http://rubbersidedown.pmpblogs.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:52:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since the weather's getting better, I'm sure we're all totally jonesing to get onto the trails, but in general, they're a mess. It's a bummer to see nice singletracks get trashed and widened, so like all of you, I'm grinding my teeth in annoyance while I try to be patient. The ... http://rubbersidedown.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/07/and-now-back-to-your-local-news/ Okay, well, things went pretty haywire in race promotion after the registration debacle. The organizer received so many hateful emails and comments about the mishap that it made him wonder if he should even bother putting the race on. I can't blame him, really. In his shoes I might do ... http://rubbersidedown.pmpblogs.com/2010/03/03/downieville-take-three/ I tried to register for Downieville last night, and got totally hung up on some "passcode" that Active.com was asking for. No explanation on either website, and people were seriously freaking out on the comments page for Active. :) I called my Nationals-winning Super D pal, who magically knew the passcode, ... http://rubbersidedown.pmpblogs.com/2010/02/20/or-not/ Come one, come all, to the land of deep tans, convertibles, and fake breasts -- and that's just the men! -- where everyone's rich but the state is broke. You guessed it: California. (Speaking of which, did you see this craziness??) Tucked away in the woods, far away from the ... http://rubbersidedown.pmpblogs.com/2010/02/18/downieville-awaits/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFXTw9TU4Oo[/youtube] http://rubbersidedown.pmpblogs.com/2010/02/11/more-living-vicariously/ This will come as a surprise to some of you, but I'm actually riding base miles this year. Due to back pain and/or my general indifference to road riding, I haven't trained properly in about three years. So it's high time I started getting some aerobic fitness happening. And as ... http://rubbersidedown.pmpblogs.com/2010/02/04/making-plans/ Here I was lamenting the rapid end of the 'cross season, and thanks to one Beatles-haired teenager, we got another chance to get all "Belgie" this past Sunday. Skyler Trujillo of Fort Collins made the podium at Nationals last month, which resulted in a spot on the USA world's team. Badass. ... http://rubbersidedown.pmpblogs.com/2010/01/19/ft-fun-cyclocross/ If anyone out there was planning on riding Picture Rock this weekend, be forewarned that it's closed. I got this from the Boulder Mountainbike Alliance today: "The Wild Turkey and Picture Rock trails have been temporarily closed at Heil Valley Ranch due to concerns for damage to the trail surface and surrounding ... http://rubbersidedown.pmpblogs.com/2010/01/15/breaking-news/ to my last post, winter can also be fun. Behold, the First Annual New Year's 'Cross Fondo. Nearly 40 people showed up on the first day of this fine 2010, ready to rock. The ride was organized by the ever-passionate Greg Keller, who is seen here addressing the troops before they embarked ... http://rubbersidedown.pmpblogs.com/2010/01/07/however-in-contradiction/ I'm ignoring it and fantasizing about mountain bike racing in the summer sun. While pondering summer's events, I came across this rad race calendar for the whole nation. Check it out! http://rubbersidedown.pmpblogs.com/2009/12/24/winter-sucks/