Mt. Biking Site similar to Bike commuting

Lots of stuff on commuting these days so how about a page just for mountain biking.–Corrie

A few good things happening…

June 18th, 2008 by RL Policar · 1 Comment

As you may have seen from time to time…one of our other passions other than bike commuting is Mountain Biking. So we run a site called MtnBikeRiders.com in which we do exactly the same thing that we do here, but the content is regarding mountain biking. About 99% of all the tech tips we do are universal, meaning that you can use them on your commuter bike or mountain bike. We also like to cross-promote products that we’re reviewing in the event we feel that one group may benefit from the other. So here are a few great things happening over at MtnBikeRiders.com

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Great Divide mountain bike races

If the Ride Across America wasn’t tough enough, try it on a mountain bike.

Great Divide route hosting two mountain bike races

by Gene Bisbee at 04:00AM (PDT) on June 19, 2008  |  Permanent Link |  Cosmos

Photo by Aaron Teasdale
Adventure Cycling Association

June must be the month for extreme ultra-endurance bicycling events.

Cyclists took off June 8 for the 3,000-mile Race Across America. Last Saturday, 17 mountain bikers set off from Banff, Alberta, on the inaugural 2,711-mile Tour Divide mountain bike race.

This coming Saturday, more mountain bikers will start the 5th annual Great Divide Race, that rolls out from the Canadian border for the Mexican border.

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King of the Mountain Bike

I’ve never known what to think of the Specialized Brand. I guess I got it in my head that it was a house brand for Performance or something like that. Here’s a bit of background. –Corrie

Mike Sinyard built Specialized into a top bike brand by listening to what serious cyclists wanted.

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Specialized Bikes’ startup story

Founder Mike Sinyard battled finicky customers and the brink of bankruptcy to build his profitable $500-million-a-year bike brand. FSB got the scoop on how it all began.

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Cycling toward success

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Fat Tire Trail: Iron Horse

Here’s a trail for the adventurous and not far away. Doug sent this some time ago.–Corrie

The Iron Horse is suitable for any rider with a bike that can go off pavement. It is perfect for families with older kids, ideal for casual mountain bikers and a great trail for fat-tire warriors to burn mileshttp://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/101499/ironpix2.html.rom Doug

EWOK Mt Trail Videos-click arrow here

Extreme Eric, eat your heart out. Doug sent a an email with this video attached. It clearly shows that mt bikers are crazy and that where there are crazies, there are those that will enable them to commit suicide.

The video won’t show up on In The Spin. Something about the way WordPress handles video makes Grazer unable to show the video. You can follow this link and the one below it which shows the various jumps a little more up close and personal. Or, you should be able to open In the Spin in its own window by clicking on the title of the item and view the videos there.

more about “First Person Bike Trail - CollegeHumo…“, http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1797566

Now here is the second video. This one is at YouTube. Again, you may have to open this message in Word Press to see the video or follow the lilnk below to YouTube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OD-9OdoKt_4

This park is somewhere near Nashville, TN for those of you making your reservations already.

A Sadly familiar story.

This reminds me so much of the time last fall when Doug and I hit the mountain bike trail on Asotin Creek, and the trail hit back. And for the horticulturally inclined don’t miss this guy’s link to Tribulus terrestris. It is good to know we aren’t the only community experiencing the joys of puncture vine.–Corrie

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There’s a terrific singletrack network — Corner Canyon, in Draper, Utah — that is almost ridiculously convenient in its location. It is literally on my way home from work, so I can drive partway home, ride for an ninety minutes or so, and then finish my ride home.

29er Single Speed belt drive

I ride a 29er from Gary Fisher but I never see single track nor would I consider a single speed but there are those out there-Eric–you know who you are.–Corrie

I’m trying a lot of bikes out at the Sea Otter Classic 2008 in Monterey, California. A lot of them feel like any other bike, but a real stand out is the single speed belt driven 29er from Spot Brand Bikes.

I took the Spot 29er for a spin on the demo trail and flew down the singletrack with absolute confidence on this bike. I feathered the brakes a little approaching some of the sandy curves (and that was only because I don’t know the bike), but other than it was full speed ahead. On the uphills the bike goes like it should — I didn’t miss the lack of gearing at all. I didn’t have the legs for a couple of especially steep uphill sections, but that’s because I rode my fixed gear to Sea Otter some 40 miles from Santa Cruz County yesterday morning.

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The Real Mountain Biker

AFter watching all those skinny guys climb that hill behind Jack O’Conner Center, I thought this might help the rest of us get our self-image back in line.–Corrie

This is Bob…of Bob’s Bar and Grill. I just read his blog and he totally hit it on the head of what the true definition of a “real mountain biker”

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Moabb and Mt. Biking

Over at UltraRob, he’s been riding Moabb.

7 Mountain Biking Confidence Killers

I got into Moab yesterday afternoon in time to do a little riding. I did some easy spinning and then went part way up the Moab Rim trail. Coming back down, my confidence wasn’t very good.

When your bike is totally dialed in, it is so much easier to be confident. When your bike needs some work, it’s easy to lose your confidence.

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5 Gnarly Mountain Bike Crashes

March 24th, 2008 by Bren · No Comments

It takes all kinds of cyclists to make the world go around, and all kinds of cyclists eat it from time to time. I’m generally not a mean spirited fellow, but I gotta be honest here: I find crash videos to be endlessly entertaining! And I tell you what: the web is full of entertaining crash videos, so I’m going to take it upon myself to serve as your human crash video filter. You’re welcome. This batch of video takes a look at 5 gnarly mountain bike crashes…

You’ve gotta see these if you are a mountain biker.