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So, I was awkened at 6:00 this morning by a phone call from Charlie. We had planned a ride on Monarch Crest today with a crew of other guys. He says that highway 285 was closed, it has snowed and only 15 deg on the top of Monarch. So, much to my dismay, we cancelled the ride and planned to head up to Buffalo Creek instead and ride the Colorado Trail there. My head hit the pillow and we followed through with Plan B later today. It ended up being a wonderful fall day in Colorado! Here are some picts of Lake Wellington and the CO Trail. – jesse

A little tease of the sweet enduro cross races that came to Denver this weekend!

I was lucky enough to be invited to Interbike in Las Vegas this year. I had lots of work to take care of, but I didnt let that deter me from the trip. I landed at 9:00pm on Wednesday, watched some buddies gamble, had some drinks (coke a cola), got very little sleep, woke up and walked around and left 5:00pm on Thursday. As always, the show was over whelming. Here are some picts of the things that I left me with impressions…

A Cycling Team in Cali named Rock Racing has this as their team car…

Schwalbe has a new tire called the Nobby Nic I cant wait to try out…

The new SID is no longer anorexic and got fatter…

But, so the Maverick DUC did too… as well as some new flashy carbon legs…

Speaking of carbon, check out the seatpost on the new Yeti ASR frames…

More cabron from DT Swiss! They are making some pretty carbon mtn rims that can be setup tubeles…

Hey, that new seatpost from Crank Brothers looks familiar….

Crank Brothers is also doing wheels and headsets…

SPOT is doing a belt drive for single speeds which is pretty creative! I wonder what it will be like in the mud and snow…

If you ever get a flat, take some advice from this “playa”… and just carry 3 extra wheels with you!

Every race season I battle the urge to put the XC bike down for a day and ride my other bikes. I find I never pull out the trials bike or dirt jumping bike because I am too busy trying to stay up on my “training” or don’t wanna break my nose or collar bone in the middle of the season, like I did when I was in college. So, once the last race is over, a little part of me is sad, but another little part is smiling because it knows whats coming up. Here are some photos of the last couple weekends! Tyler and I went out one day to the BMX track and then I went to some dirt jumps with a guy from work. Here is to those worry free days of fall!

To everyone on the team, I wanted to say thanks and congrats! It was a long season with lots of good times (Tylers butt) and a couple tough times (Brendan crashing out). In the end, we did 1000 races with 1000 podiums, not too bad for a first year team! Thanks for racing fast! – Jesse

Once again, the final MSC race is here! Every year, I look forward to this race. Its not because the season is over and I can get that “I gotta ride” monkey off my back. I think its because everyone is there, the mood is good, the condo is full and we are having fun! The races went well and I am happy to say it didnt snow or hail! Check out the Keystone Photo album for race photos from the Super D and Cross Country!

Congrats to Colin McKernan for winning the Winter Park Race Series in the Single Speed class! After 6 races, and a couple of wins under his belt, Colin won the series with 241 points, just 3 points ahead of 2nd place! Kick butt Red!!!

Team Gofast/Bikeparts.com pro racer, Josh Bezecny, made a HUGE showing at this weekends MSC race in Eldora. He finished 3rd in the wet Short Track and 2nd in the Cross Country! While the rest of the team was there racing, this blog is all about Josh showing Boulder County how to keep riding strong through the long season! Way to go Josh!!! Check out the Eldora Photo album for some race picts!

Yeah… I was riding with Tate this evening and hit a stupid property sign that was on the edge of the trail! 😦

The NORBA National Finals were in Snowmass again! The team headed to our “home” territory for some Super D, XC and Short Track racing! Tyler was there cheering everyone on, which was nice of him… until I saw my last name on his ass in the middle of the race!! No matter how hard I try, I will never forget that moment! By the end of the XC, I finished with a busted pedal, Josh had some technical issues with his bike and Colin crashed hard. However, Tim did well in his XC! Super D went much better even with the dust! Check out the Snowmass Photo Album for more picts! – Jesse

So, yesterday I got my new ML8 built up from Maverick. The name on the headtube badge is Kujo, so I figured I needed to take up to Keystone an attack some trails like a rabid monster! – Jesse

After the race in Telluride, I went back to my old college stomping ground at Fort Lewis College in Durango. I rode some classic trails like “Raider Ridge” and was reminded of what makes Durango so special to everyone who rides here!