The sweetest trails and riding spots

Moto: Bridging the gap between mini and full size

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Lee,
I am 39 years old, 5 foot 7 at 135 pounds and live in California (green/red sticker). I got a used little 1998 kx80 a year ago to see if I like dirt biking.

Of course I do, so now I need a bigger bike but a 125/250 seem too big for me. I can just barely tippy toe when sitting on one. I know people way smaller than me ride full size bikes and I should be on a full size bike, but I guess I am just intimidated by the size and power of the bike.

Do you think I should get a kx 100 or get the full size bike?
Brian

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The season leaves

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This experimental MTB poetry was first posted Oct. 6, 2004, at the end of my last full-bore race season.

Read it at your own peril. I make no apologies!

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Wear your shirt!

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This cautionary poem was first posted Aug. 19, 2004.

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Some fall clinic action

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This is a great time of year for skills clinics. If you practice your kung fu all winter, you’ll be a master by spring.

Bonus: Yesterday’s weather was perfect.

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Which stem on Giant Trance?

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Sergio is ripping a technical singletrack in Brazil called Dircuito das Pontes, and he’s wondering about his cockpit length. With video …

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Pump tracks: Building a tight 180

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Hey Lee,

I’m in the early stages of building a backyard track with thanks to inspiration from your site and the awesome e-book. Over the weekend I started the process with building a 180 berm that is confined in a tight corner of our yard. The space between a fence and shed measures only about 10′ across so I’m actually building a wall with some landscaping wood and rebar to support the backside of the berm and save room for the berm itself. …

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Pump tracks: Doing good things with bad dirt

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Hey Lee, I just wanted to show off my first pump track to you. It’s a real small track, not too fast, but loads of fun and actually really difficult. It has a short uphill and two berms aprox 180 degrees. I didn’t keep track of how long it took, a built it over a few weeks though, with just me working on it for the most part. It’s dug straight into the ground. I’m in Wake Forest, North Carolina. I’ve attatched some pictures.

— Paul

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BMX book status

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People have been asking about Pro BMX Skills, the BMX how-to book that was supposed to be finished by now. This pains me to say, but Life (capital L) has gotten very hectic, and I’ve had to put the book on the back burner.
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Pumping at The Brickyard

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Hi Lee,
I just wanted to let you know that I bought your Pump Track Nation book a couple of months ago and since then I have made a sweet pump track in my backyard. Here is a video that Justin from Lucent Productions made from last weekend’s get together.
-Tom
(Keep reading for a sweet video.)

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High-altitude jetting for trail moto?

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hey lee, wondering what you did to you 250x to make it run better at high altitude. we took the babes to switzerland trail and i think it’s time to get them better jetting for the mountains. who did the work for you? and do you know what exactly was done? also did you modify the rear tail light to add a brake light?
hope all is well
carol

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Sweet singletrack at Buffalo Creek, CO

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I’ve been hearing about these flowy trails for years, and I finally got a chance to ride ’em. Very nice.

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Jump jam at The Fix this Sunday

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Come out and rock The Great Pumpkin Jam this Sunday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. | Live music by The Eyeballs. | Food, beverages and bike jumping. | The jumps and pump track will be open to everyone. | 3085 Bluff St., Boulder, CO | www.thefixbikes.com