Lee, thanks for the answer! (Drops: Staying on flat pedals) I’m slowly getting the hang of this!!

In looking at all flat pedals out there, there seem to be quite a few concave pedals (e.g. Easton Flatboys) and pedals with totally straight bodies with no concavity (e.g. Twenty6, or Sunline) that get their concavity via arrangement of the pins. Any idea how important the concavity is in a flat pedal in order to stay in the pedals when things get rough/droppy?

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It all starts April 12-13. Here’s the press release, written by me.

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Originally posted March 20, 2004. Here’s a sweet day backcountry skiing.

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I’m contacting to get some info on properly setting up the bike for the most optimum position for DH racing. Right now, in all of my pictures, on more of the slower, more flat, or just not as technical sections, it looks as if I am standing straight up. My initial thought is the bike is too big for me. And a lot of others said it is as well. Also, I need a wider bar. I only have a 660mm on there, and I will be putting on a 710mm. But is there anything else that I should know to get this optimum position?
Kyle

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Time is the only true way to measure results, and the latest version of the DMC Moto-Trainer is the best timer out there. Improve your riding. Have more fun. Double-check the dubious timing company!
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Two very different tires with a common mission: all-around, everyday riding that includes road, dirt jump, pump, trail and teaching clinics. I’ve spent a summer with both. Here’s the report:
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We did a “soft” opening last fall. This Saturday, June 16 is the hard opening. Pro rider show, raffle, goodie bags and more …

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I put a lot of work into this baby, and as of May 38,000 of you are digging it every month. Time to step it up!
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Hi Lee,
I have recently discovered your web site and have enjoyed your articles and insight. I know that you are a fan of the Specialized Enduro so I have a question about the Fox DHX 5.0 on this bike. I recently bought a 2006 Enduro Expert and I noticed that the Fox DHX 5.0 shock does not have a separate valve for the secondary cylinder.
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Last week I took a bunch of monkeys to the Woodward skate park in Lakewood, CO. — and it was extra-double-fun. It’s so non-linear and playful, everything we do is a treat.

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This is Evan’s first try. He wants to know which bike to run, how big the jumps are, etc.

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The past few days have been a nice mix of tra-la-la and WHOA BABY! Not to mention a barrage of job interviews and rides on a new Enduro SL and Demo 7. I have no images, but here are some words:
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(UPDATED WITH BIKE STATUS)
Lee
I am still waiting on an enduro sl. Specialized is pissing me off, they just will not give me a direct answere to when my bike is coming or what the hold up is. If they would just say it will be Feb. or March that would be fine, but it is always next month. I am very frustrated and wondering is the bike that great or should i just get a Heckler? You are the only person known to have one what is your oppinion?
Thanks
Jim
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hey lee!

i read your short article about that selfmade gate. here is another great gate everybody can make with a bit of wood and a piece of string… in bmx and (since a coupla years in 4x here in europe too) people build themselves stumpy gates for practicing.
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Haul people, bikes, tools or whatever you like in this sweet AWD passenger/work/play van. This extended, all-wheel-drive van has been perfectly reliable since day one. It carries eight people, five people and five bikes, two people and two motorcycles or any combination you can think of. Leather seats and huge rear mats make it easy to keep things clean. The Safari has plenty of power, and it drives very well in snow. This model has the most cargo capacity before you step up to a full-size van. If you’re looking for a do-all, be-all “sport van” (It’s too cool to be a “mini van”), this could be your dream vehicle.
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Mike Wallace over at nsmb.com just wrote a review of the highly aclaimed book Mastering Mountain Bike Skills, by Brian Lopes and me, Lee McCormack. He has an interesting perspective, and (of course) he likes the book.

Read the review on nsmb.com

Sorry I’ve been out of communication. The past week has been good but busy. Good. Busy.

- Riding in Santa Cruz
- Clinics in the Bay Area
- Camping/swimming at El Capitan State Beach (near Santa Barbara)
- Clinics and riding in Fontana (in SoCal)
- Meeting/lunch at Oakley
- I’m now in Prescott, AZ visiting Curtis Keene at his new home. Tomorrow we ride moto all over these here mountains.
- Rufus my three-legged Labrador retriever is LOVING it!

Full stories and photos when I get home later this week.

Rock!

— Lee

Yesterday I visited some friends at FOX Racing Shox in Watsonville, Calif., and they gave me the sweet factory tour.
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Last Sunday, Mark Weir had a massive pump party at his house in Novato, CA. Reasons: 1. his one-year wedding anniversary, 2. Chevy’s birthday and 3. the pump — oh, the pump.
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Tuesday morning I woke up in Keystone, CO and started driving. I made it through Salt Lake City and pulled off a random exit by the salt flats. I drove up a dirt road, hung a left and found a flat spot. Trucks hummed on I-80 about one mile away, and a full moon hung about 200,000 miles away.
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