Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series #3 - Crystal Carnival
The 2010 Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series finally was celebrated with their Crystal Carnival. We stopped to grab a sandwich & saw a picture in the paper from the previous race. A pretty sweet shot, although it is only half of the group, hoisting a big Oskar Blues toast, CHEER! 
One of the Highlights of Crystal Carnival is the Ski Joring. Man, that is some crazy stuff...the horses are so powerfull & hauling ass while the skier holds on for dear life. It's a pretty fun gig to watch. They collect rings on their arms, round gates, & go over huge jumps that flat land...if any of them are missed the skier recieves a time penalty. There were some smooth runs & some spectacular crashes....the speed & power was sweet!
The Ski Joring was done I headed to get the lights mounted & get to registration to share a beer with the folks at Cycles Of Life bikeshop. These guys & the community of Leadville has some exciting trail plans for the summer of 2010 & all the race proceeds are going towards those projects, a great way to help the trail system & have fun riding at night above 10,000 feet. The course ran right off the Ski Joring course & started & finished directly in from of The Scarlette Inn which pours Old Chub on draft. Over 70 people filled mainstreet on bikes as the group headed out to race the Mineral Belt trail. A roughly 13 mile race, all on groomed ski trails except for the roll out of town & then the climb back in. The snow was set up super sweet & the speeds were high. The conditions were so good you were on the hammer 100% of the time & it hurt. The initial 5 miles or so was a good gradual climb & then the rest of the course was a fun twisty & rolling tromp in the woods. A good number of racers finished the course well under an hour.
After the race we all joined for Beer, Pizza, raffles & awards at Proving Grounds coffee to celebrate a fun series of 3 races.
It was a fun series. I'm looking forward to heading back to Leadville and grabbing a shovel to help get the trail project underway. I hope to see more of you there next year.
CHEERS!!!
One of the Highlights of Crystal Carnival is the Ski Joring. Man, that is some crazy stuff...the horses are so powerfull & hauling ass while the skier holds on for dear life. It's a pretty fun gig to watch. They collect rings on their arms, round gates, & go over huge jumps that flat land...if any of them are missed the skier recieves a time penalty. There were some smooth runs & some spectacular crashes....the speed & power was sweet! 
The Ski Joring was done I headed to get the lights mounted & get to registration to share a beer with the folks at Cycles Of Life bikeshop. These guys & the community of Leadville has some exciting trail plans for the summer of 2010 & all the race proceeds are going towards those projects, a great way to help the trail system & have fun riding at night above 10,000 feet. The course ran right off the Ski Joring course & started & finished directly in from of The Scarlette Inn which pours Old Chub on draft. Over 70 people filled mainstreet on bikes as the group headed out to race the Mineral Belt trail. A roughly 13 mile race, all on groomed ski trails except for the roll out of town & then the climb back in. The snow was set up super sweet & the speeds were high. The conditions were so good you were on the hammer 100% of the time & it hurt. The initial 5 miles or so was a good gradual climb & then the rest of the course was a fun twisty & rolling tromp in the woods. A good number of racers finished the course well under an hour.
After the race we all joined for Beer, Pizza, raffles & awards at Proving Grounds coffee to celebrate a fun series of 3 races.
It was a fun series. I'm looking forward to heading back to Leadville and grabbing a shovel to help get the trail project underway. I hope to see more of you there next year.
CHEERS!!!
Friday, March 5, 2010
The "Sam's Pant's" of Winter Trail Conditions...Buchanan Pass Trail
some may call it the cats ass...round here when the trail conditions above 9500 ft are boot packed we call it the "Sam's Pants" of trail conditions. The Redstone Tuesday night ride had 8 locked & loaded restoners ready to hit high country trail the first weekend of March. After racing the Leadville winter races, doing some skate skiing & a bit of snowshoeing I figured it would be good but this was simply...The Sam's Pants. Trail conditions were nearly perfect & a great pre-run for the final race at Leadville this weekend.
Happy Birthday Dave!!!
A big ole warm shout out to the local boys & girls at Pearl Izumi for the Barrier GTX winter riding shoes from Redstone. Cheers!
Hope to see you all this weekend at the Leadville Crystal Carnival & the final race of the Leadville Winter Mountian Bike Race Series Saturday night following an Oskar Blues beer fueledSki Joring downtown Leadville...•Mineral Belt Mayhem - Saturday, March 6 at 7:00pm
Example of the Sam's Pants:
Happy Birthday Dave!!!
A big ole warm shout out to the local boys & girls at Pearl Izumi for the Barrier GTX winter riding shoes from Redstone. Cheers!Hope to see you all this weekend at the Leadville Crystal Carnival & the final race of the Leadville Winter Mountian Bike Race Series Saturday night following an Oskar Blues beer fueledSki Joring downtown Leadville...•Mineral Belt Mayhem - Saturday, March 6 at 7:00pm
Example of the Sam's Pants:
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Carbon Drive Systems Video Shoot this Sunday & Monday Boulder Area
CDS is filming a video project Sunday and Monday......if there's anyone around who has a belt drive bike who wants to be filmed we'll be rolling cameras in the Boulder Area. Check out there blog HERE at http://blog.carbondrivesystems.com/
Please contact me Paul at paul@trueoverdrive.com if interested.
Please contact me Paul at paul@trueoverdrive.com if interested.
Give Paul a shout if you will be around!
Check out the great Tuesday Night Redstone -> Oskar Blues ride last night. Stay tuned for the OB version!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Colorado Pond Hockey Tournament
L-R Aaron Egge, Mike Haubert, Scott Haubert, Rockin Chair Ron Schuman, Sean Keating.
Team Oskar Blues rolled into Frisco CO this past weekend with high expectations and dreams of bringing home the 1st Annual Colorado Pond Hockey Championship Trophy.
For those who didn't know that Pond Hockey Tournaments exist, they do and the game is played with 4 players on the ice at a time for each team. No goaltenders and you play two 15 minutes halves. Think of it as a cyclocross race where play never stops until the clock tells you to or you've crossed the finished line. Teams score by putting the puck in a wooden goal that is 4 feet in width, 2 feet deep and 6" high with two small openings on each side.
When the tourney ended, we came home with a 2-2 recor. Howevery, "Team Oskar Blues" made themselves known by knocking out "Team Pabst" (the tournament beer sponsor. We now have an official rivalry between Team Oskar Blues and Team Pabst. They came in 4-0 and we found ourselves in a "spoiler" position. Well we spoiled it all right. Team Pabst we somewhat of a favorite I suppose with a couple of guys that played Division I but we said, not today Pabst. We played by far the best game of the weekend and never let them get closer than 4 goals. We knocked them out of the championship bracket which made Team Oskar Blues very popular amongst the teams who had already advanced.
Our tourney play was over but we left on a good note with a huge victory. The nice folks from Pabst welcomed Oskar Blues in like family. We set up a tent and blended in the fine crafted beer we all know and love and great times were had by all.
Notice the Blue can in his hand and the jersey he is wearing. giddyup
Here is me with David Janoweic and Jeff Suffolk who put this all together. Notice the similarities in the caps? Minnesota boys stick together.
Nighty night, hockey makes Aaron sleepy. Well Hockey and OB Beer makes Aaron sleepy.
Thanks Oskar Blues for letting us fly the flag.
GEAR MASHERS BALL, Steamboat this weekend!
Inaugural GEAR MASHERS BALL- a tribute to all forms of the bicycle! This gala event is an annual fundraiser supporting a local cycling cause who demonstrates a passion for the bicycle. Suggested cost $10, all proceeds go towards Essam's Single Speed World Championship ride in Rotorua, New Zealand. SILENT AUCTION items from- moots, ski & bike kare, ski haus, orange peel, eriksen cycles, honey stinger, aspire & many, many, more......Silent Auction ends at 10:30 pm. BEER provided by OSKAR BLUES BREWERY. Gear Mashers Ball is a celebration of the bicycle (midnight dance party). Please stop by & bring your friends it's for a good cause.
Check out details via Spindle1biketours.com or their Facebook page.
Start Time:
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 7:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 1:00am
Location:
The Art Depot
Street:
1001 13th St.
City/Town:
Steamboat Springs, CO
Check out details via Spindle1biketours.com or their Facebook page.
Start Time:
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 7:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 1:00am
Location:
The Art Depot
Street:
1001 13th St.
City/Town:
Steamboat Springs, CO
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