Aug 29
It feels good to ride again. I just wanted to say that.
12 Hours of Humboldt
Yeah baby,
Joseph, pimpy and i hit the podium grasping 3rd place Saturday nite
at the conclusion of the race with 9 laps total in the 3 man,
beginner mens category. The race was really a means for some of us to
get better at endurance events and get some serious saddle time.
The course was 9 mile with 1800 ft of climbing on each lap. So for
every lile you climbed 200'. The climbing was fricking brutal. About
2/3 of the 9 mile lap was climbing. With the climbs being a mixed bag
of fire roads with brutal grunts mixed in with gradual fireroad
climbs. The descents were a mix of technical & flowing haulass
singletrack and fireroads. One section was navigating down a steep
pitch with 4 to 5' water bars and mud. While the others where flowing
fast singletrack amoungest the trees.
Wanna thank pimpy, joseph and jenny for the support, team effort
(thers no "I" in team Joeseph), help and LAUGHS during not only the
vent but all weekend.
Peace
John
Flume Ride Photos
I almost missed when Gary C. posted these. If you're not on the Trogs email list, I don't think you can see them. It's not hard to join the list. Just click the Yahoo Groups link at the top.
Shirts
Some people are not going to like this.
Have a ball
What's better than the Policeman's Ball? The Hammer Head Ball. I might have to check this out.
Aug 22
Some Pics and Vids
Just a few items skimmed from www.mtbr.com.
Tahoe
Ride Photos - from Steve Wolf
Tahoe Flume Trail
Video - from Steve Wolf
Åre, Sweden Video
- from Pete Fagerlin
Gels or Honey
Energy gels can get expensive, this maybe be an alternative.
Olympic Flame
Did you hear the Olympic MTB course caught fire. Everything seems to be OK though.
Good Cause
Well, we all have the yellow bracelets, if you want another way to support cancer research, donate $50 and get a limited edition jersey for you kindness.
Aug 19
Local Medal Winners
I mentioned a few days ago that Matt won his class. So I have some pictures of Matt. From Steve from SWDRacing...
Jennifer
and Matt take 1st Place medals!! Jennifer
Barnard-DeLay and
Matt Nascimento
rode to 1st
place overalls
at round #2 of the 3-race series! Jennifer continues to go faster
with each race and we can't wait to get Matt aboard his new Crazy
8 for the U.S. Championships! Our bro Eric
Worthington also
turned in a fine 2nd
place run in
only his 2nd race! Good
Job!!
And
now the pictures... well, picture
great job SWD Racing
Bear Valley Bike Fest
Hello
Riders-
For those of you who rode with us last year, come on back...
For those of you interested, you've got to get to Bear...
The Second Annual Bear Valley Bike Fest is happening September 18, 2004.
Sorry for the late notice- I've been busy with my 2 month old daughter!
Plenty of great riding waiting for you and a fun, delicious evening at
BaseCamp to boot.
Check out information and registration at
http://www.mtadventure.com/bikefest.html
See you in Sept!
Kimi Johnson
Speaking of Bear Valley
From Alex
Hey all,
I'll be going up to Bear Valley this Friday to Saturday the 21st.
Camping under the stars up at Cape Horn next to the beginning of the down hill.
The ride, on Saturday I'll start at about 10am right out of my door step! I'll take this all the way past the slick rock jeep trail and all the way down to that camp ground just past the bridge I forget what the hell it's called but those of you that have ever been there know where I talking about.
I'll more than likely get a shuttle style ride going since the "old lady" will be going along but she won't be riding. So if any of you wish to come up just call me at:
765-0188 cell I'll have it on just in case.
I'll also be monitoring The TROGS channel 5.5 GMRS/FRS radio.
See ya there . . .
That's enough for now...
Aug 16
Even more trip pics from Al and Impy in Oregon
My new love
Aug 15
Bike Shop Matt Podiums Northstar
Next time you're in Cyclemasters and see
Matt wrenching on a bike. Give him a pat on the back for winning the
beginners men downhill competition at Northstar this weekend. It was
his second race ever. He won by 27 seconds even after he crashed
during his run. Good job Matt.
Picture Catch up
I've been promising to link to all the pictures of the trips everyone and rides everyone's been taking. Here they are.
Tim
and Steve do Mammoth
Tim and Steve do
Mammoth (video)
Impy and Al, Ape
Canyon
Impy and Al,
McKenzie River Trail
Impy and Al,
Alpine
A
few more of Al and Imp
Alex's pics
form Pinecrest
Win a Free Single Speed from IMBA
If you're creative, and can take a good picture, you can win a Juan Solo SS from Salsa Cycles.
Write a Letter for IMBA
Hopefully some of you got a chance to ride Grouse Ridge last week with the IMBA crew. They're asking for you to write a letter or two to help keep these great trails open.
Aug 13
Quick note
Impy and Al have returned from a road trip to the northwest and they have tons of great pictures to share. Watch for them tomorrow. I don't have time to set up the links since I'm getting ready for my first dirt ride in 4 weeks.
Aug 10
Hincapie Recognized
I think we all saw the "Most Valuable Domestique" commercial during the Tour where Cliff Bar asked you to vote for those that don't always get recognized for their effort. While Hincapie is the man, I don't necessarily agree with the choice. I didn't vote so I guess I can't say much.
Mtbr Jersey
If you've ever wanted an mtbr.com jersey they are now available. I've had one for years now and people have been asking for them and they're now available again. Maybe one day we can get a Trogs jersey designed and produced. Now those would be must have items.
IMBA Wild Ride
Did you miss the Grouse Ridge ride? Here is a little taste of it courtesy of Finch Platte.
Aug 7
Cyclecyde
Last week JRM and I went to the Tour de Fat to check out the beers, bikes, and bands. I finally got the pictures uploaded if you want to check them out. The Cyclecyde guys and gals put on a crazy show with flaming bikes and bike jousts and all around crazy bike stuff. I also got a couple little vids from the toys they had built up. All pedal powered.
Vids
Merry Go Round
Joust
Slow Race
Ferris Wheel (sideways)
Georgie Hincappie signs with Discovery
Three more years for George and I hear they're hiring some backup for him in the classics.
Aug 4
Long time sine the last update. I spent 4 days in Tahoe and like a loser, I didn't do any riding. I'm not fully recovered and was spending the trip with the family. I did manage to win a Hold 'Em Tournament that pretty much paid for the trip. I'm really eager to get back on the bike though.
Local News
Dave Fuentes is a local pro rider. He made cycling news in a bad way. That's really too bad. We'll see what comes of it as the story develops.
Ride Report
Last weeks ride to Pinball provided mixed results. Pinball is a killer trail and it looked to be over some people's heads. Here's Ogre's report:
Well,
Pinball had some oddly mixed reactions, more mixed than any ride I've been
on. It was also a bad day for mechanicals. Everyone showed up pretty much
on time, it was Ogre, John P, Matt (the Roadie) Schwinn, Joseph, Mark Day
(The Suprise Trog), and three of my non-Trog friends,
Eric, Danny, and Kelly.
The mechanicals started right off the bat, as Eric was taking his bike off
out of his truck something happened (we're not quite certain what) and
when he hopped on his bike and started pedaling his bike ate his derailuer.
It was a complete loss and the chain was chewed up too. Fortunately
Char's bike was there since we had been camping the night before and so we
yanked the derailer off of it and Matt, Joseph, and Danny managed to
wrench it into almost working order. Eric was stuck with only the two
lowest speeds on the rear cassette, and the granny and middle ring on the
front, marginally a 4 speed bike.
We rolled across the dam and along the fireroad and some how Matt and John
got separated from the group when they missed a hard to see turn and sneak
ahead of us. 15 minutes later we managed to hook back up with them and we
were on our way.
We took the grinding fireroad climb up to the top and then had a little
rock climb contest up the first section of singletrack. The first 1/2 mile
or so of Pinball is Hike-a-Bike over loose rocky trails and is definitely
work. But eventually you get to some good quality singletrack which more
or less weaves in and out through some trees. I think everyone enjoyed the
singletrack in the trees but it was pretty short.
Then we started on the alien landscape. This is where the really mixed
reactions came in. Our group broke into two smaller groups, Joseph, Mark,
Matt, Danny and I were ripping through this stuff and having a ball while
John, Eric and Kelly picked through it and never got into the
flow of things. The trail is cut into a lava flow and is some of the
roughest, most bizarre trail anywhere. It's all technical, but strangely
flowy once you get into it but the folks who weren't able to get a rhythm
going just hated it.
A few more short hiking sections and then we got a bit mixed up, and
missed our turn off at trail 18 and hit some fireroads. I wanted to do a
bit of 'sploring but the consensus seemed to point us downhill and Matt
was out of water so we pointed down until we hit trail 20 which
intersected the path that George had taken us onto originally. Trail 20 is
a curious mix of fun buffed singletrack and short steep (often
hike-a-bike) climbs. This was our next mechanical, Joseph's frame cracked.
So the rest of us rolled and Joseph finished the day with a
hike. Fortunately not much trail left.
Shortly we were back at the car drinking beer and waiting for Joseph. Then
we piled in and enjoyed a great burger (or veggies) and some good company
at the burger/ Video store in Mi Wuk village. So the score for the day was
4 votes for killer, must repeat ride, 3 votes for not repeat and one
abstaining. I do think that we need to do a bit more 'sploring around the
top and see if we can lengthen the ride a bit, when we were done we had
only ridden about 12-14 miles and I just wanted a bit more
distance.
So I am proposing the TROGS Pinecrest/ Pinball camping weekend. Camp at
Pinecrest Friday and Saturday, ride Hamill Canyon and do some trail
maintenance on Friday Night. Ride Hamill Canyon and Pinecrest (twice) on
Saturday, and then ride Pinball and do some 'sploring on Sunday.
Folks who can't camp can join in the festivities as they are
available. Perhaps on the 28th and 29th of August???
This would also give Impy and some of the Bay area folks a chance to
spend a bit of time exploring some trails which are a bit far for a day
trip but are a blast.
-- Ogre
New Frame Material
Forget Carbon Fiber, the new revolutionary frame material is here.
Two Hundred Miles
Have you ever ridden a century? How about a double century? Well, how about a double century on a fixie? Didn't think so.
One Last Thing!!
If you enjoy watching grand tours on OLN, then you might want to fill out this online petition. OLN is not planning on showing the Vuelta as it showed the Giro and Tour. That can't be right.
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