The Legend

Fluidride 2010

The 2010 dates for the Fluidride Cup have been announced. I never thought I would get to race at Schweitzer Mtn, Idaho. Always thought it was one badass looking track in the videos. The new Enduro DH series sounds really cool too, with practice on Friday and racing on Saturday and Sunday. Maybe two different tracks per weekend? RAD

Fluidride 2010

Bubba Stewart

EPIC video from Bubba's compound in Florida. He will always be on another level, and I can see why now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL-Tfyxc-_E

peace!

Update

Here's a short edit I made for fun from a day riding slalom. Trilliam, I mean Carlos, was dressed to impress for some reason... One exam left and I'm done with college and packing up for Oregonia.

Ironically, I just found out that Porland is about to blow up on the DH scene. Tilamook National Forest is planning to install a series of Downhill Bike Specific trails, beginning construction in Spring 2010. 2230' of elevation to use. Sounds good to me.

Peace out!

I have 2 weeks left in Boone, then I begin packing in Greensboro and will be driving out to Portland, Oregon the day after Christmas to pursue my future. I have always wanted to live in the PNW, and I got a chance to do so, so why not? I can't wait to be racing the Fluidride Cup series, and meet the hundreds of people that race in it. Almost more importantly, I'm going to get the opportunity to get in to endurance gravity racing. Oregon is at the forefront of these massive downhill races, ranging from 6 miles to 12 miles in length, and with minimal climbing. One of them, the Hood River 6 mile downhill race, has 4ooo feet of drop, with just a couple hundred feet of climbing! Sounds right up my alley. I also just got word that Bend, OR is about to install an indoor bike park, similar to Ray's, but not in Ohio!

I'm gonna miss all the good times that the south has to offer, but I'm sure I'll still find some fun out there somewhere, lol. The Dirty Bird is going to be kicking ass next year, and I hope that 2010 is a breakthrough year for southern DH racing.

mike

Northstar

I've been here at Northstar Resort at Lake Tahoe, CA for a few days now for the collegiate natty champs. Its a massive resort that embraces mountain bike riding, so its nothing but fun times here. Too many trails to ride while we are here. You have to take a gondola from the village to the main riding area, where you have a choice of two other lifts to ride up to access many other trails.

The downhill track is really sick. Tons of rocks, not too many roots, and endless twisty turns mixed with crazy high speeds. The rocks here are cool because you can hit them at any angle and not get kicked around because there is endless traction everywhere. I've been just bombing through rock gardens not really having a prepared line and getting through just fine. That wouldn't happen on the east coast.

Racing mountaincross today, then getting up early Sunday morning for Downhill qualifying and racing shortly after that. So far I've had a blast, I'm gonna miss collegiate racing since it really stretches out the racing season and gives me a great opportunity to get out of Boone when the weather isn't it's best.

Collegiate National Championships on the horizon

Next week I'm leaving for Northstar Resort at Lake Tahoe, California for the 2009 Collegiate National Championships. I love collegiate racing, and this year we have seen much bigger crowds than ever, even bigger than most of the public races I've been doing. I'll be trying my best to defend my title in the downhill race, and try not to get too banged up in my first ever mountaincross race. Should be very interesting, I'll have 3-4 days to get used to the terrain before the race runs, so hopefully everything goes well! I also hope that there isn't too much snow on the ground. It should be really fun and I've been looking forward to this particular race for a long time now.