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Pedal-less and Butt Broken...

By epicmike on 3/25/2008 on epicmike's blog
Groups: Tulsa OK Area Mountain Bikers

While riding yesterday, getting ready for the race on Sunday, I took a
spill. It was pretty bad, but only because I landed on a pointy rock
right on my lower back/upper butt.

I laid there in the trail,
too much in pain to move if anyone came. Luckily it only hurt really
bad for about a minute. Then I was able to stand up.

After I got
back on my feet and inspected my bike, I decided to finish the ride.
But, after riding just a few feet, I noticed my left crank arm felt
loose.

Great.

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Turkey Mountain Test Ride

By epicmike on 3/24/2008
Groups: Tulsa OK Area Mountain Bikers

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Just testing out some video I took through my digital camera while riding. I need to find a part of the trail with less rocks to test though!

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Zermatt

By ljorgie on 10/15/2007

Here is the matterhorn again & me having a great time shredding down the gornergrat! We are the locals you wanna hang out with, next time you visite Europe/Switzerland!

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my girl

By ljorgie on 10/5/2007

My girl is shredding our favorite trail in zermatt with the matterhorn in the background!

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Tour de Front Range

By TC guru on 9/13/2007

Start: Sep 22 2007 - 14:00

Timezone: US/Mountain

Join us for the 2007 Tour de Front Range; An epic ride that hits many of the major trails along the Front Range in a single day. This year we will be riding:

White Ranch (Almost All Rights)
Belcher Hill
Longhorn
Shorthorn
Longhorn
Rawhide
Belcher Hill
Mustang
Belcher Hill
Paved Road to Chimney Trailhead
Chimney Gulch
Windy Gulch
Lookout
Apex
Enchanted Forest
Apex
Paved Road to Matthews Winters

(Lunch Break)

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Bike Cleaning

By epicmike on 7/16/2007 on epicmike's blog

I went riding the other day and my bike got all nasty with mud. I skipped cleaning it yesterday (which I regret) but I tackled it and it's perfect now. I bought that Park Tool chain cleaner and some Pedro's citrus degreaser. I also bought some White Lightning lube for after the cleaning.

Anyway, I gently sprayed my bike down, then I used my soft brush to remove an big chunks of dirt, prayed it down again, then cleaned the chain.

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His and hers

By epicmike on 7/13/2007

Hers is the red FSR XC Comp and his (mine) is the blue Epic.

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My New (06) Epic

By epicmike on 7/13/2007 on epicmike's blog

Well, I have had my new (06) Epic for just over a month now, and I can certainly notice the differences between it and my old Hardrock. Besides the obvious details of hard tail vs full suspension, and weight, the Epic is just a phenomenal bike.

Things I have noticed while riding:
The front end is very light. This was a little unnerving at first because while really mashing those pedals, the front wants to float. But its lightness s a very good thing when you learn to control it.