And I thought trash talk was the order of the day. –Corrie
What’s new in Mountain Biking
For some mountain bikers, maneuvering a couple of knobby tires over gnarly terrain is cake compared to controlling their own conduct on the trail. Here are ways to make the trail more enjoyable for everyone.
And the mountain bikers are meeting in June and in Utah. Hmm, aren’t there some great off road routes in Utah?–Corrie
IMBA and Partners Announce 2008 World Summit in Park City
For Immediate Release
08-29-07
Contact: Mark Eller, IMBA Communications Director
markeller@imba.com
303-545-9011
Mountain biking enthusiasts from around the globe will gather in Park City, Utah, June 18-21 for the 2008 IMBA World Summit. IMBA Summits bring mountain biking advocates, land managers, ski resort professionals, trailbuilders, tourism officials and the bike industry together for collaboration, planning and celebration.
Well, at least I have pdf’s of the entry form and the flier live on the Devil’s Slide page.
Lot’s more work to do yet. Lance will get the fliers and posters printed and I’ll get those fliers in the mail–probably by the end of next week. We’ll need to figure out how to get fliers and posters distributed. That’ll be easy in the valley, but in the banana belt we only hear terrifying things about the roads on the Palouse.
So, if you’re a racer check out the registration information and even if you are not a racer, consider looking it over to spot those inevitable mistakes and oversights that I have made. Chandler, you usually do a good job of catching my mistakes.
–Corrie
If you live on the Palouse, you may want one of these independent shops to build you a snow bike. Most will be at the Homemade Bike Show in Portland
Alaska snow bicycles
By Fritz
I think we’re all familiar with the Surly Pugsley and it’s well know that Moots custom builds snow bikes. Plenty of other options are available for fat tire bicycles for snow and sand riding.
Yeah, I can get over the speed bummps on my road bike but I’ve never managed to do the same on the 29er. It’s big and heavy and I’ve only recently put clipless pedals on it and you know how often I’ve actually been out on that thing this year. So, I’ll starr preparing mentally by reading this tip and the Gary Fisher interview.–Corrie
Learn to Bunny-hop: A Skill For Every Mountain Biker
By Edmund R. Burke, Ph.D.
For Active.comEvery mountain biker needs to know how to bunny-hop, or how to jump over rocks and other obstacles on the trail.Beginners should start in a large area free of obstacles. Load yourself like a spring by crouching on the bike with extremely bent elbows, knees, and hips, rolling slowly along, pedals parallel to the ground.
Mountain biking’s second coming
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Gary Fisher has seen a lot of change in mountain biking. During his time in the industry, mountain bikers have graduated from rigid forks and frames and pedals with toe clips and straps to lightweight, plush, full suspension mountain bikes.
Devil’s Slide is the club’s only USA sanctioned event. It is a mountain bike race at Hell’s Gate State Park south of Lewiston. Rider’s say it is an excellent course. Over the years running the race has fallen on Joe Wagenbrenner of MAMBA.
Joe has resigned and will be out of town January through February and MAMBA feels they should stay focused on trail building and promotion.. Sadly, that means he won’t be able to help anyone taking over. It is likely that the race will have to be cancelled for 2008.
The prospects aren’t good within the club for finding a director. This makes it look unlikely the race will resume under our auspices. We would like to see it continue with or without us. We are prepared to lend a hand in future editions or continue to sponsor it ourselves if we can find a director.
We appreciate your past participation as well as current interest and suppport. Please send comments, thoughts, and applications to trcboard@twinriverscyclists.org.
–Corrie
Be sure to read Eric’s latest blog. He’s building an experimental bike and is testing it at Hells Gate. You’ll like the description of Devil’s Slide and the pictures of the bike.
Eric’s a local cyclist and some time club board member. Look also for Alison and Mat’s blogs. These three, like Crusty, are not very active right now but they’ll pick up in the spring. They are linked to the right side of the club home page. –Corrie
The Truth experiment using a 650B front wheel (that’s a 27.5-inch tire) is revealing much better results than I ever expected…actually I was not sure how it would ride or handle even though I spent an abundant amount of time designing this thing (I knew a total flop was possible and just part of the risk that goes with bike experimentation).
Video Bike Festival 2006 à Tignes
Some great mountain biking scenes in this video. Some of you will, no doubt, think this looks like fun. Shudder.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2432y_bike-festival-2006-a-tignes_events
