Vote for North American male cyclist of 2005

Our friend and pull-up rival Brain Lopes made Velonews’ short list. Other nominees include Dave Zabriskie, Levi Leipheimer, Bobby Julich, George Hincapie and some guy named Lance Armstrong.

Vote for your favorite mountain biker (I mean male cyclist 🙂 on the lower right corner of www.velonews.com

Pleasanton jump park

Hey, I was looking over your site and saw the story about legalized dirt jump parks, and then saw there was one in Pleasanton, California. I was wondering if you had the address of that place, because I looked online and couldn’t find it. Thanks!
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Lee Likes Sponsors

Lee Likes Sponsors

Thanks to everyone who’s supported my riding and this site. Without you I’d be working at Hot Dog on a Stick!

Full Bros – in alphabetical order

Fate Clothing

An independent clothing company.

  • Switched Pant (test color) – roomy but not silly, and perfect for riding in snow
  • Softshell jacket – casual yet very technical
  • Script down jacket – ultra cozy for those 0-degree days
  • Shifted jacket – fully waterproof shell
 
 
The Fix/Rhythm Cycles

The Fix is a downhill/freeeride/dirt jump shop in Boulder, CO. Home to the Mountain States’ top gravity team as well as some sweet dirt jumps. Rhythm Cycles is their online operation.

www.rhythmcycles.com
 
 
Fox Racing Shox

The first name in high performance suspension

  • 40 RC2 fork and DHX 5.0 shock on the Demo 8
  • 36 RC2 fork and RP3/AVA shock on the Enduro
  • Talas RLC fork and RP3 shock on the SX
  • Talas RLC fork on the P.1
 
 
Maxxis Tires

A quality tire for every purpose

I run Minions and High Rollers for downhill. Usually 2.5 Super Tacky. Minions are hard to beat in most situations; High Rollers work a bit better in loose conditions, and they make a fast rear tire. Oh, and I’m using the Maxxis rim strip with some Stan’s goop to make my tires tubeless.

 
 
Specialized Bicycle Components
High end bikes and components

Primary fleet

  • 2005 Demo 8 for downhill
  • 2005 S-Works Enduro for burly trail riding and Super D
  • 2005 Enduro SX for jumping, slalom and mountain cross

Secondary fleet

  • 2003 P.1 for urban, jumping and errands
  • 2003 S-Works Enduro for trail riding
  • 2003 Allez Pro road bike for road (duh)
  • 1995 Allez Carbon road bike as a spare; too nice to get rid of
  • 1995 Deja Two off-road tandem for trail riding and occasional racing

Shoes

  • BG Pro shoes for XC
  • Prototype 2006 Sawpit shoes for heavy-duty DH
  • Prototype 2006 Trail 120 shoes for aggressive trail riding
 
 
WTB – Wilderness Trail Bikes
Tires and parts with that NorCal trail-riding soul

  • 2.4 Mutano Raptor Race tires for trail riding in hard, dry conditions
  • 2.3 Weirwolf Race and Team FR tires for downhill in general conditions
  • 2.24 Moto Raptor tires for trail riding on wet conditions
  • 2.1 Nano Raptor Race tires for stupid-fast mountain cross racing
  • Shadow V Stealth for ultralightweight riding and racing
  • Lazer V Team for more cushy trail riding
  • Dual Duty wheels for downhill and aggressive trail riding
  • SpeedDisc wheels for light XC and trail racing

Also in my corner

Fox Racing – Clothing and protective gear

Full Tilt Cyclery, Castle Rock, CO – Pro shop with bro’ vibe (site by me)

Gamut USA – Light, simple chain guides

Montara Design – Universally drilled bashguards and the versatile 3Guide

Oakley – High-end eyeware and nicely done riding clothes

SMBA – Singletrack Mountain Bike Adventures – Youth mountain biking programs in Boulder, CO

Sportworks – The best bike racks, period. Now owned by Thule.

Trail Head Cyclery, San Jose, CA – NorCal’s best shop (site by me)


If you’d like to get major exposure for your products — or just help a biking bro’ — let’s talk!

Thumbs down (again)

My orthopedist and I are becoming good buddies. He re-attached a ligament on my right thumb in mid July, and that has healed nicely. It’s sore and not very mobile, but right now it’s my good thumb.
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