September 2009
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By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 21, 2009
I’m on the road to Interbike and have only sporadic connectivity. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking with it. Anyway, the bike world’s big wheel keeps on turnin’ … IMBA is coming to the Point Reyes National Seashore this weekend for trail work with Chris and Leslie Kehmeier of the Subaru Trail Care Crew. It’s [...]
Posted in Accessories, Culture, Interbike, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bike magazine, Cedric Gracia, David Byrne, Ellsworth Moment, imba, Interbike, pivot firebird
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 9, 2009
Last fall when Jim and I rode up Pyramid Peak, at 8,350 feet arguably the highest point open to mountain bikers in Washington State (Angel’s Staircase and Tiffany Peak are close competitors), Jim kept looking one ridge over and muttering to himself. “Dude, we’ve got to do Grouse Pass,” he said. It was out of [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Tales from the Trail | Tagged entiat, grouse pass, marmot, pugh ridge, Pyramid Peak, whistling pig
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 9, 2009
They’re back logging again on Tiger Mountain, which this time means that the Northwest Timber Trail is closed for the year. This wasn’t supposed to happen. The logging was not supposed to start till after Oct. 15, the beginning of the trail’s seasonal closure (till April 15). But with the economy improving and price of [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, Trail Access | Tagged Mountain Biking, Tiger Mountain, trail closure
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 8, 2009
PinkBike: Cove Bikes spy shots of its 2010 line, basically tweaking the quiver. They’re all here, the STD, the Hummer, Sanchez, G-Spot, Handjob … all well and good, but Foreplay for an MX bike? Aren’t the gromz kinda young? Well I guess that’s one way to start a conversation… Race Face will be there with [...]
Posted in Culture, Interbike | Tagged Cove Bikes, Interbike, Race Face, Watch26.tv
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 8, 2009
PinkBike has video of the Worlds, including Brit legend Steve Peat’s long-awaited triumph. Peaty may be the only guy I’ve seen on a podium drinking more champagne than he sprayed, but to those who know and love the guy, they’d expect nothing less. If you want to know why Peaty was so emotional after his [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Racing, Rider Down, Videos | Tagged alberto contador, Clay Porter, downhill world championships, steve peat
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 7, 2009
Before the weekend’s rains hit, Jim Lyon and I took a day to do some classic high-country mountain biking, the kind everyone did before Whistler, North Shore and Galby changed the mountain-bike scene. We must have run across a dozen marmots (whistling pigs) in the meadows, waddling languidly around and engaging in their high-pitched, eerie [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Tales from the Trail, Today's Ride, Videos | Tagged entiat, glacier peak wilderness, grouse pass, mountain bike video, Mountain Biking, pugh ridge, whistling pigs
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 6, 2009
Finally, after a nonpareil career where the only vacancy in the trophy case was the world championship, Steve Peat outclassed a stellar field to earn his first striped jersey. The powerful Brit led a brilliant top 5 — Greg Minnaar, Mic Hannah, Fabien Barel and Sam Hill — in Canberra, Australia, to take home the [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged evil bikes, Luke Strobel, mountain bike racing, steve peat, steve smith, world championships
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 6, 2009
The good news at the World Championships is that Seattle’s Jill Kintner beat arch rival Melissa Buhl. The bad news is neither could keep up with the local, Ozzie Caroline Buchanan. Taking nothing away from Buchanan, this was a case of a good rider having the local-knowledge advantage and managing to leverage it when things [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged jill kintner, mountain bike racing, world championships
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 5, 2009
In Portland, a hate crime against a cyclist: BikePortland.org is reporting additional details in the arrest for first-degree assault of Wayne Conrad Thompson, who viciously backed over Michael Luther, who was riding a bike. “he cyclist had been knocked out of his shoes and his helmet was a few feet from his head,” a bystander [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes, Rider Down | Tagged bicycle accidents, bicycle deaths, bicycle hate crimes
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 5, 2009
BikeHugger has video of the West Seattle Bridge Critical Mass, riding one of the busier elevated roadways in Seattle. Police escort helped prevent incidents. Tim Banning reports on MTBR.com regarding the 2009 Kettle Crest Advocacy Fest, aimed at protecting a prime singletrack haven in eastern Washington from being turned into wilderness. Keep an eye on [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Trail Access
