2011 XC and Marathon provincials

It was a beautiful and super hard racing weekend in Hinton Ab.

Saturday I lined up in the Elite field for the 2011 provincial champion jersey,Bogi raced in the expert category.

This is probably the hardest XC course in the ABA calendar with tons of climbing and about 2 hours of riding time. The [...]

Bow 80ish pre-ride 2011

Did a little Bow80ish riding today with Kate A,Craig S,Craig M and Brian B.

Sulfur Springs,Connector,Powder-face long loop,Prairie Link,Sulfur Springs,Pneuma,Special K and Ridgeback.

Had decent legs,but started bonking on Pneuma and saw cheeseburgers hoovering above Ridgeback trail 45 minutes later.

Thanks to the Joey’s pub in Bragg Creek,[...]

Check out these links about Viner bikes

Check out this blog about Viner bikes: http://vineristi.wordpress.com/.

A 5 star rating and Pro Test Review of Viner Maxima on Bike Radar.

I did not know that MAPEI used to ride Viners: http://vineristi.wordpress.com/2011/05/06/the-giro-mapei-and-viner/

 

ATB Financial XTERRA Midweek MTB Series

Went to COP again for some good Thursday night MTB racing. This  ATB Financial XTERRA Midweek MTB Series is one of the best new things happening in the Calgary cycling community this year. This series is great for every rider. If you are a racer,you get your high intensity workout,if you just starting to [...]

Cory Wallace is leading the Mongolia Bike Challenge!

Our friend Cory Wallace is killing it at the Mongolia Bike Challenge. Check out the cool DAILY videos and photos of the race HERE.

Check out stage 6 and 8,they both have over 2000m of climbing…that should separate the Man from the boys…Go Cory.

Viner VR Race 29er –first ride report by Bogi

I started to get a real feel for the Viner 29er bike. The first two rides were in new,fast rolling trails so I could not really compare the bike handling,but the first impression was that I felt safe on the bike. The big wheels

were very stable,I could really lean into [...]