leelikesbikes.com makes the Top 10!
Stoked to be included in BikeFAT’s 10 Best Blogs About Mountain Biking
Build report 1: Mitch Park, Gardnerville, NV
Our heros Bruce and Scott have finished up in Cuyuna, MN and are now in Gardnerville, NV.
Making dirt magic, they are.
10 most popular pages last month
I’ve been rocking some big park designs and teaching almost every day, which is rad but leaves little time for the site. I’ll post more goodness as soon as things slow down. In the mean time:
Build your own pump track
Ebook: Welcome to Pump Track Nation
Fabien Barel rides the sine wave of lateral love
Skills clinics with Lee
Pump Up the Base book and training program
Book: Teaching Mountain Bike Skills
Book: Pro BMX Skills
Why is it harder to climb with a lowered fork?
Skills clinics at Valmont Bike Park
BRAAAP!
Skills clinics in Utah with LLB instructor Judd Zimmerman
Super stoked to announce that Lee Likes Bikes certified coach Judd Zimmerman will be teaching kung fu skills in Utah.
The first sessions:
• Aug. 21, 6 to 8 p.m. at Trailside Bike Park in Park City
• Aug. 24, 10 a.m. to noon at Trailside Bike Park in Park City
Learn more and sign up: Skills clinics in Utah with LLB instructor Judd Zimmerman
Super pinned but stoked
Hey all, I have tons of cool stuff to post on this site, but I’m teaching 2-3 clinics every day — plus other action — and I’m barely staying on top of it.
For current material check out the Lee Likes Bikes Facebook page.
BRAAAP!
Lee
Finding braaap in Ireland
Here’s a nice note from a reader who’s getting stronger and more skilled — and having more fun.
This is great Tony. Rip it up!
Your results may vary: P2PI week 5 power testing
I just finished week 5 of the Prepare to Pin It training program, and my power improvements are shocking.
If you’re into numbers, you have to see this.
Optimizing a pump track for kids
Hi lee – love the book (Welcome to Pump Track Nation), it has been a lifesaver. First mini pt was a disaster, v2.0 followed your spec. WAAAAY better. (I used the 17′ x 31′ design in your book)
Now my questions. We’re still adjusting the track… Do you have a recommendation for:
• Adapting the track to 20″ bmx vs 26″ DJ bike? I want to optimize it for my sons on their 20″ers.
• Related – how might I make it easier to ride for kids? They are 6 and 9. Lower bumps? Fewer bumps?
Any ideas or thoughts welcome. Thanks for doing what you do. We’re hooked. Boys are out there every day it isn’t raining, which in NorCal is most.
J
Week one: Stumpjumper FSR 29 Carbon S-EVO
The Specialized Stumpjumper FSR 29 Carbon is finally built, rolling and changing some of my MTB ideas.
Early impressions:
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Rocking the Sufferfest vids
If you’re gonna ride the trainer, you might as well be focused and pushed. Sufferfest videos — a favorite among the gnarliest roadies — are rad.
Lately I’ve been hammering “Downward Spiral” and “Hell Hath No Fury.”
Rip Me, Gianna
I wrote this story about leg waxing for Bike Magazine in 1994. So glad I no longer shave … or wax.
Trail riding on a CX bike
Hey Lee,
Been following your site for long time. Finally have a question for you. I recently moved from Boulder to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Not much here to ride my trail bike on, but I love to rail my Marin Cortina CX bike on the local singletrack. I was living in Boulder this past summer and cracked the Cortina at the headtube. I think riding Betasso and Marshal Mesa often was a bit too much.
Marin replaced it, but I am thinking about getting something else more appropriate for my style. I mostly ride trail (typical ride currently is 5-10 miles road with 15+ miles tight, fast singletrack). I also go on the occasional road ride, and I use the bike to commute a few miles every day. I entered my first CX race this past weekend and had a blast.
I remember seeing a few of your posts awhile back about riding trail on CX. It is fun! Naturally, one factor I’m considering is frame material. Been thinking about steel (see http://www.cotic.co.uk/product/x#). However, I have never owned a steel bike. My understanding is that steel would be heavier, but more damp, stiff, and durable. Better for trail riding on a CX, no?
Any other suggestions? Do CX bikes with better trail geometry exist? What would that be? Fork material? I’m thinking 1×9 set-up; bigger tires (currently running 32s), wider bars, maybe disc brakes, but I like the simplicity of cantis and we don’t have much for hills here anyway.
I appreciate any advice. Thanks!
Joe