Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Afternoon ride
Went for a cool little ride yesterday. Something easy, as I've been sick that last two weeks. 
NAU Cycling
The NAU cycling team is headed to Angel Fire resort in New Mexico next weekend for the Collegiate Gravity National Champs. With this being the first year that I am on the team, in really excited about going to this race. Racing for NAU is going to be pretty cool, especially because its more of a team event than anything.
We will be racing DH and Dual Slalom. While the other group of guys and gals will be heading up the XC force. The XC team will show them why we were the conference champions this year and come out wheels blazing.
Even though I'd like to do really well next weekend, I'm kind of not expecting too much considering I haven't ridin but maybe 3 times in the last few months. Pretty much zero time on a DS bike and only a few rides on the DH make for about zero practice time. Needless to say ill be going to try and do well, but mostly to have fun.
Stoked for everybody that is going and hopefully we can get some good finishes.
Updates as the weekend goes on (hopefully)!
We will be racing DH and Dual Slalom. While the other group of guys and gals will be heading up the XC force. The XC team will show them why we were the conference champions this year and come out wheels blazing.
Even though I'd like to do really well next weekend, I'm kind of not expecting too much considering I haven't ridin but maybe 3 times in the last few months. Pretty much zero time on a DS bike and only a few rides on the DH make for about zero practice time. Needless to say ill be going to try and do well, but mostly to have fun.
Stoked for everybody that is going and hopefully we can get some good finishes.
Updates as the weekend goes on (hopefully)!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Collegiate national champs
After joining the nau cycling club. I found out that gravity collegiate nationals champs is coming up soon. Therefore I immediately wanted to go. Due to an over zealous number of people wanting to race dh, we had to have a qualifying race to figure out who was gonna be going. Of course I miss qualifying for the race by one spot. But oh well. I will however be racing slalom, which should be a lot of fun. Now I just need to get my legs up to speed on the sprints and I'll be good to go.
I will be posting more as it nears closer. And look for a whole weekend report as we travel to angel fire for the race at the end of October.
UPDATE: I will now be racing DH as well.
I will be posting more as it nears closer. And look for a whole weekend report as we travel to angel fire for the race at the end of October.
UPDATE: I will now be racing DH as well.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
Angel Fire
Just got back from a road trip to Angel Fire NM. It was a great trip and had tons of fun hanging out with Erik. It was my first time there and is now my favorite place I've ever ridden. We will most definitely be going back.
Hopefully for collegiate national champs in October. Anyway, here some photos of the trip. Enjoy....
Hopefully for collegiate national champs in October. Anyway, here some photos of the trip. Enjoy....
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
New project
With the recent receipt of a new iPod touch. I am now going to start a daily photo project. Something to do with the biking world everyday, maybe a few times a day. So stay tuned for some cool pictures and rad content!
Here's todays.
Here's todays.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
AM madness
We've been shredding the AM bikes quite a bit lately, here's a rad picture of Cris' dirt unibrow.....The affects of 6 dudes shredding dusty trails!
Saturday, June 16, 2012
End of an era, of sorts
With the recent lack of interest in putting in the effort to ride DH this summer, I've made the realization that I'm not sure if I want to keep doing it. Trying to gather people up to ride, who's going to shuttle, where we can ride, etc.. And when I do happen upon a day that we do ride downhill, it's just not as fun as it used to be. Even though I feel I've gotten a lot faster as of late, It's just not that mind blowing and adrenaline charging as it used to be. It could have something to do with the fact that all my downhill friends are pretty much out of the game, and that's the reason I started doing it in the first place.
Thoughts of trying to plan on going to races and riding bike parks has all but diminished from my brain nowadays. I've come to the conclusion that I can't afford and probably won't be able to afford doing that stuff until I've finished school and have a job where I make real money.
However.......
With this recent realization comes some exciting and potentially ground breaking news. After the years of despising riding uphills as well as down, I've been drawn to the side that I'd never thought I would. XC and Enduro riding. I've been doing it for about 3 months now, riding XC, and getting in better pedaling shape to where its actually really fun now, and I am having a blast doing it. So you can say that its sort of the end of an era, no more downhill. Just new and exciting adventures on my trail bikes.
I want to try and hit a few super-d races and possibly an XC race or two, since there are more of these races closer to me, and cost far less money than traveling and racing DH. With the recent purchase of a new Enduro bike, I'm more than excited to get going in this field of riding, and learning a whole other side to mountain bikes!!
Here's a recent photo of a great trail ride the other day. Getting my pedal legs under me!
Thoughts of trying to plan on going to races and riding bike parks has all but diminished from my brain nowadays. I've come to the conclusion that I can't afford and probably won't be able to afford doing that stuff until I've finished school and have a job where I make real money.
However.......
With this recent realization comes some exciting and potentially ground breaking news. After the years of despising riding uphills as well as down, I've been drawn to the side that I'd never thought I would. XC and Enduro riding. I've been doing it for about 3 months now, riding XC, and getting in better pedaling shape to where its actually really fun now, and I am having a blast doing it. So you can say that its sort of the end of an era, no more downhill. Just new and exciting adventures on my trail bikes.
I want to try and hit a few super-d races and possibly an XC race or two, since there are more of these races closer to me, and cost far less money than traveling and racing DH. With the recent purchase of a new Enduro bike, I'm more than excited to get going in this field of riding, and learning a whole other side to mountain bikes!!
Here's a recent photo of a great trail ride the other day. Getting my pedal legs under me!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Opening Weekend
Sunrise will be opening for the season this weekend, and I couldn't be more excited. This means shuttle free downhill! Lift access DH trails only exists in Arizona at sunrise ski park, and its almost open once again.
Getting back up to date
This past weekend marked the first race of the season for myself and a few friends. Although it was not really my area of expertise I decided to enter anyway and see how it went. It was a super-D race here in Flagstaff. Sitting on the starting line I was really stoked and didn't care what placed I finished in, I just wanted to ride and get back into race mode.
Long story short I broke the derailleur on my bike within a minute of the start. It held together somewhat until about 3/4 of the way down the track then proceeded to explode into pieces and into the wheel. What would have been a really fun race turned into a long walk to the finish line carrying the bike.
In other news, I've been riding a lot of XC in the past few weeks. Preparing and getting in shape for downhill this year. Michelle recently got a bike so she can ride with me and shes doing great and loving it. I've noticed riding XC is more enjoyable the better shape that I'm in. So that's the news for now, hoping that I get to a DH race in the coming weeks!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Winter rides
I'm off to Sedona to get some trail riding in. That's about all I can do right now since its still winter up here. I could probably ride up here as its been sunny and warm the last few weeks, but the trails in the woods don't seem to dry up very fast. Usually tons of snow and mud for as while after winter. So Sedona here I come!
I'll try and document the ride today with some cool pictures if I can remember to stop and take a few.
I'll try and document the ride today with some cool pictures if I can remember to stop and take a few.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Winter Series round 5
I just got back from a race in Fontana. It was a great weekend and nice to get out of the snow and into the sunshine. Ended up getting second place, losing out by .72 seconds. Got a few pictures and a short clip for you to check out. Enjoy!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Funny Emails
So about a month or so ago, Nate's downhill bike got stolen from his house. Nothing has been heard or seen about it until now...
I was looking for bike stuff on craigslist yesterday when I ran across a guy that was selling the bike. Unfortunately, the ad has since been removed, but by reading the ad you could tell he didn't know anything about it. It was wrapped in plastic to try and hide it from being easily noticed, which is the funny part because anyone who had gotten that bike stolen is gonna notice it right away without question.
So since I found it, I decided I would some fun with him. Nate had already alerted the detective about the ad and got the guy's email and name. So that part was already taken care of. Here is our emails back and forth word for word.
(My favorite parts are his awesome spelling and the fact that if he had nothing to do with it then you would think he would be giving up info left and right on who and how he got it and sold it. But whatever)
Me: Hey, I'm interested in the Flatline if you still have it. What size is the frame?
The Guy: “Sold”
Me: Alright. So were you the one who stole this bike, or did you buy and your now selling stolen property? Just curious.
The Guy: “Excuse me what the Hell r u talking about”
The Guy: “Okay your rudeness is uncalled for you must be crazy or use drugs stop bothering me”
Me: John,
I'm not crazy or using drugs. I promise!
I noticed the bike is wrapped in plastic, did it come wrapped in it? You said it has been ridin twice. Why is it in plastic then? Probably to hide the fact that it has limited edition bright blue sunline bars and bright blue ODI grips that somebody would surely notice when looking at the bike. (by the way, bikes come in boxes when brand new and you have to assemble it, which requires taking off all the plastic that parts are wrapped in.)
Also only being ridden twice, it shouldn't have a big dent on the bottom of the frame under the BB/Cranks then. As you have noticed, that particular bike has the very dent I speak of.
So tell me, where did you acquire this thing?, and where is it now? Sorry if I am being rude with you, I surely am not trying to be :)
The Guy: “Ok here it is first off I was appaulled at your allegations yesterday. I have served my community for 15 years and stole one thing when I was 5 because I didn't have money to buy my mother a Christmas present never again. She made me take it back and appaologize. I feel thieves are the epitomy of scum and for u to call me scum was terrible. If u which I am assuming are saying this is your bike and I stole it well you have problems. The bike was bought for.my brothers and my son I couldn't tell u the difference between a schwinn and a rkymnt it was to allow them the priveldge of having a mountain bike. If it was yours that's terrible but don't ever call me a thief again or I will confront u and I promise u that u will have to appoligize . Enough said”
Me: It's not my bike first off. If you did in fact buy it, where did you get it? If you can provide me with the info as to where you bought it, and who just bought it from you, as well as where you sold it that would be great.
Also, I appreciate the threat at the end of your last email. If it turns out you have nothing to do with it, then I will by all means "appoligize."
The Guy: Trust me it wasn't a threat its reality and u just did it again so until we meet boy last warning no more texts emails or calls I would certainly hope u would understand that.
I left it at that. I may have to pry at him more for entertainment purposes though, lol.
I was looking for bike stuff on craigslist yesterday when I ran across a guy that was selling the bike. Unfortunately, the ad has since been removed, but by reading the ad you could tell he didn't know anything about it. It was wrapped in plastic to try and hide it from being easily noticed, which is the funny part because anyone who had gotten that bike stolen is gonna notice it right away without question.
So since I found it, I decided I would some fun with him. Nate had already alerted the detective about the ad and got the guy's email and name. So that part was already taken care of. Here is our emails back and forth word for word.
(My favorite parts are his awesome spelling and the fact that if he had nothing to do with it then you would think he would be giving up info left and right on who and how he got it and sold it. But whatever)
Me: Hey, I'm interested in the Flatline if you still have it. What size is the frame?
The Guy: “Sold”
Me: Alright. So were you the one who stole this bike, or did you buy and your now selling stolen property? Just curious.
The Guy: “Excuse me what the Hell r u talking about”
The Guy: “Okay your rudeness is uncalled for you must be crazy or use drugs stop bothering me”
Me: John,
I'm not crazy or using drugs. I promise!
I noticed the bike is wrapped in plastic, did it come wrapped in it? You said it has been ridin twice. Why is it in plastic then? Probably to hide the fact that it has limited edition bright blue sunline bars and bright blue ODI grips that somebody would surely notice when looking at the bike. (by the way, bikes come in boxes when brand new and you have to assemble it, which requires taking off all the plastic that parts are wrapped in.)
Also only being ridden twice, it shouldn't have a big dent on the bottom of the frame under the BB/Cranks then. As you have noticed, that particular bike has the very dent I speak of.
So tell me, where did you acquire this thing?, and where is it now? Sorry if I am being rude with you, I surely am not trying to be :)
The Guy: “Ok here it is first off I was appaulled at your allegations yesterday. I have served my community for 15 years and stole one thing when I was 5 because I didn't have money to buy my mother a Christmas present never again. She made me take it back and appaologize. I feel thieves are the epitomy of scum and for u to call me scum was terrible. If u which I am assuming are saying this is your bike and I stole it well you have problems. The bike was bought for.my brothers and my son I couldn't tell u the difference between a schwinn and a rkymnt it was to allow them the priveldge of having a mountain bike. If it was yours that's terrible but don't ever call me a thief again or I will confront u and I promise u that u will have to appoligize . Enough said”
Me: It's not my bike first off. If you did in fact buy it, where did you get it? If you can provide me with the info as to where you bought it, and who just bought it from you, as well as where you sold it that would be great.
Also, I appreciate the threat at the end of your last email. If it turns out you have nothing to do with it, then I will by all means "appoligize."
The Guy: Trust me it wasn't a threat its reality and u just did it again so until we meet boy last warning no more texts emails or calls I would certainly hope u would understand that.
I left it at that. I may have to pry at him more for entertainment purposes though, lol.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Sedona XC shred
Went down to get some xc riding in today, and to get out of the snow as well. It was a good, not too demanding ride. Which ended up being good since I haven't ridden in about a month or more. Here are a few pictures I snapped of the day....
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Upcoming DH season
I realize that at this time last year I was telling you all about how I was going to get to a lot of races that summer and how excited I was.....Well this season I am aiming to actually hit most of the races that I've been wanting to do for so long, unlike last seasons fail.
There is no better time really for me to do this. I have a flexible job that lets me pretty much do whatever I want. And although I will be taking a class or two over the summer, I will be doing the races that I want. With any luck I'll have enough funds to do so without becoming poor.
Another reason that I'm so determined this year is that I have picked up a couple of sponsors that will be helping me out. Renthal and Gamut USA are on board and I'm excited to be riding under their name.
Now that I'm pretty much over being sick, I will be training and riding more than I ever have up to this point. I'm at a good spot in my life for this stuff to happen right now; sponsors, a bike that is dialed, a ride to most races, and an amazingly supportive girlfriend who puts up with all this bike nonsense.
Big plans for the season and I will be doing my damnedest to make it all happen! Time to get a plan together for getting ready for the season and making it happen!
There is no better time really for me to do this. I have a flexible job that lets me pretty much do whatever I want. And although I will be taking a class or two over the summer, I will be doing the races that I want. With any luck I'll have enough funds to do so without becoming poor.
Another reason that I'm so determined this year is that I have picked up a couple of sponsors that will be helping me out. Renthal and Gamut USA are on board and I'm excited to be riding under their name.
Now that I'm pretty much over being sick, I will be training and riding more than I ever have up to this point. I'm at a good spot in my life for this stuff to happen right now; sponsors, a bike that is dialed, a ride to most races, and an amazingly supportive girlfriend who puts up with all this bike nonsense.
Big plans for the season and I will be doing my damnedest to make it all happen! Time to get a plan together for getting ready for the season and making it happen!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
2012
Well, its been about 3 weeks dealing with this sickness. Its really starting to bring me down. Although I've been dealing with this and not knowing whats wrong with me, I've been really busy with life.
Between working and waiting for info about a new job position I applied for, I also moved, and decided to go back to school. Its been a lot to think about and handle all at once, but finally its all done. Now I'm just getting settled in to the changes in my life and hoping for the best.
Here's to a fresh start to 2012! I have some goals which include working on my video creating skills, as well as becoming a better writer, and RIDER. Hopefully I can get back into DH form here soon as well. There hasn't been any snow here in Flagstaff for about a month, so once I get fully recovered from being sick, I will be up hitting the xc trails harder than ever, just waiting for the chance to rip down the elden DH trails once again.
Between working and waiting for info about a new job position I applied for, I also moved, and decided to go back to school. Its been a lot to think about and handle all at once, but finally its all done. Now I'm just getting settled in to the changes in my life and hoping for the best.
Here's to a fresh start to 2012! I have some goals which include working on my video creating skills, as well as becoming a better writer, and RIDER. Hopefully I can get back into DH form here soon as well. There hasn't been any snow here in Flagstaff for about a month, so once I get fully recovered from being sick, I will be up hitting the xc trails harder than ever, just waiting for the chance to rip down the elden DH trails once again.
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