While many dirt jump spots are still being plowed, more and more communities are dedicating spaces to our favorite form of self expression. Here are three success stories.

Pending court case could force cities to adopt “industry standards”—or break out the bulldozers.

The Colorado Downhill Cycling Collective has been lobbying Jefferson County (which includes the city of Golden) to create one-way trails for downhill riding. The goal: To minimize user conflict. Kent Setsma and Dave Cohen have jumped through every hoop and acted like pros through the entire process. Now it seems the county doesn’t believe downhill/freeride is a viable user group.

The CDCC encourages interested trail users to sign an online petition. It takes just a minute to fill out, and it’s right here.

For more info check out www.cdcc.org

The highly aclaimed book Mastering Mountain Bike Skills fits riders of all shapes, sizes and skills. Include the recipient’s name, and I’ll address it to him or her. Learn more and order here.

This monstrous pedal has a nifty “friction grip” area in the middle of its platform. Cool, but how does it work?

Our friend Dan has a caboose in his yard (already cool), but his Santa makes it rock. Hang on little piggy!



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Here in Colorado, cold is settling in and snow is settling down. It seems like time to hang the wheels and wax the skis, but — no! — not yet.

A mechanical engineer wants to know how I calculated the impact forces for a bike drop. Yikes, here goes …

A reader wants to know which software I use to create my snazzy track diagrams. It’s the same one I’ve used to create award-winning newspaper infographics.

I was wondering what you need to do to advance from expert to semi pro? I couldn’t find the information anywhere in the norba book. I know in BMX you have to place 1-10 nag.



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