SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY…..Feb. 28th 2010

Location:  1424 Grant Ave S, Renton, WA 98055 (Look for the trail that goes up the hill.)

Time:  Sign ups will start at 11:00 Sunday Feb. 28th Race around Noonish

Classes:  Chainless..hitting the jumps.  Chainless around the jumps.  With your chain and jumping.  And last but not least…with your chain and going around the jumps.

Entry Fee:  $5 per person for racing.  100% of the money goes back to Riders.

PLUS a BBQ… Bring donations for beer, brats, burgers, and b’s?

Dont know what the last b is for…….

We are going to be holding another chill session out at the tapeworm bobsled run. This time we will be doing some timed races….and it will be without your chain. There will be a couple of classes so everyone is welcome. Even if you cant hit all the jumps this race is for you. Just pump and jump everything on the trail. We will BBQ and have a killer session on the jumps and the trail. Travis will be cleaning everything up so that it all runs perfectly. Also if you show up we will let you in on the new DH trail in close vicinity! Here are some pics of Phil Sundbaum, Travis Erickson and one token shot of me at the trail on some of the jumps.  The Day will be February 28th starting around Noon.

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

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.

Here is more to sink your teeth into.  For all of you who like to ride skateparks and those of you who like to ride with the pros, here is the deal.  The skatebarn will allow bikes in on friday Oct. 24th from 3-9 for only $10.  If you ride during that time you can stay for the videos also for no charge.  If you just want to see the movies show up between 7 and 9 P.M.  (SHow will start around 9:15.  We are premiering two videos.  The first is going to be the Summer of Shred featuring Phil Sundbaum and his riding over this past summer.  Should be cool to see all of the things that he has done and all the people he has met.  Next is the movie that everyone waits for every year, New World Disorder (9 NEVER ENOUGH).  The cool part is that we will have some Pro’s showing up and throwin down with ya!!!

Riders that have confirmed with Phil Sundbaum. 

1. Darcy Turenne
2. Andrew Taylor
3. Kelly McGarry
4. Robbie Wright
5. Eric Porter
6. Carl Buchanen

So just to recap here.  Come to the best night of your life.  Spend only $10 bucks to get in.  Show up to ride or watch.  Movies start at around 9 p.m.   Doors open to ride at 3 p.m.   Doors open to be a spectator at 7 p.m.  Theres a raffle to win a ton of crap from Haro, Deity, Gravity, Pro Tec, Go Huck Yourself, Grenade and more.  And there is going to be some sick riders in the house.  Location Skatebarn in Renton.  Nuff Said.

This is going to be one sick party.  Heres the deal.  We have partnered with the skatebarn in order to let you have a super session for bikes.  Normally bikes are not allowed on Fridays but we talked them into letting you ride from 3 P.M. all the way to 9 P.M. for only $10.  Then if you want to stick around we will have the premier of two killer videos (New World Disorder 9 and Summer of Shred).  If you just want to watch the vids then come any time after 7 P.M. and the show will start around 9 O’clock.  Price at the door will be $10 for the show of a lifetime.  We have some Pro’s that are coming into town to ride with all of you.  So come watch the Pro’s then some videos.

We are going to have a huge raffle with the grand prize coming from Haro.  It is going to be a Haro Thread 1.

Much more details of who is coming and the other sponsors as soon as we have verification.

Since we finally have some good weather in old Washington state we are going to start up our Friday night cruiser rides.  June 27th will be the first of many Renton cruises.  Bring out any kind of bike and check Rentons sites.  We meet at the shop at 6:30-7:00 and then we usually get out about 7:30.  From there anything can happen.  Usually it is down to the lake and back with some bar hopin involved.  Bring yourself and a bike.  We will see you then.

Also since the weather is on our side this weekend a few of us will be floating the Cedar.  I am thinking around 1pm will be a good time to meet at the shop.  We will depart from there and float for a while down the rapids of the cedar.

Some of the best bikes that I have seen in a while are the 2008 Norcos.  I am a little biased since I am riding one of the Norco Shore 1’s.  If you are heading down to Oregon or live in that area go try out some of these bikes they rip.  On the 4th of July week-end the Norco Demo truck will be holding two demo days in Oregon.

Please mark Saturday July 5 and 6 on your calendar and join Norco at Mt Hood Ski Bowl and Black Rock in Falls City.

Not really us, but we were contacted by a super nice rider who rides a Norco and wanted some support for the year. She stopped by and we were a good fit to help her with her bike maintenance. Here is a report from her first race of the season in Spokane.

Last weekend was my first 24hr race of the season … in Spokane, Washington. I was looking forward to the weekend as Fraser had put together a 5 man team (which at the last minute turned into a 3-man team) so it was going to be a bit of a social weekend as well (well, during my 2 minute pits anyway!).

Fraser and I drove (ok, he drove, I relaxed) up to Spokane on Friday morning and got there around 3pm to snag a nice camping spot/pit for the race. We were right on the course which was perfect for me. Having the trailer sure is nice … we roll up and I can pretty much sleep right away. It is so comfortable and easy. I was loving it. What wasn’t so nice was the headwind which greeted us on the way to Spokane. The wind was brutal and at one point we were getting about 4 miles a gallon!!!!! Crazy.

So, the race started at noon and Will, our friend who is living in San Francisco, drew the short straw on Fraser’s team and got to start with me. He decided to use my pacing off the start and we were pretty much the last ones to finish the run (I am not kidding - there were maybe two guys behind us). All according to plan. We headed into the bike and it didn’t take Will long to pick up the pace and leave me in the dust…. I was once again in my own world and in the 24hr zone. (more…)

The 2008 US Open was a great success for Griffiths Racing and the Norco World Team. With two 1st place finishes in both the DH and the Slalom events Fionn was stoked on her weekends racing.

DH practice on the Friday went well although conditions were extremely un- predictable.

“With the track as rough and rocky as it is here at Diablo Freeride park,
the conditions in practice were unforgivable, just finding yourself slightly
off line in the wet rocks will more than likely end in tears or at least with
a quick nature appreciation visit to a near buy tree.”

Fionn escaped a fairly big crash on the wet rocks without major injury, just a couple of bumps and bruises to show for her efforts.

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