Archive for June, 2009
1st Win, So Sweet
by Tim Ek on June 29th, 2009
Everything about the fourth 12 hour race of the Wisconsin Mountain Bike Series was epic. It all started with the seven hour drive after work on Friday. A friend of mine and I arrived in the suburban sprawl of Milwaukee around 11:00 p.m. To our delight we were offered an upgrade on our room which [...]
Recovery Report
by Bobby Rishel on June 19th, 2009
Its been about two weeks since the big crash at Tour De Tykes Xc Race in Danville, PA. I am recovering good still a little bruise and left eye is still bloody but is slowy going away; beside going insane due to not being able to ride at all. I ordered brand new Shimano XT UST wheelset; [...]
Spring season FINALLY done
by Darren on June 18th, 2009
Well the MBAA spring race season is finally over. This past weekend was the Flagstaff finale. This was a very hard race as the previous two weeks I was unable to do any training. Between business travel and a family trip to Mexico. (Margrita training was mandatory). But I made the trip to Flagstaff to [...]
MBAA State Finales.
by Clint Hosman on June 16th, 2009
I have to be honest, I was pretty reluctant to get up to the state finales this year in Flagstaff. It’s been a long season starting back in December and know in June I was burned out. I felt so great at the last race in Payson, it felt like I had hit my stride [...]
What Has Obama Done To Support Mountain Bikers?
by Walker Thompson on June 15th, 2009
Aren’t we a large part of the voting public? Doesn’t our voice matter? If you voted for Obama, then maybe you’re like me: I totally support the man, and I’m keeping tabs. One key issue that I’m concerned about is saving our trails and mountain bike access. Here’s the record, that I’ve found:
According to Wired [...]
Where Do You Get Your Weather Info
by Walker Thompson on June 13th, 2009
Do you rely on the the Government: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s website… OR… Are you a fan of the Private Industry: Weather.com… Who presents the best weather information prior to your ride?
Is this where you go to get your weather information? The public domain?
Or here… The Private Sector?
Who do you trust? Post a [...]
The Nibs update
by nibal on June 11th, 2009
Man, I have not posted here for a long loooooooooong time. Sorry about that guys over at Evomo, Bryan and Sedrik. So since my last post, I’ve been to a handfull of races including the Fontana races, Sea Otter (awesome), Firestone, and the Fontucky National race. So in this blog I’ll have some pics of my experience [...]
What To Do When It Rains?
by Walker Thompson on June 11th, 2009
Just some ideas for my fellow MTB friends when it is raining outside and FRUSTRATING the hell out of you…
1. Complain about the rain – my personal favorite
2. Eat junk food and cookies
3. Watch MTB videos on YouTube.com
4. Clean your bike, for the second time that day
5. Send thank you notes
6. Do chores – yeah [...]
Tour De Tykes XC Race report – rider down
by Bobby Rishel on June 9th, 2009
I had my 2nd race of the season on June 7th at Tour De Tykes XC Race in Danville, PA. I woke up at 6:00AM to get some breakfast in my hungry stomach to give me fuel to start my day; I headed out to the race around 8:00AM since it was an hour drive [...]
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