26" Airtime – Night Ride at Noonday

With the arrival of the Mountain Cycle Rumble, it was time to get out of my riding comfort zone. For a long time now, I have wanted a hardtail that could double as a dirtjump bike and a freeride machine. This deal hit with Mountain Cycle and I was able to get my dream. The Rumble with a Rock Shox Pike bolted up allows 95mm travel for the dj’s and 140mm for the freeride sections.

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Asheville, North Carolina USA – MTB Heaven

For those of us on the east coast of the United States, Asheville, NC is the capital of mountain biking. There may be other areas that have a better downhill, a better cross country race, etc., but no where on the east coast offers the diversity that Asheville and the surrounding areas provide.

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Red Bull Rampage Highlights

Red Bull Rampage, the premier freeride mountain biking competition, held annually from 2001 to 2004, is blasting back onto the scene in 2008, bigger and badder than ever before. From October 2-5, Red Bull Rampage: The Evolution will draw the greatest riders in the world to a new venue just outside Virgin, Utah, offering the most challenging terrain mountain bike competition has ever seen.

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Launch Of Break The Cycle Film Website

Sharon at Honcho Designs emailed me yesterday about posting this press release regarding their new film “Break the Cycle”. I had them send along some pictures to go along with the release and as you can see…the Irish landscapes in this film are breathtaking.

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Another Great Day – Blankets Creek

It is not very often that you get to have a weekend this great. The weather was absolutely perfect for riding, so after yesterdays mountain excursion…it was time for some local fun with the “family”. Jenn is getting better by the week at riding, and this is very exciting to watch.

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A Perfect Ride In North Georgia…Almost…

Yesterday, a group of us headed up the the North Georgia mountains to lead a group of riders through the Pinhoti trails in Ellijay. The morning started off cold at the cars which meant the ride temperatures would be perfect. Luckily, it had rained in the area 24 hours before, so the trail was tacky and dust free.

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Future of American Mountain Bike Racing

America invented the sport of mountain biking, and yet poor management and a lack of marketing have driven our national racing scene off the map. Remember when crowds of photographers, reporters, and television crews flanked the finish lines of the national events, and the top professionals from around the world came to compete in the most successful racing series on earth right here in the United States?

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EVERYONE is Doping

There I said it so everyone can calm down because quite frankly…I am sick of hearing about it. News hit yesterday that Austria’s Bernhard Kohl failed is drug test due to the use of a blood booster called CERA. Do I care? No and here is why…

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Ellsworth AM Wheels – The $1,000 Wheels Reviewed

Wheels are a very special part of the bike. The single handily control how your bike feels on the trail and how your power is transferred to the ground. After my review of the Ellsworth Evolve and my recorded interview with Tony Ellsworth, Ellsworth sent me a set of their new $990.00 all mountain wheels to review.

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