Mountain Biking
Pro slalom, downhill, slopestyle, cross-country and other mountain biking competition
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 14, 2009
…but wishing I could be in two places at once, as long as the other one was Leadville Colo. Some quick links, then I gotta go RIDE! PinkBike has the rundown on the big Slopestyle course tomorrow. It may be tamer than last year, but that’s probably good. Too many crashes last year. Looking it [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged Dave Wiens, Kokanee Crankworx 2009, lance armstrong, Leadville 100, Travis Brown
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 10, 2009
You have to credit Lance Armstrong on one point: He doesn’t make excuses. Since declaring his shoulder a non-factor just a couple of weeks after “Home Depot” hardware surgery drilled and screwed and plated it together again, the subject has not even come back up. Watching videos of interviews and the Tour, however, I thought [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged Crankworx, Juliet Macur, lance armstrong, Leadville 100, New York Times
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 10, 2009
It’s the biggest mountain-biking week of the year in Whistler, building to the prime Slopestyle competition in the bike universe, and August being August, we have to keep our fingers crossed on the weather. They keep moving the dates of Crankworx around, sometimes early in the summer, sometimes late. I’ve never liked August as a [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged B.C., jill kintner, Kokanee Crankworx 09, whistler
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 9, 2009
Lance Armstrong is now King of Colorado, sending a message to Dave Wiens re Saturday’s Leadville 100 joust. Lance is looking real strong, dusting the field at the Colorado state mountain bike championships in Snowmass. Wiens did not compete. There’s some simmering resentment that Lance, who has a house in Aspen but is from Austin [...]
Posted in Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged Dave Wiens, lance armstrong, Leadville 100
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 9, 2009
Great idea from David Schloss at BikeHugger: International “Win for Susan” day, in memory of Susan Nelson, Fatcyclist.com’s wife, who died recently from cancer: “This happens to be the day of the Philly Livestrong Challenge. Wear your Fat Cyclist gear, LiveStrong bracelet or clothing, homemade signs, or other item to signify your personal fight against [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged MTB Hall of Fame, Oregon Cycling magazine, Susan Nelson
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 7, 2009
Lots of bike stuff going on in Seattle this weekend, including the Bike Smut/Cycle Porn yeah whatever premier of “Cycle Bound.” I admit to being totally clueless on this stuff. I looked at the previews and they’re not porn, they’re not erotic, they not even sexy, it reminds me of the old silent movies, where [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged Bike smut, evil bikes, Intense Cycles, Interbike, Mavic
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 4, 2009
Lance tweets his mountain bike but doesn’t tell us what make/model it is (maybe it’s proto!): “mtb is insane. First ride on the new SRAM XX as well. Hands down best shifting I’ve experienced on a mtb.” From the photo it looks to be a close cousin of the Top Fuel 9.8 frame, but obviously [...]
Posted in Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged lance armstrong, Leadville 100
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 4, 2009
“Revolve,” the Kranked kidz latest mountain-biking DVD, has its moments. I mean, a blind guy riding the jumps at Whistler? Maybe sight is overrated on the extreme stuff! Some Coast, B.C. footage is spectacular, and the whole thing with groms building X ramps and criss-crossing back and forth over the jumps is a real hoot. [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Videos | Tagged Kranked Revolve, mountain biking dvd
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 3, 2009
Houston Chronicle: The father of a driver accused of killing two bicyclists last summer urged Texas Gov. Rick Perry to veto a bike-safety “3-feet-please” bill. Perry did veto the legislation, although it’s unclear how much impact the father’s views had. Perry broke his collarbone riding a mountain bike recently, so it’s not like he’s anti-bike [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Rider Down | Tagged Brandon Semenuk, Crankworx, Mr. Clucky, Rick Perry, Whistler Blackcomb
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on August 2, 2009
At a glance, it’s Lance. For his epic rematch of last year’s stirring mano-a-mano Leadville 100, Lance Armstrong appears loaded for bear. A full season of racing under his belt, including the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France (a twofer he’s never done before). Pretty much full recovery from his broken collarbone. A year of [...]
Posted in Lance's Chances, Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged chris carmichael, Dave Wiens, lance armstrong, Leadville 100
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