Wild Flower Rush @ Crested Butte

What I learned at MSC #3 at Crested Butte:
1. Alarm clock settings, breakfast, coffee & bathroom stops are key pre-game
2. Get fit before you go, all races here are very fitness intensive
3. Always, always take a practice run at the course if you get a chance
4. Run a Cross Country set-up for the Super-D
5. Run a Super-D set-up for the Downhill
6. Spandex clad riders can win gravity races
7. Emergency tire repair kit at the top of the hill is key
8. To race on back to back days a cool down ride on the first day is helpfull
9. Find shade & drink lots of fluids
10. Follow steps 1 through 9 with a Dales Pale Ale

The View

The Venue

The Podium



The Super-D


The Downhill

The Beer

Summer Solstice on its way

After rehydrating from Bonnaroo we hit the road again this week with the Telluride Bluegrass Festival & race #3 of the Mountain States Cup mountain bike series in Crested Butte.
Colorado summer is here & mountain run-off is rippin'.



We have our MSC updates from Dales Pale Ale rolling on RSN TV right now.
Hopheads unite on the longest day of the year with your favorite canned beer - hee haw!

Views from inside...

John Paul Jones gettin his jam on at the Oskar Blues RV

BIG READY BONNAROO BEER

Are you ready? We are!

Bonnaroo: the Broo’ers Village

Look for the gooey, resiny aroma and a luscious mouthfeel of a fine beer & find us at the Broo'ers Village at Bonnaroo. Stop on in for a brew & entertainment, don't forget to vote for us as your favorite brewery and favorite beer.
Indeed the Thursday soul jazz is lookin smokin at the Somethin' Else stage. Friday is kicked of by Oskar Blues pickers Uncle Earl. It looks like This Tent has a go of it for Saturday, Gogol Bordello, Ween & Gov't Mule...ahh too much of everything is just enough. A perfect scenerio for a Sunday closer at What stage . Too bad we can't catch it all, i think i need a beer...

Ride on...

The Lyons Outdoor Games found me along the St. Vrain river dreaming of front range singletrack. We hit the stone cup for coffee & snacks on the way. A front range classic ensued. Check out a few clips before survival mode took over.

BBC posted some pictures of the Ripstoke performance from the games, check them out HERE.

BMA Summer BASH is June 9 at Rocky Mounts

On Saturday, June 9, BMA will be hosting it's first Summer get together at 6pm. It's a great place to go after the Lyons Outdoor Festival party at Oskar Blues. This could be the biggest party in the history of Front Range mountain biking! We are expecting a large crowd to attend this extravaganza hosted by Rocky Mounts. We will have food from Both Centro and The West End Tavern, Beer from Oskar Blues, and Soda's From Izzie! The party will be free to BMA members, $15 for non-members, which includes a one year BMA Membership! There will be Music spinning all night by some of the best DJ's in Boulder. Get your groove on! Bring your Friends! Spread the word!

Volunteers Needed! We need 10 volunteers to help make this event a success; please contact Steve at ssilberman@ayre.com if you'd like to help.

Hall Ranch Video 6-5-07

Here's the first video shoot we tried from Hall Ranch with a Helmet Cam. I know it's kind of long & unedited but that will come. Follow Dave Chase down Hall Ranch, yep he had some stage fright :). You can bet we made it to the open Bluegrass pick just in time. Enjoy!

Nelson Loop to the Antelope trail.


The Bench to the Parking Lot.

Angel Fire Gravity Pic's

Here are some great pic's from the MSC #2 Gravity events. Check out Eddie's entire set of photo's from Angel Fire here or look at all his photo's at Photo-Cycle.com

Lyons Outdoor Games

On Saturday June 9 2007, Lyons Colorado will host the 5th annual Lyons Outdoor Games. In addition to big beer, Lyons is also home to quality kayaking, biking and climbing. This is a great chance to experience the sport of whitewater kayaking as well as mountain bike trials.

Bitterbrush Cycles is raffling off a medium Chumba XCL frame for the games. Each ticket is $5.00. You must attend the after party at Oskar Blues to win the frame. All proceeds go to help out the event.

Purchase raffle tickets at Bitterbrush Cycles or Oskar Blues. To purchase online go here.

Wild Turkey

Boulder Mountain Alliance returned to Heil Valley Ranch on National Trails Day to continue building the Wild Turkey Trail. We built some trail that looks pretty tasty. I'm looking forward to getting the connecter trail from Lyons to Heil. Thanks to BMA for providing lunch to go with the beer.


After the trail building session & a Dales Pale Ale we headed up the canyon to hit the dirt. It turned out to be water as well since the river was raging. Here's a glimpse of the fun:



ADDITIONAL UPDATE: Boulder Mountainbike Alliance (BMA) has a picture gallery of the day HERE. They also have given us the good news that their will be an addtional trail day October 6. We will be constructing the Lyons Connector Trail at Heil Valley Ranch!!!

Here is some info from those at BMA that make it happen:
Tired of seeing trails closed to mountain bikes in Boulder County? Then DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!! Join the Boulder Mountainbike Alliance and join the fight to open trails. Send a $25 check to BMA, PO Box 4954, Boulder, CO 80306, or join by using our online Paypal webpage by clicking HERE..

On Saturday, June 9, BMA will be hosting it's first Summer get together at 6pm. This could be the biggest party in the history of Front Range mountain biking! We are expecting a large crowd to attend this extravaganza hosted by Rocky Mounts. We will have food from Both Centro and The West End Tavern, Beer from Oskar Blues, and Soda's From Izzie! The party will be free to BMA members, $15 for non-members, which includes a one year BMA Membership!
There will be Music spinning all night by some of the best DJ's in Boulder. Get your groove on! Bring your Friends! Spread the word!
Volunteers Needed! We need 10 volunteers to help make this event a success; please contact Steve at ssilberman@ayre.com if you'd like to help. We want that many so nobody gets stuck at the door or at the food table too long... everybody wants to party!