Flowing with Judy Freeman
Yesterday I ripped some pump track and pumped some big rocks with Crank Brothers pro XC racer Judy Freeman.
Archive for year: 2012
Hucking with Erin Huck
Fun session this week with Tokyo Joe’s pro XC racer Erin Huck.
Day one on the 2012 Demo 8 II
Yesterday I picked up a new 2012 Specialized Demo 8 II. It’s been years since I rocked a downhill bike, and I was honestly worried about the size and slackness. I mean, the last time I rode a head angle like this, the bike was a Honda 250. Could I handle it? Would my years of pump track and indoor trainers make me unable to ride the big bike?
Well …
Big sine waves
I sold my DH bike before the babies came, and I’ve regretted that decision since before I dropped the box at FedEx. I love riding all bikes, but I miss the absolute impunity that comes with a downhill bike. Not to mention the big sine waves.
Well friends, the game is back on.
The day after a private MTB kung su session
Emails like this get me stoked.
Skills clinic this Saturday at Valmont Bike Park
The conditions are perfect! Come rip it up with me this Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. I also have spots Wednesday, June 6 and Saturday, June 9. Braaap!
A big day at the bike park
It’s official: The Bugs are now mountain bikers.
5 benefits a pump track will bring to your city
A guest piece from Shawn Wilson, owner of Epicenter Cycling in Aptos, CA and designer of the original Epicenter Pump Track.
Designing a pump track for Stafford Lake Bike Park
Hand tools are stacked in the garage, but the Mac is fired up. I’m working on a pump track design for the Stafford Lake Bike Park in Marin.
Are there diminishing returns from ongoing pump track use?
This is one of the best questions in a long time. That’s why it got buried in my email.
Popular Mechanics magazine: How to build a pump track
A story in Popular Mechanics magazine is a sure sign the Pump Track Nation is going mainstream.
Check out the spread:
Lopes and the UCI XC Eliminator
Hey Lee,
Have you seen any of the XCE? Brian hasn’t been winning everything, but he has been making people look like fools.
Very cool to see him in action again. Such a racer. I love how calculated everything is, the way he runs people wide, covers lines and how he seems to know exactly how hard to go to secure 2nd place in a heat. I’ve never really liked dropper seat posts, but the way Brian uses his is really clever: down for starts, short straights, corners, stairs, climbs, descents, obstacles and sprint finishes and up for the odd long flat section.
The way they start these races though is a joke.
Hope you guys are all well,
Chris Q in Australia