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Bill, Matt and I headed up to Kenosh Pass to see how all the wet weather has been treating the high country trails…  here are the photos from the day!

In South Dakota, Tate, Matt and I stay at this cool old hotel called Hotel Alex Johnson… the only problem was the elevator was a little small.  Here is a photo of 3 guys and 3 bikes in the cramped space!

Brian, Tyler, Bill, the Boys and I headed up to Lyons to check out the Lyons Bike Park.  At the park, there is a pump track, a mtb bike skills course and 3 different dirt jump lines.  They created this park over the past couple weeks for the Lyons Outdoor Games. There is going to be a pump track comp and a dirt jump comp happening THIS weekend!  Over all the park was fun and a little rough when we rode it, but it definitely has potential!  

I received the following email today about the Apex trail in Golden..  Click on the link and let your thoughts be known!  http://dev.comba. org/apex_ survey.html

Hey Folks,

This is a pretty serious issue and requires you to please act to maintain access to many of the trails that you have grown to love. Jefferson County has been getting a lot of heat on Apex conflict and is looking for user feedback on the use of this trail. Don’t kid yourself thinking that whatever the result is won’t result in a spill over to many more of the Front Range trails that you care about.

COMBA has been heading up discussions with Jeffco and has asked for the mountain bike community to speak up and be heard. Quantity matters much more than quality at this point. The more that we show that mountain bikers value Apex, the more we will have our voice heard. Just a couple of tips on what should be communicated:

1) Appreciation for all the work/effort from Jeffco for maintaining these trails for ALL users

2) Speak with a subtle voice and do not create more disparity to the issue. Rather we want to communicate that the conflict is minor and through some creativity it can be easily resolved.

3) Tell them how much you use the Apex trail system and how important it is to the Denver mountain bike community since it offers a nice, technically challenging trail to residents of Jefferson County without having to drive a long way to get there.

There are 3 ways to participate and I ask that you please do all 3.

1) Go to this link and fill out the questionaire so that Jefferson County hears your individual voice: http://dev.comba. org/apex_ survey.html

2) Attend at least one of the Open Houses in person that Jefferson County is holding to discuss with all trail users. Two open Houses will be held in June at the Open Space Ponderosa Meeting Room located at 700 Jefferson County Parkway in Golden (In same complex as Taj Mahal). A large turnout from mountain bikers will help ensure our standing in these important discussions! Mark your calendars and attend if you can: Thursday, June 18, 2009 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m; Saturday, June 20, 2009 from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

3) Forward this email onto all of your mountain bike friends and personally ask them to participate.

Let’s show Jefferson County that we are united, appreciate the work that they do, care about trail access and are willing to mobilze to keep our trails open to biking.

Warm Regards,

Marv Storey

Check this video from Transition Bikes of the SICK trails up in Blackrock, OR…

On a quick trip up from Santa Fe, Tom A took Kaya up on South Table Mesa in Golden to enjoy all the green…

A small group from our mtn bike team headed to South Dakota this holiday weekend for a mtn bike stage race.  The hotel we got in downtown Rapid City was next to Art Alley.  An area of downtown that let all kinds of artists decorate the alley…

Here is a photo shoot we did in the alleyway.  enjoy!

From Steve Stevens at Golden Oldy Cyclery…

   This is the 1887 Whippet bicycle  from England…. which is FULL SUSPENSION.  It was also available as a Full Suspension Tricycle.

… and this is an 1890 full suspension ladies bike … The WORTH SPRING FRAME from Chicago:

Elite triathlete and former national mountain bike champion Steve Larsen died of a sudden heart attack while running at Cascade Middle School on Tuesday night.

That’s terribly sad.  I’ll never forget being at the Deer Valley NCS race when he annihilated the field.  He had shaved his head and was looking for revenge against those that claimed he was washed up. – Colin M.

Here is the full article…

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090520/NEWS0107/905209995

From Bill T.http://dolekop.com/fullsize.php3?img=61352.full.jpg

Two videos from Brendan H…

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My name is Christopher Parmelee and I work with Tournament Vacations. We are hosting the Hawaii Pro-Am, the largest paying cash purse in Mt Bike history! Our race is a 3 day Mt Bike stage race combined with an all inclusive 6day/5night vacation package in beautiful Oahu, Hawaii. Accommodations are at the Outrigger Reef Hotel located on world famous Waikiki beach, Food will be provided by The Shorebird and Kualoa Ranch, transportation by Polynesian Tours and the race is held at the private 4000 acre Kualoa Ranch on the north shore. We are offering over $166,000 cash purse; $109,000 Pro Men and Women and $52,000 for the Amateurs Men and Women.
It is our goal at Hawaii Pro-Am to create a race/event that honors and monetarily rewards bike racers that have spent so many years perfecting their sport. Please take a look at our site for more details and let me know if you have any questions. www.hawaiiproam.com

Mahalo

I came across this recently on craigslist…  

Welcome to NetCairns.com, the wiki for mountain bikers on the Front Range. The goal of this site is to maintain the most comprehensive, up-to-date source of trail information throughout the Rocky Mountains using content from the community it serves: you! So now that you’ve found the site, take a look around.

Last year was my first adventure in the world of tracking my rides via GPS.  I liked the details the GPS give you and quickly started using it on all my rides.  I started with a Garmin Edge 205, but lost it in a crash during a Super D race.  So, I ordered another one to have during the BC Bike Race.  But… that one stayed on my bike about 5 miles into the first day and was lost somewhere in the dirt on Vancouver Island.  I was super sad, but still wanted to use a GPS on my rides, so I got the Garmin Forerunner 405, which is similar to the 205 but it has a watch band.   My thought is now it would be REALLY hard to lose to the GPS because of the strap band.  So on my last trip to Fruita, I crashed a little hard and tossed my ML8.  Here is how the crash treated my Garmin 405 GPS watch…

I got pretty beat up as well, so I headed back to the car after the crash.  Even though the GPS was shattered, it still managed to record the rest of the ride… check it out here.  Lunch Loops GPS.  I was pretty bummed about ruining the third GPS in 1 year.  I wrote a letter to Garmin and they said they would do a crash replacement warranty on it.  I was skeptical because of the major damage, but I sent in the broken unit anyway.  Then today I was pleasantly surprised when I opened my front door to see a little box from Garmin on my porch!  Thanks Garmin!!!!  

I went, brought the camera, and didn’t take a single photo.  In three days I rode Rabbit Valley (3/4/5/8) loops, Ribbon Trail, Holy Cross, Kessle Run, and Zippidee Do da.  Add to that two 30 mile dirt bike rides at Rabbit Valley and Road 18.  The motos were outrageously fun to have out in Fruita.

Paul at DT Swiss gave us the tour of Grand Junction with a first stop at the Distillery (www.peachstreetdistillers.com/), Ale House brewery, and then the famous Quincy’s dive bar.

So now I’ve done an Alley Cat (SSCX Worlds) and a Sprint (FFTF).  If I don’t have a fixed gear am I still a hipster?

– Colin M

From Colin O 

-My living room at the moment!