Tuesday and Wednesday: Hood River, OR.
So, I crawled into Hood River, Oregon and met up with Mike Estes, Miles Sullivan and Carl Warren for a little ride and shoot among Bike Media types. You would have seen Carl Warren’s stuff here, as well as, on Pink Bike with Mike Estes and Miles Sullivan. Kim Sturts, Karen Johanson, and Leif Olson all came down from Seattle to ride with us. By the time we all got together and got up to Post Canyon it was getting a little late. Plus the rain just continued to come down on us. We all ended up riding some quick lines on Middle School and then taking the Super D line 7 Streams out to the bottom pick up. It was a great run out in the rain, but my legs were rebelling by the end of the trail. After Sea Otter they didn’t need to ride another long pedally course on a downhill bike.
Continue reading ‘Sea Otter Classic Road Trip’
Today dawned cold and overcast just like countless northwest days before it. The only difference was that there were six inches of snow blanketing South Everett on this particular April morning. Needless to say this unexpected little bit of precipitation put a damper on our plans to sample the best of Bellingham. But fear not, there was still some GnarlBurl to be had…
Continue reading ‘April ‘Snowers’ bring May flowers’
The 08 Sea Otter Classic Dual Slalom went down to the last pedal stroke and lived up to expectations. There wasn’t a dry eye in the spectator gallery. That’s because the wind blew perpendicular to the course all day – through practice, qualifying and the finals. By the end of the event, my eyes were glued together with dust, okay, maybe not glued, but there was way more sand in my eyes than there needed to be. While, every non-goggled spectator and shooter suffered, the riders burned the course up. They seemed to not be affected by the wind. As if their own momentum was more tumultuous then the wind. Continue reading ‘Sea Otter Dual Slalom Results’
After Watching the Video, check out the full post on the event for results and photos.
Download large format version (Apple TV .m4v - right click and save)
So, we have decided to build a collection of the best photos of mountain biking. To do this we are running a Picture of the Day, a.k.a. POD, contest. We have invited the public and photographers to submit their PODs. Each winning POD is considered for the Month’s Best POD. The photographer of that Top POD gets swag and notoriety.
Submit your photos here. April’s winner will snag a Fluidride: Like A Pro DVD and a Bones Over Metal T-shirt.
Continue reading ‘March Picture Of The Day Winner’
Boop, beep, beep, beep, beeep!
Racer brain takes over on that last high pitch beep and like a snapped rubber band the racer is pushed toward the finish line. The weekend began for some riders on Friday the early practice day. The rain was coming down when we arrived, and after the first practice run every hole and crevice of bike and rider was covered and packed in mud and water. But, then the rain stopped as practice ended. The blue sky portended of the great weekend to come. By the time the rain came again, Luke Strobel and Katrina Strand had taken the top spot in the podium for the pros. Continue reading ‘Fluidride Cup DH/DS #1 Results’
Many of you may be asking yourselves, “What is this mysterious GnarlBurl and what is this tour?” Well my friends, pull up a chair (or bike) and let me explain…
Continue reading ‘The GnarlBurl Flavor Tour’
National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) #1
To those that have been watching the Southern California races, it was no surprise that Chris Kovarik won this weekend’s race. He had won the Southridge Winter Series at Fontana this year. So, one could say, that he had the “home” course advantage. Continue reading ‘Fontana Race Results 2008′
Bones Over Metal announces:
Fluidride: Like A Pro Instructional Video
Fluidride: Like A Pro was produced by Mark Brent and the crew @ Bones Over Metal.com for Simon Lawton of Fluidride. Simon Lawton is a veteran downhill Pro and instructor of 15 Years. He is joined in this effort by Lars Sternberg, also a Fluidride Pro rider.
Fluidride: Like a Pro focuses on the body movement of successful cyclists, and breaks down complex movements into an easily understandable format. A mix of discussion, theory, physics, and actual lessons, Fluidride: Like A Pro tackles each section from a variety of angles with excellent trail riding and racing examples to illustrate technique. This video will help take your riding to the next level. Intended for riders of all off road disciplines from Novice to Expert. Continue reading ‘Fluidride: Like A Pro DVD’
We don’t usually repost info we find on other sites. However, a post on Slick Lines had us breaking this rule…
They broke the news that Evil Bikes was sold. We went to Evil Bikes.com and found this report:
“Evil Bikes was recently purchased by an undisclosed Seattle based management group, who we will refer to as “The Project” for the time being. The rider owned group has an extensive brand, product development, and design history within the mountain bike industry.“
- Dave Weagle
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Olympic Dirt Society sponsored a shuttle day at Dry Hill in Port Angeles on March 8th and 9th. Riders in the PNW have come love these events put on by ODS and think of them as our little Whistler. I hear that over 180 riders registered for this last event. The lines were long, but the trucks kept hauling us up the hill and we never waited longer than one needed for a breather.
Continue reading ‘Port Angeles Shuttle Day’
It was one of the best girls riding weekends I’ve ever had! The first ever Dirt Rag Women’s Weekend at Ray’s Indoor Mountain Bike Park in Cleveland, OH was a great success. From cross country riders to jumpers to bmx’ers, women of all bike disciplines from all over the US came to Ray’s for some fantastic winter riding.
If you have never been to Ray’s, you are missing out. It is an indoor mountain bike park built inside an old factory building. Instead of the usual dirt trails, everything is built out of wood – ladders, ramps, jumps, log pile crossings, even rock gardens (not built out of wood) create a plethora of trails, stunts and obstacles to improve your biking skills. There is a pump track to practice working the terrain for momentum, a cross country loop with tight turns and short climbs into the rafters, several short trails with a variety of challenges, a beginner room with skills sections low to the ground, a stunt section with a variety of teeter-totters, drops and interesting bridges, 4 different sized box jump rhythm lines with up to 6 jumps in a row, 2 skate park sections, and a foam pit to practice your tricks before trying them on hard ground. No matter what your skill level or preferred type of riding, there is something for you at Ray’s!
Continue reading ‘Dirt Rag Women’s Weekend at Ray’s’
The Fluidride Cup, held in conjunction with Hurricane Racing, Ndub productions, should bring countless opportunities for PNW DH racers and those into Dual Slalom. Locations as of now are: Port Angele, WA. and Mt Hood, Or.
Next race is at Mount Hood on May 10th and 11th. Get Room Rates for this weekend in Mt Hood.
The Fluidride Cup is held in conjunction with Hurricane Racing, Ndub productions, and run by long time Race Director Petr Kakes.
The full schedule:
FRCup 1 Port Angeles - April 4th - 6th
FRCup 2 Mt. Hood - May 10th - 11th
FRCup 3 Port Angeles - June 6th - 8th
FRCup 4 Mt Hood - July 12th - 13th
FRCup 5 Port Angeles - Aug 22nd - 24th
FRCup 6(Finals) Mt Hood - Sept. 27th - 28th
This is the link to the schedule World Cups DH and DS at International Cycling Union (UCI).
Link to the site for UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships/Championnats Du Monde in Praloup, France.
Dates: 26 - 31 August.
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