Moab, UT Porcupine Rim Trail

Just some photos of last weekend in Moab.

owe yah...

The hurt locker!!!!

Those of you doing the crit tomorrow.. Good luck! pedal till hit hurts so bad you cry!!

Man I need some off road racing!!!! Got to love the competition of paris-nice etc.. even tho its those skinny tire leg shavers......

You know... Hats off to Cam.. Fastest mofo I know... (or is it fastist? anyway)

Chillen haven a IPA checking out the blog scene... Ran across Cameron Chambers newest posts over with Specialized and you know what.... Damn dude, I am pumped as S**T your getting some props over at Chris C.'s/Winning 24 hour USA, im a badass/renewing your pro card.....

I remember just not that long ago, I just started out racing. People pointed out who you were, fast as hell, etc.. etc.. but what I remember is how down to earth and cool you were to us newbies.... I also remember he was tagging around a dude with the last name of Donn who now is fast s**t too (yah, I remember when he was still cat 2)....Also nice as hell.... Anyway, 2011 is going to be my first season in Cat 1, so it should be enlightening to say the least...

I guess I don't really have anywhere else to go with this post other than its awesome to see when hard work pays off... Now if I could only quit downing my IPA's I might be able to keep up with my teammates...

Here is his latest cam of riding single track..

Peace!

Urban Downhill

Got this gem from ClassicinKC.... On the blogroll...




Yah, I don't think so.... These dudes must be crazy.... I mean Loco!

Roubidoux Roundup, 5/7/11

Updating the race site....

Have any suggestions for the site and or the race?

Now or never!!!

Hey, you a potential sponsor? Help us help you!

UFD Series

Here is a little inspiration for you racers out there... The intervals and hill climbs will pay off, I promise.... Well, if your doing them anyway...

Anyone out there that wants to start racing, curious, etc... Don't be bashful, we all started where you are now. Except the hippy, he was mtb racing before they were invented.....

Check them out, there website is updated... Lookin all fancy like... United Federation of Dirt

UFD West
April 9th (Sat) River Trail Mountain Bike Challenge
April 17th (Sun) Bone Bender 3/6 MTB Odyssey-(Clinton Lake State Park)
May 1st (Sun) Kansas Fat Tire Festival (Wilson Lake)
May 7th (Sat) Roubidoux Roundup-Krug Park, St. Joseph
May 15 (Sun) Rhetts Run (Andy Shuette/CBC)
June 5th (Sun) The Down and Dirty-Warsaw, Mo.
June 12th (Sun) KC Cup (Mo State Champ) Landahl Park
June 26th (Sun) Crocodile Rock-Perry Lake (Ks. State Championship)
July 17th (Sun) Shawnee Mission Mayhem
July 24th (Sun) Sunflower State Games (Topeka)
Aug. 13th (Sat) Spoke Pony Showdown 3/6 (Swope Park)
Sept. 10th (Sat) SAC 6/12 (Springfield)
Sept. 11th Sun) Tour de Lizard (Arkansas City, Ks)
Sept. 24th (Sat) RIM 6/12 (Crowder State Park)

UFD East
March 13: (Sun) Leadbelt XC. St. Joe Park (Mark Grumke)
March 27: (Sun) Mesa Lost Valley Luau (Mesa/Matt James)
May 7: (Sat) Greensfelder (DRJ Racing/Bob Arnold)
May 15: (Sun) Rhetts Run (Andy Shuette/CBC)
May 22: (Sun) 3/6 Hour Indian Creek (Off the Front /Todd Holtman)
June 26: (Sun) Brommelseik – St.Charles County Parks (Mitch Johnson)
July Dirt Crits (Lone Wolf) (Date Confirmed- Every Thursday)
July 9: (Sun) Castlewood (Big Shark/Pfoodman
Aug 21: (Sun) Cyclewerx Crankfest. Cape Girardeau, MO (Cyclewerx/John Dodd)
Oct 2: (Sun) Chubb TT (Segal/Hoffmeyer) Could be the UFD Championship Race
Oct 8 (Sat) Burnin at the Bluff 2011

On a different note... Anyone out there have any skills in adobe? I need to update the Robidoux Roundup (St. Joseph MTB Race) and want it to look nice(ish)... All I need is someone to tweek a photo and add cool font/graphics etc.... Email me if you can help out... Please, I am serious...

singlespeed stuff for sale

Does anyone need some singlespeed stuff? I have a year old Haro Mary SS frame 18", with an eccentric bottom bracket. A pair of barely used Avid Elixer R disc brakes...6 and 7" rotors, all hardware, and adapters included. 2 Origin 8 Black ops carbon rigid forks...one with vee brake bosses and both have disc tabs. the fork with vee tabs has a 7 1/4" steerer, the disc only was on the frame and has 6 5/8" steerer. Last is some xt cranks, model 751 in 180 mm, with a surly stainless 34 tooth ring and a bashguard outer ring (comes with a xt splined bb also).

$175 for the frame $150 for the brakes $75 for the cranks $75 for either fork

Thanx, the trail hippie 816-273-60 oh eight

Gotta hide that last Picture!

OK,

Does anyone know what a mountain bike looks like? I know everyone who has posted here recently must have forgotten. With all the Guitar/Speedo/Mullett/Sissycross stuff, I am not sure if any one even rides a mountain bike anymore! So lets see some "real bike" content.

Gravel?

Any one interested in a Saturday a.m. gravel ride? Get out there before the ground thaws... I will have to check out the weather report, but tentatively thinking about 8:00 ish...

Come on out, it will be awesome! Just like this guy!

Lance Armstrong Does Drugs...DUH..He Rides Bikes for a Living!

Too funny...

CX Season Done, MTB coming up....

Sunday marked the end of Cross season. The hippy and I went down and raced the Grote Prijs (have to look it up every time to spell it) last Sunday while all you fools were busy watching the Chiefs get pummeled..

I keep getting complemented my my Knickers! RaceFace for those that care...

It was a pretty neat venue, not far away. I tell you it would be nice to hit up that race earlier in the year when the weather is nice. It is a very spectator friendly venue.
I managed a 4th in the Singlespeed and the Hippy DNF’d…. Unlucky SOB snapped his chain on the last lap of his race while sitting in 3rd… Bummer dude, your still my hero anyway…

Hippy, gettin it!

 Some dude that looks like someone we know in a Shores Jearsy...

 Put your numer on right side up for crying out loud!!!

Spencer made it on down and hit up Masters and Singlspeed in his trademark cool jerseys and mustache bars…

As the season closes, looking back, I could have done some things better, and things could have been a lot worse. I did notice that my endurance and cardio went down when I got lazy and quit racing two races. Won’t do that again next year, this is training for MTB. Right? Well, I don’t know if it was I got lazy as much as sniffing the podium a couple of times by one spot and thought I would focus on one race instead of surviving in two.

Didn’t work, 4th was the magic number for me most of the time… Close, but not close enough… So it goes…
With all this damn snow, has brought the training indoors which pretty much sucks a big one… I absolutely hate it… After doing some intervals yesterday I realized just to the extent of what a mamby pamby I am when I can’t stand up and crank… Got some work to do this offseason…
Tentative plan is strength training in Jan, dropping weight a little and get miles in Feb, picking up some intensity in March and getting back in race shape in April/May… 2011 hopefully is going to be a stellar year.. I hope all of you stay motivated these next couple months! I know I am going to need all the encouragement/ ass kicking’s I can get come middle February!

Peace….

Last Cross of 2010

Well, we knocked off the rust and headed down to Cross off the old year… Met up and rode down in Derek’s new ride… 

Minimal heat, but enough.. Fun ride down and back… I only feared for my life one time.. Not bad Derek, not bad at all… I personally enjoyed the license plate attached by duct tape...

Hippy pulled off a 3rd in the old peoples 4 race… It was nice that at least one of us got at top 3….What in the hell he is doing in this picture here, the lord only knows...

Derek, Spencer and Nate made the trip down, had a good time.. I think anyway…

I ended up pretty disappointed with my performance (read here if you wish), but you know, its still fun even when your getting your butt kicked (which I did)….I enjoyed the course, it was nice to race when there is not a foot of snow on the ground like last year… Apparently, its easier to pedal when clipped in...

The run up was awesome, hurt really bad also.. The flats were deceptively difficult.. I had anticipated that it was going to be fast.. It was, but just soft enough that you had to work at it a bit more than I anticipated..

Looked like a pretty good turnout.. Was a good day all in all….
I missed Epic’s cross in Parkville… One of the boys will have to recap that one for you..

On another note, the Hippy and I were talking on the way home and the KC Cycling scene is lucky to have Roger Harrison. That guy goes all out in these cross races and we are absolutely blessed to have all the pics, etc. that he does.. If your reading this Roger, Thank you!!!

Would love to have you out at the MTB scene.. Pics are harder to come by…

Cross off the old Year Results.

Epic Cross Results.

Rogers Pics

Only a handful of CX left.... Get your fill, it's now or never fellas..

Just think, this could be you this weekend... If your lucky!

2010 coming to a close and its been a hell of a ride! Three CX races left on the calender for this season and then its time to get back your focus to MTB and some singletrack.. CX is such good cross training for MTB racing, each year I end up in better and better shape come January and February... Which in turn means I get faster and faster come June and July...


The weather looks like its going to raise to the 40's for Cross off the old year on Friday.. Possibility of some rain too... Do we have the makings of a "real" cross race in some mud????
I know the hippy and I are planning on making an appearance..

"Friday, December 31st the 'crossers hit it again at CROSS OFF THE OLD YEAR. Expect a BIG run up and a BIG party at the venure:"

Then, two days later.. Out at English Landing, Parkville. Where the hippy and I first caught the CX bug at Boss Cross with our mountain bikes (with our trail riding gears)... First cross race ever and were pushing 34x18 on the flattest course around... Anyway....

"Sunday, Jan 2nd a return to classic turf in Parkville's English Landing course with the EPIC HOLIDAY CYCLOCROSS."

And then finally, " Sunday, Jan 9th the finale of teh Series 60CX: GROTE PRIJS SHAWNEE/"

Hope to see some of you there... My tentative plan is to make it Friday and then again next Sunday... Its been fun!

Merry Christmas!!

Wish all of you a Merry Christmas! Hope Santa brought you everything you wanted.. Which we all know is bike parts, etc......

Pic of the day...

Now THAT is a cross race....

CX National Champ.

Cycling is a fickle thing... Those that are really good at it make it look so easy. I think that's why you have to ride to be able to really appreciate those who can suffer like no one else... Well that an a VO2max of 94..

Pulled this from Todd Wells website, its worth a gander...


U.S. Cyclocross Nationals from Jim Fryer/BrakeThrough Media on Vimeo.

Big Ring Riding....

IT'S NOT JUST A CHAINRING, IT'S A STATE OF MIND… For your viewing pleasure, Love this site...

Cyclocross Category Upgrade Awareness

JingleCross Rock Race Report..

Jingle Cross Rock....Rocked!

This last weekend was yet another Epic weekend of racing in Iowa! This was the 2nd year that I have done this race. It was by far the toughest event yet for me, but also one of the best pro fields to witness live! We started out on Friday mid morning with the Hippie Mobile picking me up in Osceola at the in-laws. The Hippie can drive! It was nice to chill in the car and wrap with Craig H. and Hippie for a few hours. A lot of nervouse energy so i talked non-stop, sorry boys.
The race venue was set up for just about any and everything you could ask for in a cross race. Run ups, climbs, gravel, swirls, and even a cool man made run up with a ramp! Randy was the first to race on Friday Nite. He started with close to 75 racers strong. Nobody who races Jingle Cross is weak! Craig and I were able to watch the start, but then had to get ready for our race. Randy was steady as usual and finished 32nd! Which was a solid performance!
My race started in the dark, it was cold and spitting snow, you would not want it any different at an Epic event! I was 3rd row, which meant there was a ton of horse power all around me. Many of the top Open racers in the region in this 70 plus field of 35 plus racers. My goal was simple, just go until i could not pedal any longer! The race started super fast, i had a great start and was able to stay with the top 15 for the majority of the 1st lap. Then I go to the descent of Mt. Krumpit! It was a twisted sheet of ice and mud! I tried riding down it, but thought it was best to run. I was able to maintain my position for the first lap and came into the finish area in the top 20. Knowing that Hoppe had started a mere 30 seconds behind me, i was starting to think that as long as he did not catch me I could hang on to a good spot. I had a solid first 3 laps and then a suddle voice from behind me on the way down mt. Krumpit, "Go JP", and around me he came! Hoppe is just a beast, my goal was to stay with him the rest of the race. I tried hard, but he was about a minute or so ahead of me at the finish. Craig was solid and finished 9th in a very stacked 45 plus field, the winner of his race, Tom Price, will most likely be this years National Champion! The results were jacked up for that night, they had me in 9th, but that was not right, I ended up 29th out of close to 70 riders. It was still a great 1st nite of racing! The post race meal at Old Chicago was great after racing that hard in the cold!
Day two started early, the Hippie had a 9:45 a.m. start, so we were up and at the venue by 8:15 a.m. Craig and I chilled and then scouted out the course. We were able to watch the Hippie start and finish his race. It was fun watching him suffer, but also amazing watching him methodically pick off riders one by one. He had another 70 plus racers and he was solid with a 31st placing! His technical skills are 2nd to none, the Hippe can handle a bike! Wish i had half of those skills.
Craig and I lined up for our race and the sun was shinining, the wind was blowing, and it was just above freezing. This meant one thing....MUD on Mt. Krumpit! The course was set up for a long run up today, which became a run up in the mud! Not my strong suite, but hey we all had to race the same course. I had another great starting position, in which the Hippie made sure that I knew how good it was and not to let it go to waste! Gotta feel the love! We had a false start due to some idiots not knowing the difference between a bell and a horn. Anyway, we started out like a rocket, the field was packed again. I was going pretty good until the run up. I knew after that first run up that I was in for a day of survival on the bike. That is what I did as i proceeded to crash 4 times on the course. I felt off the entire race and only managed a 40th placing. Not what i was hoping for, but that is bike racing!
Hoppe had another stellar day in the 45 plus race. He just seems to get faster every time he races his bike. Which is very cool! I know he caught me less than 2 laps in and finished 13th or so on the day. Once again Tom Price won his race, which my money is on him winning in Bend in two weeks!
We watched another incredible pro race, loaded up and hit the road in the Hippie mobile already talking about coming back for more in 2011! It is a well done event and if you can do it and love cyclocross racing, this is an event you should put on your wish list for 2010! Best of luck to everyone racing the state events this weekend. It will be my last race of the 2010 season on Sunday. I am thankful for such a great team and all the racing that we were able to do together in 2010! 2011 will be a new experience racing as a member of the Ethos Racing team!

Get out and ride!
JP

View from Mt. Krumpit

 The Hippy is in there somewhere

 Horner, all 135lbs of him

Driscoll at the finish, Friday I think..

The man, the legend, the hippy

Fast dudes!



Good luck this weekend to anyone racing state, either MO or KS! I am going to try and hit up MO Singlespeed, but dosen't look good so far...

Peace!

Jinglecross Rock....

The boys did well at JingleCross Rock! Maybe one of them could post a little something? Hint! Hint!

Here are some videos... Too cool...





Here is a good one Brocket put together...



Dont see handups like this very often!!



If you want more there are a ton on You tube...

Is anyone racing on Saturday... Boss Cross Numero Quatro.. I can't spell, just read it

phonetically.....