Friday, July 31, 2009

SUPER Delicious



The Super D up at Northstar last weekend was more than I had hoped it would be. It was tougher . . . and it was a bigger kick than what I anticipated. As with most things there was a favorite and a least favorite part; and the least favorite was the Le Mans start (or as Americans like to spell it 'Lemans.' Le Mans is actually the name of a city in France that was known for it's motoracing and the first French Grand Prix. The "Le Mans start" takes its name from the way racers lined up across the street from their cars and ran across the street and jumped into their cars to begin). Not being the same sport, the two should not share the same lame start.

Now on to my favorite part; which was the long, twisting, obstacle-ridden descent that gave the rider a good 16-25 minute challenge, time depending on your class. It was no boring firebreak trail that I had seen in videos of other Super D races. Along with some peddling (not too much) it was scenic, it was rocky, it was thick powdery dirt and it was FUN!
kd
Tina Wilson - 2nd Place Women's Open Class
Kirstie Douglass - 3rd Place Women's Open Class

She's Got A Bike

Thanks to the gift from one of our site visitors!
(She may not be smiling in this image only because she's being aggressive on the jumps. The smile will spread after landing it).
kd

Friday, July 17, 2009

She Needs a Bike

Reason #4 out of 125 reasons to love mountain biking. . . it puts a smile on your face.
kd

Friday, July 10, 2009

125 Things to Love About Mountain Biking

Reason #47:  It's never the same ride.  You can ride the same trail over and over and it's always a different ride every time.

(OK, so I have not actually counted how many things I love about mt. biking and I do not know if this reason is really number 47 -- just throwing out random numbers.  You get the picture).
kd

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Hey We're Not Pu*#ies

Should we be concerned that the some of the road bike cronies actually think that mountain bikers are pu$&ies? I had to pull Kirstie back from a moment that was quite embarrassing for a group of road riders that under estimated a spunky mountain bike babe! Changing a flat tire, incognito between two vehicles on a Sunday 90 degree morning, a group of road riders passed while saying "I wonder where all the mountain bikers are? Bunch of pu#@ies!" Kirstie with hands on hips, lips out, and a dash of attitude took this brief opportunity to jump out from between the vehicles, take a hit for all us mountain bikers and say with a vengeance, hey we are not PUSSIES! After pulling their head from their a_ _, they decided that they were no match for the spunk monster and continued on their spandex ride!
trw

Friday, July 3, 2009

Everyone's A Star

Jumps, drops, table tops, ladders, whoops . . . My muscles are aching from head to toe, but I have a huge smile on my face. Tina and I spent the day yesterday at Northstar and had a blast!  We had planned on taking photos to document at least a little of our trip, but neither of us concerned ourselves with that while riding and having the time of our lives -- on our bikes and just in general.  Since there are a lot more trails in the park than we were able to explore yesterday, we are definitely making a return trip soon.  We already have some trails scouted out that we want to hit next time.

Oddly no one who worked at the resort could give us any information about the course for the upcoming Super D race (speculation was because they have not picked a course yet or because it would be unfair to others to share that information with some).  Having never ridden a Super D race, I just hope the course is actually fun and not some boring x-country course.  This remains to be seen . . .
Tina and I relaxing after working hard and having fun all day.  A brochure at Northstar boasts that one run, Livewire, has over 45 jumps.  We did that run at least five times, plus others . . . you do the math.  
kd