http://bonesovermetal.com All About Gravity Mountain Biking: Freeride, Downhill, Dirtjump, Urban and Trials Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:37:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fluidride Race Camp in 30 seconds: {vidavee id="11146" w="320" } See other Race Camp Video Learn More About Race Camp http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/07/04/fluidride-race-camp-coming/ If you live in the greater Pacific Northwest you know that Stevens Pass Ski Area is planning to open a bike park in 2010. What you probably don't know is what is the scope of the Master Development Plan or at what stage the whole process is at. There were ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/06/30/stevens-pass-bike-park-update/ Last week, I opened an email to learn that the Washington State DNR (Department of Natural Resources) would be having a public hearing that evening to educate trail users about new rules in the WAC . Rumor had it that access to virtually all DNR lands would be prohibited and ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/06/25/save-our-trails-a-conversation-with-the-dnr/ Fortunately Ignacio Soltero from Brooklyn Bike Riders sent stellar shots of this year's US Open of Mountain Biking that happened almost in his backyard, at Diablo, because I had the misfortune of missing that comp. Many of the usual suspects dominated, with Steve Smith, Sam Hill and Bryn Atkinson taking ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/06/25/greetings-from-the-east-coast-us-open-pix-by-ignacio-soltero/ Seattle's Pro Parks Levy was just the first income source that helped the Colonnade concept become a reality. The levy, approved by Seattle voters in November 2000, freed up $198.2 million for more than a hundred projects and programs, including $1.8 million for the project officially named I-5 Colonnade. Other funding ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/06/22/colonnade-%e2%80%94-the-money/ I recently had the opportunity to go for a sweet ride up in Bellingham with Brad Walton (Spectrum Techwear), his wife, and a few other local characters. These guys are probably more passionate about their riding and riding community than any I have met. Brad having been such ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/06/20/the-brad-walton-interview/ On Wednesday night BBTC.org held a reception out at the new Duthie Hill mountain bike park location.... The reception was conducted by Justin Vanderpool and the new BBTC Director John Lang. King County, Various Local Bike Shops and many concerned riders were in attendance for this first look at the what ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/06/13/duthie-hill-report/ I am always looking for story that illustrates the core attitude that makes our sport of Gravity Mountain Biking rock... Andy and Pip are ride buddies. I have the privilege to ride with them and consider myself one of their friends. From this vantage point I have witnessed the bond ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/06/10/the-ride-buddy/ Update: Lars has made it to the US Worlds team as a discretionary selection. In fact, all of the DH riders were chosen in this manner. Get the full story on PinnedMTB.com Congratulations to Lars Sternberg of Port Angeles, WA and Fluidride on his 4th place finish at Angel Fire. Now ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/06/08/interview-with-lars-sternberg/ Once a year the freeride course on Beacon Hill in Spokane, Washington lends its rock faces and dry eastern forest dirt to a downhill race. Unlike last years race, this race had near perfect conditions, zero scandals, and smiles for everyone. It wasn't all perfect - let's see, Saturday was ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/06/03/beacon-blowout-08/ First off - I have to apologize for not getting April's results out in a timely manner. No excuses... April's Picture Of The Day Winner: We gave the April POD to Carl Warren for his piece "Blind Ambition."   This is a shot of Mike Estes on his new Brodie out at Syncline, WA. ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/05/27/aprils-and-mays-picture-of-the-day/ The 2008 Qashqai Challenge has seen the world's top freeriders hucking on courses in the core of major European cities — Milan, Madrid, Munich, Paris and London. UPDATE: Northwest rider Phil Sundbaum ended up in the fourth spot in London and sixth overall in the Challenge after several weeks of solid ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/05/19/phil-sundbaum-news-from-qashqai/ This video of the Fluidride Cup #2 Dual Slalom tells that story of grassroots dual slalom. Sure the pros are the stars, but in the local scene, even the fans yelling from the sideline get their 15 minutes. Some may claim that dual slalom is destined for "Friday nights under ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/05/16/long-live-slalom-video/ Simon Lawton — professional downhiller and founder of first Downhill Northwest and now Fluidride — moved to Seattle in 1996. Two years later, he met Chris Leman from the Eastlake Community Council, who had seen Simon loading his bike for races, etc. Turns out both had envisioned mountain bike trails ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/05/13/colonnade-%e2%80%94-the-concept/ Pro Men: 1) Lars Sternberg 2) Andrew Mitchell 3) Bart Mcdaniel Pro/Expert Women: 1) Katie Holden 2) Leanna Gerrard 3) Dawn Lambert 4) Joy Mutoli Full Results: DH 2 Results DS 2 Results This weekend was supposed to rain in Port Angeles, WA for Fluidride Cup Race #2. We got rain. At ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/05/12/fluidride-cup-2-recap/ The 7th annual Spring Thaw Downhill came to Ashland, Oregon last weekend on May 4, 2008. The Downhill ran 1.7 miles down Catwalk to Toothpick Trail. The trail first ran down through a rock garden into a double that led to a balls out speedy highway section. ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/05/06/ashland-spring-thaw-resluts/ Last weekend I got the opportunity to both cover and participate in the Fluidride Race Camp. As many of you know, my love for riding is a two-headed beast. One head is for sure Bones Over Metal and the bike media I work on. The other head is my own ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/05/06/fluidride-race-camp/ About 60 riders from spots throughout the Northwest converged on Snoqualmie on Sunday, May 4 for the BENT III comp. Ladders, skinnies, drops, swooping berms and fast downhill were the focus of the day. In the first event, riders trying to conquer Shore-style stunts were dinged 10 points for every dab. ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/05/06/bent-iii/ For those of you that have looked forward to racing the National Finals at Tamarack the race has been relocated to Brian Head, Utah. GRANTSVILLE, Utah (April 30, 2008) – Blue Wolf Events is pleased to announce Brian Head, Utah, as the replacement venue for the National Mountain Bike Series Finals Presented by ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/05/02/national-finals-relocated/ South Africa's Greg Minnaar won the Sea Otter 2008 Pro Men's Dual Slalom on Saturday and then woke up and won the Downhill on Sunday. Watching him practice I was impressed with the strength that he showed. His riding was smooth and aggressive, but there was also a raw display ... http://bonesovermetal.com/blog/2008/04/30/interview-with-greg-minnaar/