works Enduros
Brandan Fairclough, Curtis Keene and Brad Benedict rock S-Works Enduros in the loamy lovenest that is Santa Cruz.
The sweetest trails and riding spots
Superior Bike Park: Driving stakes
Today Farid and I marked terrain at the Superior Bike Park. Tomorrow the loader places dirt. On Monday the all-star crew — including Jerad Fischer and Nick Simcik — starts strategic shaping.
Big volunteer dig days March 12-13 and 19-20. The park should be done and fully rideable by March 20.
Stay tuned. Braaap!
Kukum Pump Track, Solomon Islands
The Pump Track Nation is rolling strong in Honiara, Capital Territory, Solomon Islands.
Check out this awesome community project.
Hardtail pinned on natural terrain
I’m riding Captain America on technical trail tomorrow. Stoked! Expect a full report.
In the spirit of pinning a hardtail on natural terrain, behold this video of a hardtail being WRUNG OUT in Whistler.
Bonus: Essay writing contest.
Specialized Enduro for DH!
2011 Nevada State Downhill Championships, Bootleg Canyon, Boulder City, NV:
Riding a Specialized Enduro, Michael Sylvestri takes 2nd in both pro downhill and chainless downhill.
No question Michael is a beast. But he shows what’s possible on the “little” bike. Bootleg has some serious terrain:
Hung over in Sedona
Our correspondent Russ just got back from Living the Life (capital Ls) in Sedona, AZ. Here’s his helmet cam of Hangover Trail.
Rocking some indoor BMX
In a miraculous turn of events, I got a babysitter and went to spend Saturday at the Colorado Indoor BMX in Greeley, CO.
Plus: How does Captain America work for BMX?
Superior Bike Park: here’s the design
After 2+ years of wrangling, we have a design and a plan for the bike park in Superior, CO. We start digging in March.
Colorado Indoor BMX this weekend!
We frozen Coloradans get to rock some indoor BMX this weekend in Greeley.
Yes, there’s a mountain bike class.
– Saturday, Jan. 1 | Registration: 11am-1pm / Racing ASAP | Single Point BMX, MTB, Open racing
– Sunday, Jan. 2 | Registration: 9am-11am / Racing ASAP | Double Point ABA BMX Scholarship Race, MTB, Open racing
I plan to ride Captain America.
Dang, I’ve only raced BMX once since starting the Pro BMX Skills project. I used to have the worst gate in CO; let’s hope knowledge is power.
See y’all out there!
2011 Sea Otter Classic pro pump!
I’m still wrangling details, but this much looks certain:
– I’ll be building the track for the 2011 Sea Otter pro pump track comp. Riding legend Jeff Lenosky and I are working on the design.
– The comp will combine elements of speed and style. It will be a head-to-head race with a time bonus for whomever throws the best style off the trick jump.
– I will be teaching clinics on the track! This is extra rad. Refine your pump fu on a world-class track. I’ll post times when I get the schedule.
– As soon as the contract is final, I will assemble the team. If you’re an experienced digger who wants to get paid to build (and ride) a revolutionary track, email me. I’m looking for people who know how to take direction and run with it.
This is going to be sweet.
Mountain Bike Action magazine covers SoCal pump track weekend
MBAction honch Sean McCoy posted a series of stories about our Jan. 21-23 SoCal pump track raising. They fully capture the weekend’s radness.
Fox Racing Shox pump track
I enjoyed the honor of a quick session at Fox Racing Shox’ company pump track last month in NorCal.
This fun track fits a whole lot of love — and line options — into a small space. Sorry, this track is not open to the public.