Reconnecting with (and on) the pump track
Ah, it feels great to ride. Yesterday a small crew of us rocked the pump track at The Fix here in Boulder.
Let’s meet the cast, shall we?
Robyn Markland
Robyn is a self-admitted “bike fiend.” He runs www.vintageredline.com, and he’s a well known reptile breeder. He and I are currently working on a new business; he came to Boulder for a meeting and — you know — pump tracks are the new golf.
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Judy Freeman
Judy is a pro XC racer, ex co-worker and one of the first people I ever coached. She is racing the 2009 Tri-Flow XC Indoor Challenge at Ray’s Indoor MTB Park next weekend, so we took some time to dial in her pump. I think, with Judy’s fitness and some general confidence/fluidity, she will kill it. Check out Judy’s blog.
 Take a hyper-fit elite racer. Get her ripping the pump track. Watch her RIP race courses. |
Check out that cornering form! Judy lowered her seat 5/8 inch (the leelikesbikes international Super D standard) to give her some wiggle room at Ray’s. |
Nick Simcik
Nick is your general-purpose badass. A former ski racer and extremely talented bike rider. He’s young, he’s strong, and his riding style contains not a hint of apology. Actually, Nick was another of my early pupils (not that I can take any credit!). Nick’s style and amplitude have made him a staple in the Mountain Flyer photo pages.
 When you boil them down, skiing and bike riding are identical. Nick rips the kind of transition he’s done a thousand times on snow. |
 Textbook. Must be the helmet. |
 Jump the double out of the 180 berm … cool. |
Me, Lee
Ecstatic to be out with my friends and riding my bike. This was my first pump sesh after the shoulder surgery. I felt a bit tense and off, and the intensity hit me pretty hard, but it was all good.
 Yikes! I haven’t gone this fast in months! |
 Heck yeah, we’re ripping turns next to a suburban parking lot. Pump Tack Nation! |
Very fun. Wherever you are, get some!
— Lee
Lee, according to my t-shirt, I was Hemi Powered on Sunday 😉
LOL. You are Hemi Powered every day.
Hey, is that helmet production model, or did you paint to fit your daredevil roots?
nice pics as always lee…actually pulled my hammy diggin on saturday. My buddy has a nice backyard PT that will make an appearance some day on your site.
A pulled hamstring sucks. It’s amazing how often you use that stupid muscle.
Wait, how the heck did you do that? Were you straight-leg deadlifting a shovel full of wet dirt? Or maybe depleted uranium?
When are you going to get some new Gamut gear?
I have never had a problem with a Gamut chain guide — that’s daily use for several years — so why bother upgrading?
🙂