Today’s Hero: Clif Bar. The folks are Clif are no strangers to doing the right thing. Since Bikeskills inception, Clif Bar has been there with and for us. We can’t think of a single company that is more integrated in to the cyling lifestyle or is doing more to make this place called earth a better place. Clif Bar – and especially Bryan Cole and Peter B – rule.
The Mystery of the Strange Bird Solved: Ole Blu is Back!
A couple of days of days ago we reported that there was a strange bird, a peacock in fact, hanging around the Sea Otter Classic venue. It turns out that it wasn’t a peacock at all, but Mark Weir, dressed as a peacock, just making sure that Randy and Terry re-created his classic, Ole Blue pump track just the way it’s supposed to be. But it’s up to you, the people that come to the Ridezone next week to tell us, if we got it right:
Skillzone Progress
One of the Terrain Features we’ve been working on hard this year is the Skillzone. The basic concept is to create a loop roughly 50 feet wide and 125 or feet long that includes the kind of obstacles and technique building terrain most trail riders encounter. We’re talking about switchbacks, roots, rock gardens, step-ups, etc. In fact, we’ve worked so hard to create a trail simulator, that Bikeskills Joe Lawwill is teaching trail clinics using the Skillzone. It’s still in the rough stages, but here’s an image of one of the switchbacks:
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