By Travis | 6/21/08 | 8:06 AM
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This past week I was invited to pre-ride the Fat Tire Challenge race course with the group responsible for the event. What a blast I had meeting new riders and learning of how this race came to be. The local temps here in PA were only hitting the 60s for a high so in the deep forest of Clear Creek State Park it was dark and cool. The course itself twists around and basically circles the lot where we started which offers several places for spectators to view the race without going very far at all. As for the trails, well the vary from grassy Gas Well access roads to technical rocky single track (perfect for 29″ wheels). More »
By Jason | 6/20/08 | 1:23 PM
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I just found this picture from this past weekend, thought I’d share it for those who are jumping into the endurance scene 
By Kyle | 6/20/08 | 8:52 AM
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After a whole season of “training” the only race that matters is finally around the corner. July First begins the thirteenth year of the fabled and notorious Tour de Burg. Grassroots racing at its finest. Six day mountain and road bike stage race with ample dirt roads and hair raising fire road descents for the skinny tires. A week of hanging out with friends, racing, parading, eating, looking pretty for the press, racing then big group meals back in town. Out of this world epic back country trail riding that is sure to put a smile on any true mountain biker’s face. VIVE le TOUR!!!
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By James | 6/20/08 | 2:00 AM
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This weekend will see the 11th Mountain Mayhem take place and once again the UK weather forecast does not make happy reading. Aren’t we supposed to ride in grim conditions in winter to earn sunny summer races? I’ll be part of the UK 29er crew representing in the mixed category, hopefully with more luck than I’ve experienced in the last two years…
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By Erik | 6/19/08 | 9:05 PM
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6-15-2008 Clemson XC Race
After coming off a great result the day before in the time-trial, I was feeling ready to race. I changed and began to warm-up. The nagging sluggish feeling in my body still remained but I was hoping to capitalize on the decent form I found yesterday.
After a decent warm-up and a kiss from my girlfriend I lined up for the start. Today looked promising as the rain had held off and a cool front had moved in. More »
By Alex | 6/19/08 | 8:59 PM
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July 14 and 15 Don put on the always famous Subaru Cup Mega Event. This weekend of racing offered a Super D, short Track, and an XC race. I raced in the sport XC race. I headed up to Mount Morris Wisconsin from the Windy City on Saturday morning for my race at 3:30. Arriving with many time to spare I had plenty of time to check out the course, and race venu. I had the opportunity to meet some fellow 29er Crew members from far and wide. The course was insane! Tons of Climbing through ski trails and single track. Once Climbing to the top of Norodic Mountain there the course led us through some fast single track downhill and some really technical rock gardens and off camber turns. Probably one of the most notable part of the entire race was the 5ft tall triangle ramp over a fallen tree. My race started extremely well sticking towards the front the first half of the race was practically strait up hill and we flew threw it extremely fast compared to future laps. Once reaching one of the technical single track climbs i got pushed of the trail by an out of control rider! This pushed me to the back of the pack as i had to wait for the train of racers to fly by. Since the race was such a large event it was amazing to see tons of people cheering you on it was almost like a seen from the Tour de France especially when making your way around the race venu. 
My race ended up ending with a 4th place finish! This came as a surprise to me because i felt like a slug on the course! Here are a couple photos captured at the top of one of the very first climbs. I was fortunate enough to get a feed at this point, without it i would have died on the upcoming climbs.
This photo is of Fellow xXx racer Andy who raced the extremely competitive comp. race. He ended up finish in 8th, a strong finish on such a hard course!
I will be posting a video to youtube and post a link for it by the end of this weekend. A few video highlights include some great mass starts and a video of the sluggishness of my speed during the race!
By James | 6/19/08 | 4:42 PM
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After nearly two weeks of nursing an ankle infection I’m back on the bike. Since then my local trails have been sabotaged by flooded rivers, the time trials have been canceled and I’ve been found myself with my mountain bike on the road. Apparently, that will make for good training this coming weekend at the Reforestation Camp in Suamico. I’ve been battling with the idea of even going, however, I feel that it would benefit my success…or failure and the Chequamegon 40. Though the mileage for the Reforestation Ramble was reduced to 36 miles it will still force me to stay on the bike for a 30+ mile race.
By Mark | 6/19/08 | 6:51 AM
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Meet T-bone. He was one of the first guys in the area to throw a leg over a singlespeed, and a 29er one at that. You can check out his writings at 29 & Single.
What flavor 29er do you ride? I have an 05 GF Rig (the purple one), and a new 08 Paragon.
Rigid or Suspended? I roll with suspension. I tried riding rigid on my fixed gear MTB and noticed that I held on too tight. It was giving me arm pump so I ditched that idea.
Geared, single or fixed? Mostly Single Speed, but I like my geared bike on occasion.
Black or Tan? Black AND Tan
Favorite place or trail to ride your 29er? Swanson Park in Bellevue NE and Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs IA are my favorite local places. Tons of corners to rail those 29er wheels.
What do love most about 29er’s? The thing I like most is how hard you can corner a 29er. Sometimes I surprise myself at the amount of traction a 29er can deliver.
What’s your goal this riding season? To ride a lot of new trails and keep it fun.
By Erik | 6/18/08 | 8:53 PM
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6-14-2008 Clemson TT
The high temperatures broke and for the first time in a couple weeks it had dropped below the nineties. With the start of the time-trial rolling closer, the threat of rain became stronger.
With a good warm up I lined up for the start. My legs felt tired and sluggish but the course was a little shorter than what I had originally thought. The only draw back was that all the major climbs but one had been removed. More »
This past week I was invited to pre-ride the Fat Tire Challenge race course with the group responsible for the event. What a blast I had meeting new riders and learning of how this race came to be. The local temps here in PA were only hitting the 60s for a high so in the deep forest of Clear Creek State Park it was dark and cool. The course itself twists around and basically circles the lot where we started which offers several places for spectators to view the race without going very far at all. As for the trails, well the vary from grassy Gas Well access roads to technical rocky single track (perfect for 29″ wheels). More »
