Entries Tagged as ‘News’

August 23, 2007

Help build new mountain-bike park

Have you wanted to go mountain biking but can’t find the time to drive out to the mountains?
Let the mountain come to you, sort of.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, you can join the Colonnade Mountain Bike Park work party and help build a new mountain-bike park under Interstate 5 between the Eastlake and [...]

August 20, 2007

Fun in them thar’ hills

Club brings riders together for exciting evening rides
BY JEFF NACHTIGAL, Californian staff writer
e-mail: jnachtigal@bakersfield.com | Monday, Aug 20 2007 11:30 AM
Last Updated: Friday, Aug 17 2007 10:36 AM
Trace the inside curve of a wide-brimmed coffee cup. Your finger loops down one lip, across the flat bottom, back up the other side.
Expand that cup to a [...]

August 17, 2007

Gettysburg girl wins national biking title

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Gettysburg girl wins national biking title
By PATRICK ABDALLA
Evening Sun Sports Writer
Article Launched: 08/17/2007 09:51:18 AM EDT
Alicia Styer said the best thing about racing competitively is that she gets to meet new people.
Then again, maybe she said “beat new people” [...]

August 14, 2007

Landis crashes but finishes 2nd in Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race

LEADVILLE, Colorado: Floyd Landis finished second in a mountain bike race Saturday despite a crash that left last year’s disgraced Tour de France champion with a bloody right leg.
Landis, unable to defend his 2006 Tour title because of a positive doping test, was runner-up to five-time winner Dave Wiens in the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain [...]

July 18, 2007

Take to the ski lifts

TRUCKEE – Mountain biking is a lot easier when you don’t have to pedal uphill.
It’s also much more fun that way.
Northstar at Tahoe chairlifts aren’t only for plopping skiers and snowboarders atop snowy mountains. During the summer months they provide a lift for mountain bikers determined to maximize their downhill time during a [...]

July 9, 2007

Woodstock 707 Big Fork!

Want to see a 707 with a 6″ travel fork in action?
Courtesy of MtnBikeRiders.com

July 6, 2007

Graham Tracey Likes The Woodstock 707

1. Transparency – Woodstock applies a simple rating score to each component of the bike. The score is from 1 – 5 with 5 being the best. Note that there’s no sugar coating here with all of the Woodstock components scoring a 5. In fact, they gain quite a bit of credibility [...]

June 27, 2007

Don’t climb the mountain, take the ski lift.

The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 06/20/2007 07:36:01 PM MDT
Click photo to enlargeMountain bikers head up a trail that winds beneath a lift at.
The snow is mostly gone from Utah ski resorts, and it’s time to think about riding something other than skis and snowboards down the mountain.
The lifts may [...]

June 26, 2007

Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day

It’s not for a few more months, but what the hey, I figured enough notice will get you rollin on that day!
IMBA will celebrate the third annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day on Saturday, October 6, 2007. This is a great opportunity for you to pass your passion for pedaling on to kids!
All clubs [...]

June 4, 2007

Landis back on the dirt

Landis an also-ran in Teva bike race
By Jason Blevins
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 06/02/2007 11:28:23 PM MDT
Floyd Landis, the disputed Tour de France winner, descends the pro mountain-bike course in Vail on Saturday. (AP / Peter M. Fredin)Related
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