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Sorry You Cant Follow this User
Sorry You Cant Follow this User (they’re blocking you) Growing up I always watched Brian Lopes, I remember seeing him in the movies back when he used to race downhill and my respect for the man was always of the highest level as he crushed the competition throughout the years of 4X and DS. How [...]
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Four Cross is boring – A Suggestion
I remember when Dual Slalom was replaced by the upstart BMX racing inspired Four Cross. At first, Downhill racers participated and the bikes resembled something that looked aggressive. Now the bikes are light hardtails with XC tires, and the racers are almost all strictly four cross racers only. The sight of a professional downhill racer [...]
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Red Bull Joyride – Thoughts
Way to go Brandon – And good job by Pinkbike on probably the best contest winning run clip ever So anybody who read my post from last weekend knows that I was skeptical about the Red Bull Joyride Slopestyle representing the evolution of freeride mountain biking. I said that “In 5 days I’ll either be [...]
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The Evolution Of Freeride Mountain Biking?
Today is Monday the 17th of July, in five days the most hyped up Slopestyle contest of all time takes place at Kokanee Crankworx; the Red Bull Joyride. Ads for the contest are plastered all over downtown Vancouver on bus benches, billboards, telephone poles, the radio, as well as the Internet. The mainstream advertising of [...]
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Bike Packing – Geneva to Saalbach
It is 4:45 Am and I have no idea where the fuck I am. Holzkirchen reads the sign above my head, but the town is sleepy at this hour. If I had some wi-fi I would have already educated myself with the wikipedia version of this small town’s history. I have now been sitting on [...]
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Severed Dick: My First Shore Experience
Mountain bike trail names are an interesting topic, the North Shore is a good example of this with Cypress, Fromme and Mount Seymour criss-crossed with such gems as “Ned’s Atomic Dustbin”, “Sex Boy”, “Pink Starfish” and a personal favourite of mine; “Bitches Brew.” None though, evoke more horrific mental images then “Severed Dick”. The north shore classic is a staple of any adventure on Mt. Seymour. The trail has evolved from what I am sure was a loamy single track through the forest long before I was born, to its present day state, in which portions of the trail are rutted deep into the hillside.
My first encounter with “Severed Dick” was twelve years ago.
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My Chromag Monk
I’ve ridden my Chromag Monk since December 2008, it is now 2011. I don’t think that I have ever become so attached to a frame like I have with this guy. He used to be Yellow, but I took off his paint and hes been raw ever since. Soon I am going to have a [...]
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10 Goals for This Summer
On the topic of summer ( I cant wait ) Today I randomly wrote down some of my riding related goals for this summer. Here they are in no particular order : ☐ Meet Bobby Root. ☐ Ride on a different continent. ☐ Race an Enduro or Mass start Downhill. ☐ Get up to some [...]
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One Month: Thank You
I have had Mtbville.com going for about 2 years now, but I never posted consistently. For the past 35 days I have posted something unique every day, and have added a few little things to my layout to increase the interactive side of my blog. My goal is to continue this for as long as [...]
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My 1959 Schwinn Speedster
My Schwinn Speedster has been through more than I can imagine, it was assembled sometime early in 1959 in the Chicago Schwinn factory and was eventually purchased by myself for $80 dollars (about $36 more then it originally cost) at a local bicycle swap meet. The previous owner knew nothing of the bikes personal history, [...]