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By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 18, 2009
MTBR’s Top Ten YouTube MTB vids: My faves of the list: Chris Duncan showing how to jump, good stuff. He’s right about the elbows. The Klunkerz clip. No. 1 is the much viewed Danny MacAskill urban trials clip. The others are mostly flash and crash. Somehow the list missed my No. 1, the Hans Rey/Steve [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Videos | Tagged Chris Duncan, Danny MacAskill, Hans Rey, klunkerz, mountain bike videos, Pete Fagerlin, sam brown, steve peat
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 14, 2009
Easton recalls bikes because of piece-of-crap stems that break. The saga of Sam Brown, the brilliant slopestylist who took his own life after being arrested for drug trafficking, makes CBC television. Part III in SeattleLikesBikes wonderful series on the Burke-Gilman Trail’s “missing link” in Ballard. There is justice in the world: Palo Alto cops track [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bike thief caught, easton recall, fat cyclist, fruita, sam brown mountain biking, seattle missing link
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 13, 2009
Coming up: SF Bike Expo on Saturday, Nov. 21st. Just added: Dirt-jump competition! What’s more is the platinum list of competitors, drawing heavily on the nearby Aptos (Santa Cruz) Mafia of Jump Jivers like Greg Watts (winner of the past summer’s Whistler Crankworx slopestyle competition), Tyler & Cam McCaul, Paul Basagoitia (only walk-on winner of [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Videos | Tagged Bicycle Meditations, bike sharing, SF Bike Expo, tyler farrar
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 11, 2009
What are the chances there are TWO Ryan Leeches in North America, close to the same age, who have made names for themselves in the cycling world? 100 percent. The B.C. trials rider Ryan Leech. The American cyclocross rider Ryan Leech.
Posted in Personalities | Tagged bicycle trials, cyclocross, ryan leech
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 10, 2009
Mountain Biking by 198 billed it the funniest mountain biking video ever, which got me to wondering: Is there another funny mountain biking video around? Anywhere? People? Anyway, substitute your fave trail(s) and this one will have you laughing no matter how much it’s weeping outside… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TGH7vBC2nw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Videos | Tagged hitler mountain biking video
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 7, 2009
Bike Radar has a detailed report on the “landmark case” of the LA physician recently convicted for doorstopping cyclists. We see the conviction as significant but not breakthrough, since intent is already (and has been for some time) a judicial threshold for culpability in cycling collisions. A real landmark will come when conviction does not [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Obama Bikes, Transportation | Tagged bicycle justice, bike rage, Dr. Christopher Thomas Thompson, road rage
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on October 5, 2009
No one knows bike technology better than Seattle’s Ric Hjertberg. So when Ric goes from carbon fiber (FSA) to wood fiber (Ghisallo), you know something is afoot. The media missed the story at Interbike 2009, but Ric brings us up to date on his blog, Wheel Fanatyk. BikeRadar: On the heels of a rippingly successful [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Interbike, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Obama Bikes | Tagged ghisallo, grants pass bike theft, Interbike, national interscholastic cycling association, ric hjertberg, santa monica bike license
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on October 2, 2009
Well now Lance has himself in a pretty pickle. With the Tour of California moving to May to avoid the freezing wet of last April’s racing, Lance now has to decide between the Giro d’Italia and the Tour d’Cali. I’m sure his heart is in California but he has Team Radio Shack to think about, [...]
Posted in Interbike, Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged fixie, lance armstrong, Omega Pharma, thomas dekker, tour of california, Turner RFX, tyler farrar
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 29, 2009
Interbike 2009 dribblings … Attendance a mixed bag. Overall attendance declined, but buyer numbers were up. Exhibitors were said to be happy, so that’s good, because if the exhibitors aren’t happy, then the booth bimbos aren’t happy, and if the bbs aren’t happy, well, you know… Great video from Mountain Bike Action with Richard Cunningham [...]
Posted in Accessories, Interbike, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bikesnobnyc, doping, Ibis HD, Interbike, kuat racks, mountain bike action, richard cunningham
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 28, 2009
California’s decision not to close state parks is great news for mountain bikers. Common sense in this case was aided by the stat that for every dollar the state spends on its parks, it takes in about $3. That and the fact concessionaires were contacting their lawyers over breach of contract if the parks were [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Interbike, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Obama Bikes, Racing | Tagged Cadel Evans, California state parks, Interbike, tour of california
