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The best trail in 2008 was a battle between various trails in Moab Utah and Bend Oregon, but the clear winner was the Porcupine Trail in Moab. In 2009, trails in Moab Utah were again in the finals, but this time they were up against Colorado. The 5 finalists of the 2009 Mountain Bike Mayhem [...]
Posted by RIP3D on Monday, January 4, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Filed under Colorado, News and Info, Tracks and Trails, Utah, moab · Tagged bend oregon, biking trail, colorado hall, double winner, gold bar rim, hartman, hidden valley, junkie, kokopellis, lyons colorado, moab rim, moab utah, mountain bike, mountain biker, mountain biking, porcupine, porcupine trail, rim trail, utah gold, worthy winners
On this 2009 Tour, I took my bike / visited 17 bike shops, out of those 17 only 4 passed my very basic test to qualify for a recommendation article on mountainbikemayhem.com, that is quite shocking, because I was really expecting more than 90% to pass with flying colors. Other than the obvious being polite [...]
Posted by RIP3D on Friday, January 1, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Filed under Colorado, News and Info, Other Reviews · Tagged abou, bike shops, brakes, brevard north carolina, flying colors, franklin nc, franklin north carolina, free time, honesty, hub, judgement, lyons colorado, mayhem, mountain bicycles, mountain bike, mountain biker, mountain bikers, mountain biking, redstone, reputation, smoky mountain
I really loved the first ride I did in the Kokopelli’s Loops Area, I decided to ride an Epic, hitting all the trails in one very long but fantastic ride .. all in all just over 6 hours of excellent sweet mountain biking. Trail Stats & Information Nearby City: Fruita Length: about 41 miles Trail [...]
Posted by RIP3D on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Filed under Colorado, Featured, Tracks and Trails · Tagged biking trail, book description, colorado river, descents, grand junction colorado, grand mesa, horsethief bench, kokopelli trail, lions, mack ridge, moab utah, mountain bike trail, mountain biking, nearby city, newest addition, rabbit valley, singletrack, spectacular views, sweet mountain, wonderful mountain
Fruita / Grand Junction has a fantastic reputation among mountain bikers, and many even rate it as the best mountain biking region in the USA. As soon as I reached Fruita, I knew I was going to love riding these trails, but was I up for a surprise, a very pleasant one!! . Trail Stats [...]
Posted by RIP3D on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Filed under Colorado, Featured, Tracks and Trails · Tagged book description, colorado river, duration, gold star, grand junction, horsethief bench, info traffic, local mountain, mountain bikers, mountain biking, nearby city, rustlers, singletrack, spectacular views, steve thanks, tuesday morning, weather, wild life, wonderful mountain
Plantation Trail When I approached the West Virginia Mountain Biking Forums to find out what the “Best” trails were,the Plantation Trail was way on the top of the list. After having so much trouble finding up to date trail info, I was lucky that this trail is pretty easy and straight forward to ride. So, [...]
Posted by RIP3D on Friday, September 11, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Filed under Tracks and Trails, West Virginia · Tagged amp, bearings, beautiful ride, book description, bridge, canaan valley, creek crossings, dense forest, duration, intermediate riders, loop road, mountain biking, nearby city, plantation trail, rocks, roots, singletrack, skill level, stream crossings, west virginia mountain
West Virginia.. What can I say, a very beautiful State, but WV has got to be the worst State I’ve Mountain Biked. I had set 3 weeks aside to ride some of West Virginia Trails, but after just one week and just one and a half ride, I packed up and headed for Colorado. Let [...]
Posted by RIP3D on Friday, September 11, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Filed under West Virginia · Tagged bike trails, bikes, bikeshop, canaan valley, doubt in my mind, forestry issues, local bike shop, map, maps, mountain biking, no doubt, outdated books, outsider, recommended trails, signs, west virginia trails
The 4th Annual Moab Ho-Down Bike Festival October 30th, 31st and November 1st, 2009 Mark your calendar for the 4th Annual Moab Ho-Down Festival, happening the last weekend in October 2009. Moab’s original fat tire festival has changed and evolved over the past few decades into what is now being presented by Chile Pepper Bike [...]
Posted by RIP3D on Monday, August 24, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Filed under News and Info · Tagged 23 years, angles, bartlett wash, bike fest, bike festival, bike industry, bike magazines, bike shops, chile pepper bike shop, gary fisher, halloween tradition, halloween weekend, industry bigwigs, industry sponsors, mid 90s, moab, mountain biking, november 1st, promoters, tom ritchey
The first time I started on the Tsali Loops was the “perfect storm” for a mountain biker’s nightmare, within 15 min. I got stung just above the knee by a hornet that got caught under my shorts, stung like hell, but I pushed on. I just passed the 6 mile marker, when on a slight [...]
Posted by RIP3D on Monday, July 27, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Filed under Featured, North Carolina, Tracks and Trails · Tagged bike shop, bikers, carte blanche, clue, code of ethics, hell, hornet, inner tubes, marker, mile marker, mountain biker, mountain biking, nightmare, perfect storm, prince of the deep water, rear tire, snake bite, spare tubes
The Collective — Seasons is a film that follows seven of the worlds top mountain bikers through the course of four seasons of one year. The film explores what it means to be a full time rider as told through the lives of downhill racers, slopestyle competitors, and big mountain freeriders. .
In prepration for my 2009 Mountain Mayhem Tour USA, I spent a few months in the Dordogne, S.W France. I hooked up with my M8 “Duke” who runs an outdoor buisness taking people on hikes, canoe trips, horse riding, caving and Mountain Biking. I met Duke last year 2008, in Bend {Oregon}, and from there [...]
