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Stevens Park Update

Hucker AJ — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:47:28 +0000

Here is a little update from Stevens Pass Bike Park. I know things are going slow but this is going to be so sweet for the NW. Just hold your breath a little longer.

Duthie trail is started

Hucker AJ — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:02:28 +0000

We actually broke ground and started the massive task of building a line at Duthie MTB Park. The givin objective was to build an intermediate line to bridge the gap from 2-Hi to Zeb’s Line. We designed most of the jumps to be a two or three lip to one landing kind of situation. Also some hips, that allow for building skills, along with rollable doubles. Here are a few pics of what was accomplished the first week. We will be out Sunday 3-27-11 around Two to keep the progress going! Its right between Ryan’s line and Zeb’s. Feel free to stop by and help…enjoy.

g.h.y. on DWB at Duthie Hill MTB Park

Hucker AJ — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:01:42 +0000

Here is Travis following me down the Dirt White Boys Line at Duthie. The park is a great testament to the kind of people we have in Washington State.

Dirty White Boys Line at Duthie MTB Park from g.h.y. bikes & Go Huck Yourself on Vimeo.

Bring a kid mountain biking was a hit

Hucker AJ — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:05:47 +0000

Thanks to Kat who helped put on a great event for kids out at Duthie Hill Park last weekend. Some of our riders were out there and here is Phil Sundbaum thanks to Kim Sturts. Check out more videos by him by clicking his name! This is on the Dirty White Boys line!

Black Diamond Freeride Jump Party

Hucker AJ — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:53:56 +0000

Check this out it explains it all. Pretty simple go hang out, ride fun stuff, and help build a little!

SOSST Save our South Sea-Tac Jumps

Hucker AJ — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:42:08 +0000

Show your support this Wednesday at SST park off of 200th. The race series that is out there every week is going to have some of the “important officials” attending.

The best thing would be to show up in large numbers, be respectful, and hopefully make a good impact on the powers that be.

It would be great to have the streets lined with cars and tons of bikes and people everywhere!

Help Renton with their bike path issues

Hucker AJ — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:34:08 +0000

NOVEMBER 12th……….Open House Trails & Bicycle Master Plan & Map
Join Renton area bicyclists, walkers and other trail users by participating in a public open house. This event will be a great opportunity for you to review and provide comments on the existing and proposed trail systems and bike routes in and around Renton. Participants will also have the opportunity to review information regarding usage patterns and to review draft additions or modifications to goals and policies relating to trails. For more information contact: John D. (Dan) Hasty, Civil Engineer, City of Renton Transportation Systems Division; phone (425) 430-7246.

6-8PM here > Renton Senior Activity Center, 211 Burnett Ave. N.

Colonnade grand opening!

nerd on wheels — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:15:24 +0000

Forget whatever you are doing and come celebrate one of the greatest things to happen to the Seattle area bike scene.

Thanks to years of hard work, over 12,000 volunteer hours, and the welcoming spirit of the neighbors, Colonnade is almost done. And now it’s time to party! Please join the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance (formerly BBTC) for the Grand Opening of I-5 Colonnade, Saturday, September 13th from 10am to 2pm.

It looks like there is a ton of good raffle prizes, food, and good times for all. For full details and directions follow the link:

Try your luck in the raffle drawing. Prizes include a Shimano Saint Component Group, a Weekend at Whistler, a Specialized mountain bike, Transition wheel set, REI gear pack, gift packs from FSA, Nuun, and much more. All proceeds benefit Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance. Tickets are $5/1; $10/3; $20/8; drawing is at 12:00 noon, must be present to win.

Check out booths and collect schwag from Shimano, Intense, REI, FSA, Clif Bar, Nuun, Cascade Bicycle Club, Trips for Kids , Seattle LunaChix and many more.

Enjoy an end-of-summer BBQ (small donation requested).

Find your Colonnade Rock and check out trails sponsored by Shimano, Clif Bar and Cascade Bicycle Club.

See you there!
More Info:
Thanks to Major Sponsor Shimano Saint and Sponsors Platypus, SealLine, Whistler, REI, Gregg’s Cycles/Specialized, Fluidride, Transition, & Clif Bar, for making this event possible.

Special thanks to Mayor Nickels, Councilman Rasmussen, the Seattle Parks Department, the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, King County Parks, Urban Sparks, and the visionaries, volunteers and contributors within the mountain bike community who made this park possible!

This is a free event for all ages. Parking is limited so biking is the recommended mode of transportation.

How To Find It:
Colonnade is located between the Capitol Hill and Eastlake neighborhoods, under the I-5 freeway, more or less below St Mark’s Cathedral. It’s where Lakeview Blvd turns underneath the freeway and turns into Boylston Ave. For a Google/Yahoo map, use 1800 Lakeview Blvd E, Seattle, WA 98102.

If you’re headed north on I-5, take exit 168A for Lakeview Blvd. Take a left onto Lakeview and immediately park on your left. The bike trails are on the west side of Lakeview.

If you’re headed south on I-5, take exit 168A for Boylston Ave / Roanoke St. Merge onto Boylston and go straight at the light. Follow Boylston south, paralleling I-5, veer left under the freeway, and then park on your right.

Map for lower Franklin Ave entrance.
Map for upper Lakeview Blvd entrance.

want legal trails on DNR land?

nerd on wheels — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:38:00 +0000

Then get yourself and your buddies and your mom and her “tennis instructor” and … JUST GET TO THESE FREAKING MEETINGS! Show up in numbers. Pretend you can act like and adult. Listen to what you they have to say. Provide usefull feedback. Stop getting your trails torn down.

The last time the state addressed recreation in our forests was 37 years ago. If you want a say what the next 37 years look like hit the information after the jump. There are meetings Sept 9th – 17th all over the state.

Our loving neighbors to the north do just this and as a result the North Shore is the heart of freeride mountain biking. I think we can at least save some face and start working with DNR. The new director of recreation “is more bike friendly (worked with the Capital Forest folks).” (thanks for the quote EBX)

Help DNR chart a course for recreation in Washington

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be looking to user groups and individuals to help create a new vision for recreation on DNR-managed forestlands, aquatic lands and natural areas. Throughout the month of September, DNR will host nine workshops across the state to gather input from interested citizens.

We invite you to come share your thoughts on the direction of recreation in Washington. Where do you recreate? What kinds of recreation activities do you enjoy? How easily can you access recreation on state-managed lands? Drop by various topic stations at one of the workshops, talk to staff and provide your thoughts on these and other questions.

DNR will bring your answers to these and other questions to the newly formed Sustainable Recreation Work Group. This group was established by the 2008 Legislature to assist DNR in developing a long-term vision that ensures safe, sustainable, and enjoyable outdoor recreation on DNR-managed land.

Meeting dates and locations (All meetings are from 6 to 9 p.m.):

· September 9 – King County Library Service Center, Issaquah (Kick-off meeting)

· September 10 – Omak Community Library, Omak

· September 10 – Longhouse Educational and Cultural Center, The Evergreen State College, Olympia

· September 11 – Deer Park Library, Deer Park

· September 15 – Hoquiam Library, Hoquiam

· September 15 – Vancouver Water Resources Education Center, Vancouver

· September 16 – Port Angeles Library, Port Angeles

· September 16 – Burlington Library, Burlington

· September 17 – Grupe Conference Center, Central Washington University, Ellensburg

Why this new focus on recreation?

The last time the state officially addressed recreation issues on DNR-managed lands was 37 years ago with the passage of the Multiple Use Act in 1971. This act is based on the concept of state lands being available for multiple uses where appropriate, including various types of recreation. Since then, the face of recreation has changed significantly beyond what anyone envisioned. New forms of recreation have come on the scene including paragliding, mountain biking and paintball. Motorized off-road vehicle use has more than doubled in the state in the last 10 years. And, the overall volume of visitors to state lands has grown dramatically.

The Multiple Use Act still provides a solid foundation for recreation in Washington. Your input will help identify ways to better take into account the changing nature of recreation, pressures from a growing population, and the need to ensure the environmental health of DNR-managed lands.

Look for future e-mail messages with more information about the Sustainable Recreation Work Group, including a Web page address. In the meantime, if you’d like directions to any of the workshops, call Jana Greer at 360-902-1730 or send an e-mail to jana.greer@dnr.wa.gov.

Let’s get some carpools going in the comments and let me know of any other sites/forums talking about this. Like for instance the BBTC: http://www.bbtc.org/recreation/calendar.php?event_id=7075 or even http://www.bbtc.org/recreation/calendar.php?event_id=7017