Archive for category: Riding

The sweetest trails and riding spots

Big, red and mine

October 10, 2005/3 Comments/in Equipment, Moto/by

After years of obsessing, I finally threw down and bought a really nice moto: the mighty yet refined 2005 Honda CRF450X.
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Whistler ’05 Day 4: Buuuuuuuzzzzz …

September 24, 2005/4 Comments/in B.C., Riding/by

Four days of riding and four nights of partying make for tired boys. Buuuuuuuzzzzz …

Whistler ’05 Day 3: We’re with Richie

September 23, 2005/in B.C., Riding/by

We’re settling into a rhythm: get up, ride for a few hours, eat lunch then ride some more. And today was a biggie.

Whistler ’05 Day 2: A good day

September 22, 2005/1 Comment/in B.C., Riding/by

I know it’s going well because I’m too tired to say much. Today:

Whistler ’05 Day 1: Just give ‘er

September 21, 2005/in B.C., Riding/by

This afternoon we were messing around in the Boneyward slopestyle area, and I was stymied by this huge curved wall ride. The precise technique eluded me, so I asked a local how to do it. He said, “Just give ‘er.”

That epic feeling

August 15, 2005/1 Comment/in ColoRADo, Riding/by

I’ve been so focused on learning and teaching how to ride fast that I’ve lost touch with riding for its own sake — or at least covering miles just for the sake of covering miles. Never mind line choice and exit speed — just turn the cranks and enjoy the scenery.
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Pump first – pedal later

August 1, 2005/in Pump tracks, Skills/training/by

This letter comes from a self-professed beginner who has been reading Mastering Mountain Bike Skills and working on his pump. He makes a revolutionary point:
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Extreme uphill: Mt. Evans

July 31, 2005/in ColoRADo, Riding/by

When an injury prevents you from riding extreme downhill, what do you do? You ride extreme uphill!
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Summit County Slurpee Session

July 15, 2005/in ColoRADo, Dirt jumping, Riding/by

During our downhill camp a couple weeks ago, we took the SMBA monkeys downhilling at Vail, then we got some Slurpees and went dirt jumping. The dudes tore it up. If only they could be this confident around girls their age …
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Nuts on the loose

July 12, 2005/in ColoRADo, Downhill, Riding/by

When snow bars the after-work alpine shuttle, what do nuts do? They bomb the pavement, climb the dirt until it gets dark, then get loose.
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Investment property: Paved jumping paradise

May 25, 2005/in Dirt jumping/by

You better move quickly if you want to get this one-of-a-kind property.
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Five Miles of Hell and other pleasures

May 17, 2005/2 Comments/in Moto/by

Each May for the past 25 years, the Moosehead Motorcycle Extravaganza has assembled a group of friends in the desert near Green River, UT for some friendly brotherhood and some heinous motorcycle trail riding.
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