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Hey all, I’m stoked to announce a kung fu skills session in Austin, TX on Oct. 6, 2012.
I’ll be in Texas to train high school coaches, and I’m reserving Saturday to spread the word. Did I say stoked?
It’s been a big year with XTERRA triathletes. First a how-to-rip spread in Tri Magazine, then a weekend camp with pro Cody Waite and his EPC Multisport team, then two days with world champion Conrad Stoltz and, yesterday, a fun session with pros Branden Rakita, Renata Bucher and Jessi Stensland.
I love teaching beginners how to ride, and I love teaching experts how to ride better. Braaap!
Last week my wife and I took a private Pilates class, and it turns out I suck at sitting, standing, walking and pretty much everything else. Our teacher Jordan at Rally Sport Boulder gave me some homework, and I’ve been mixing it into my everyday activities.
Lee,
Super bummed you are not heading to NorCal, but I am hoping I can ask you one question though. My Kryptonite is switchbacks, I have the absolute worst time on them. I have read your book, taken a few skills clinics (other companies) just plain tried to ride them, and I have the hardest fricken time with them. I don’t know if it is a mental block or something either. Are there any tips and maybe a drill or two I can practice in my driveway or something? I am tired of dismounting when I know that is something my skill level should totally be able to ride with no problems. Thank you!!
Frustrated by switchbacks, -Brandy
This just in from our friend and skills pupil Judy Freeman. It’s all about the pony tail (and maybe a dropper post?).
hey sensei-
got this shot from the ProXCT in Wisconsin.
how’s the form look?
Steve and Michele came from Memphis, TN for a week of Big Colorado Adventures. This included three days with me.
Lee, I am 5′ 9″ guy working to dial in his fit on an 18″ El Mariachi frame. I began with a 75mm stem and low rise bars. Felt a bit too much forward weight bias, had trouble lofting the front end over curbs and logs, lacked room to move about on the bike. Decided to try 60mm, then 70mm, and settled for awhile on 50mm stem with higher rise bars. (All my bars are 690mm).
The 50mm stem leaves me plenty of room for forward and backward movement. Yet when I’m just pedaling cross-country, I feel too bolt-upright on the bike. I don’t like that feel. Last night I put on a 70mm stem and low-rise bars, and will give that combination a go.
Do I accept that a short stem for maneuvering will result in an awkward position when just pedaling along? Should I move up one frame size, to a large? Should I work on my flexibility so as to better move about with a longer stem?
I know I have to experiment to find what works. Am just curious if you have any wisdom to offer here.
Jonathan
Our friend and kung fu student Judy Freeman won a big one: last weekend’s Subaru Cup Pro XCT in Wisconsin.
In this post-race interview she is stoked — and she gave our skills work a nice plug.
Thanks Judy. Keep ripping it up!
Today 13-year-old Chase Willie (proud younger brother of national DH champ Alex Willie) joined the legion of fools that hikes and rides DH at Left Hand Canyon OHV Area.
Chase and I have done some work on the BMX and mountain bikes; today was our first day on the downhill sled.
Boulder Channel 8 is running a series of spots promoting Boulder as a bike town. I did this piece on bike selection and setup.
Wow, am I this fidgety when I teach?
Last weekend Young Skywalker won the national downhill championships — YES! NATIONAL CHAMPION! — and next month he’s heading to Worlds. Yesterday we hit Keystone for a good, old fashioned DH tuneup.
For those of you with solid core skills, I’m stoked to offer Level 2 Air classes at Valmont Bike Park.
Aug. 25, Sept. 5 and Sept. 8.