Archive for February, 2009
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Submitted by Harvest The Ride
Appalachian Mountain Bike Club Poker Derby; Version 5.0
Sponsored by: Yazoo Brewery, the local bikeshops and Gearheads Adventure Sports Consignment
Saturday, March 21st 2009
Start: High Noon
meet at old Bi-Lo in Bearden (trailhead of Third Creek Greenway)
Finish: 5:00pm (cut-off)
Poker rules apply, play your 5 best cards.
7 Checkpoints Although, you should be warned that the [...]
Shred-passion
Submitted by Harvest The Ride
Raccoon Mountain
I woke up Sunday to a blanket of snow, and almost gave up on the ride. I fielded a few phone calls, and the word on the street was that the precipitation missed Chattanooga, so we made the drive.
Me, Brian, Eric and my furry friend Hank; met a large group [...]
Tuesday Ride, 2/24
Submitted by redstone underground
South Boulder anyone? Bike shop at 6, leave around 6:15ish and we’ll be at the Marshall Mesa parking lot right off of 93 (by the food store) around 6:45. Should be good and look forward to riding with you fine folks on another dry Tuesday!
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Race Clinic March 1st @ US West Cup #1
Submitted by KRISTA PARK
SoCal riders, please help pass the word! Thanks!
Note: Clinic time may change if the race start times change. Clinic will follow all XC races.
Also, We will do a drawing, one attendee will receive a free pair of Ergon grips at each clinic, thanks Ergon!
click on the following picture for larger view [...]
Lynx rufus
Submitted by Diary of Scott Morris
Hello! Who’s that?
Photos taken today in the Catalina Foothills. The cat was not scared of me, equally curious as I was. It crossed the trail just in front of me before jumping behind the rock wall to observe a goofy mountain biker in his happy habitat.
Later I heard coyotes howling [...]
More progress in the Canelo Hills
Submitted by Diary of Scott Morris
Paula and I joined a strong crew of Arizona Trail volunteers, led by trail hero Zay Hartigan. The object of our wrath was a ~mile stretch of Canelo East that could be a case study on how NOT to design trail in the desert (no fault of Zay’s — he [...]
in the stand - just finished a fun project
Submitted by redstone underground
We had a fun project come in recently. Scott, a local and old Schwinn team fast guy had us (re)build an old Raleigh Technium a few years ago. It was the first mountain bike he raced on back in the day and wanted to get one running again for nostalgia’s sake. We [...]
SweetSolo
Submitted by Diary of Scott Morris
I met Paula at her school for the weekly Sweetwater ride. But she announced she was feeling sick, which is rare for her. She pretty much has to be incapacitated to actually admit she’s sick. So I left it at that and pedaled out to Sweetwater solo.
I’m really diggin’ the [...]
A leap of faith…
Submitted by Diary of Scott Morris
… that I wasn’t able to take.
I got dangerously close to purchasing a ticket to Alaska this week. The idea was to ride 350 miles to McGrath, not as a part of the race, but tagging along with Mike. I casually mentioned an interest in getting a snow overnighter under [...]
Historical Photos of Knoxville
Submitted by Harvest The Ride
I was recently sent a book in the mail, asking me to read and review for my blog (honored.) I guess they thought my opinions matter in the eyes of my readers, and thats assuming any of you even read beyond the pictures. And if you fall into the latter category, [...]
Sponsor Thanks - Voler and Genuine Innovations
Submitted by KRISTA PARK
I love Voler cycling clothes, plus their service is top notch, fast shipping, easy returns and they always include two tootsie rolls with the shipment. The thermal vest is awesome (top left), the wind vest and wind jackets are perfect for stashing in my jersey pocket. These go well with my [...]
AMBC T-shirt Update
Submitted by Harvest The Ride
I re-worked the logo on the back of the shirt, and finalized the order today. They should be here in about 10 days.
I can ship shirts to the hommies in Nashville, TN; Asheville, NC; Louisville, KY; Chattanooga,TN; Bend, OR; Albany, NY; or anywhere else. Or better yet, come on down for [...]
Viz
Submitted by Diary of Scott Morris
Not much time for words lately, but many visuals are floating through my mind and dreams.
Another beautiful day in Tucson…
…followed by another ‘ho-hum’ sunset.
Water carved a solid surface perfect for riding:
Stray and you’re working hard and/or walking. Kinda reminds me of something up north (AK).
Louis climbing Hidden Canyon. My camera [...]
Point-and-Shoot
Submitted by Harvest The Ride
Here’s a few past perfect pictures from my point-and-shoot-machine. I’ve been looking through old pics lately, and came across these beauties of Knoxville. enjoy.
view from Fall at Tsali, NC looking north at Smoky Mountains
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A Little Video I Made
Submitted by redstone underground
I cant get it to display on here but just click on the link. Its short, but we had fun. Enjoy.
http://www.pinkbike.com/video/60843/#top
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2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Bicycle Show
Submitted by redstone underground
I just received this from the fine folks that put on last Falls 1st ever Rocky Mountain Bicycle Show…
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FOR PUBLICATION ON FEBRUARY 16th, 2009 or immediately thereafter:
Registration is now open for the Rocky Mountain Bicycle Show 2009. RMBS 2009 will be held in Denver, Colorado at the National Western Complex on August [...]
crossin with swobo. yo.
Submitted by redstone underground
I’ve been riding with Swobo wool knickers and a Swobo wool jersey lately. Man, this is good stuff. I’ve definitely grown accustom to being a personal apparel snob after working at Pearl Izumi for 7 years. I appreciate good quality apparel and have a tough time with poor fitting or poorly functioning [...]
Picture Rock was good today
Submitted by redstone underground
Chris L and I were able to escape for some late day bliss on Picture Rock. Conditions ran the gamut from dry trail to cold damp trail to slime to snowpack. Fortunately, slime was the most minimal condition. Great ride, and thanks for getting me out there Chris.
Tuesday 6pm at the shop. [...]
Live OP Results
Submitted by KRISTA PARK
Todd and I had a great time watching the OP, warm, at “home”, via live updates. Thanks Epic Rides!
This is the list we were keeping up with: .
Solo - Single Speed Female 1st Place: Lynda Wallenfels beat everyone in Male SS solo (29 racers), beat everyone in Female geared solo (20 racers) [...]
5 Check-Points Announced for Royal Flush
Submitted by Harvest The Ride
5 check-points that you can hit in any order:
-Bike Zoo (no bonus card here, due to their proximity to start)
-Cedar Bluff Cycles
-Fountain City Pedaler
-Harpers
-Tennessee Valley Bikes
Also, there will be two bonus check points, which are only valid if you get all 5 check points. You can get these in any [...]
Intense Spider FRO frame with Fox F100rlc, $2375
Submitted by redstone underground
Intense Spider FROs are on sale. For a limited time, Intense Spider FRO (For Racing Only) frames are on sale and packaged with Fox 100mm forks. $2375 for the whole package. The Spider set the bar high as an xc race bike. Then the Spider FRO came along and decimated that bar. [...]
tips
Submitted by redstone underground
Thanks Aaron. One of the best tips I’ve received here at the bike shop!
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Nutrition Sponsor: Dedicated Athlete
Submitted by KRISTA PARK
I am excited to be using the full line of Dedicated Athlete products this year!!
I really like the Vanilla Creme recovery drink (Rapid Recharge) and my favorite energy drink (Rapidade) flavor is Jittery Orange.
John is really dedicated to using top of the line ingredients and creating a product which allows the athlete [...]
AMBC Poker Derby update
Submitted by Harvest The Ride
The AMBC Poker Derby has picked up a new sponsor, Yazoo Brewery. We are working out the details for an after-party!
And the new T-shirt design is looking sweet! I am having them made on high quality pima-cotton, dusty-blue shirts.
Yazoo brews has big bike following in Nashville, and they are now available [...]
Classic!
Submitted by redstone underground
Just got this beauty in for a tuneup and some fork loving. Not too many of these Daggers were produced, but that doesn’t stop it from being a classic.
Can you say AMP? This is the ORIGINAL Horst Link. Brought to you by Mr Horst Leitner of AMP Design.
They built them light over [...]