During the Fruita Fat Tire Festival, the local hucksters will be throwing down at “The Ranch” April 25-26.

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Everyone who’s anyone wants to know: Is this year’s Super D gonna suck Lycra?
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It’s bigger and probably better too. Oh yeah, it’s gonna be on!

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Originally posted Posted May 26, 2004 — Back when we raced gravity events at Big Bear (and I had time to do massive posts like this one. Tons of photos!).

Oh, Big Bear. El Oso Grande. The Jewel of SoCal Mountains. Womb of the SoCal downhill scene. One of the oldest, best-run venues in mountainbikingdom. Great things have a way of happening here, and this year was right on target.

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Hey Lee,
Great site ya got! Hey I’ve been out of serious bike stuff (just playing at the BMX tracks and skateparks with the kiddos) for awhile. Anyway, I’m trying to find more info on 4X for ‘08, like is there a series in CO and if so, where?
Thanks, Eric

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The 2007 Mountain States Cup ended in grand fashion. We had fun courses, fast timing and hot hot action. Tired today. Humbly reporting …
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You wanna see some great riding? Check out the final motos from last week’s BMX Worlds in Canada. All classes, baby!

http://www.bmx2day.com/videos/Victoria/Victoria07-07.php

Thanks to Chris Powell for the heads-up.

Everyone enjoyed beautiful weather and a fun DH course, but timing problems left a yucky aftertaste.

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hey lee,

where can i find info on the G3 at sol vista? we rode there yesterday… and all i’ve gotta say is…

it’s the BEST time i’ve ever had on my DH bike.. for real. i don’t remember that many smiles in a while. the trails are super well built with so much flow. and the jumps are incredible… high speed, no buck action…. i’m still glowing.

P”

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It was a weekend of warm weather, cool folks, fast race courses and a slow timing company.
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From a timing and results standpoint, last weekend’s Snowmass MSC was terrible: timing chips unavailable at registration, names missing from start sheets, major delays, screwed up times, no times for several days, and on and on. Events ran late. People waited for hours. Late Sunday evening, downhillers went home without their results. Bad news. Extremely irritating.

To get the official scoop I called Mike McCormack, the man in charge at Bigfoot Production, which promotes the Mountain States Cup. Mike sounded wrung out, and he was heading out for a therapeutic XC ride, so I kept the interview short:
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It was the first weekend in July, and Rocky Mountain gravity racers got their first taste of a new format: two days, three runs, fastest combined time wins. After a long weekend and a whole lot of downhill, everyone agreed: G3 is sweet indeed.

Press release written by me, Lee

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What a great weekend: Three days of riding Sol Vista’s new DH trails, plus a little trip to watch Big Air at Crankworx.

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There’s a first for everything, and the first G3 race was pretty darn cool. Three burly courses and lots of great racing.
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Crankworx Colorado ends this Saturday. On Sunday, come by The Fix in Boulder for jumps, music, food and good times. The love starts at 10 a.m. and rocks ’til dark.

More info: www.thefixbikes.com

Standard-issue Crested Butte: so-so organization, awesome scenery and tame but fun courses.
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Press release written by me, Lee

Keystone Mountain Resort, Colo. (June 30 – July 1) - Two days. Three courses. $10,000 in cash. $20,000 in merchandise. Ride by yourself or with your buddies. The Rocky Mountain G3 Gravity Series marks the return of down-home bro’-style gravity racing — but with timing chips, World Cup-level courses and big cash prizes.
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The Mountain States and NORBA National crews converged at Angel Fire, NM for a long Memorial Day weekend. There was all sorts of action — riding, watching, yelling, ducking the rain — but the courses stand out most.
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The gate has dropped on the 2007 season, and the Mountain States Cup is pinning it toward September. OK riders, let’s set ‘em up …

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Sea Otter ho! Yesterday/today Zach Griffith and I drove straight from Boulder to Marin (it took 20 hours with heavy snow), and today we tasted the goodness in a big way.
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