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  • Alterra Race Course – Ready to Rock

    Alterra Race Course – Ready to Rock

    I just got my hands on the GPS data from the race course. The trails are in in GREAT shape and keep getting better every day.

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  • Warm, cold, wet, windy and dry!

    Warm, cold, wet, windy and dry!

    That pretty much sums up the conditions from last nights ride. Tracking the weather yesterday left me wondering whether or not we’d be able to ride at all, but it appeared that there would be some relief from the rain in the early afternoon. Since I was not able to ride all week because of [...]

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  • Team X Motocross Racing

    Team X Motocross Racing

    Growing up from the time I could balance on 2 wheels I raced motocross. Fueled by my Dad’s passion for motor sports we won state championships and competed in the nationals all financed by our parents until the last couple of years. I have great memories and still love the sport although it has become [...]

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  • Goodbye Dad

    Goodbye Dad

    On Friday, July 10th I lost my father to cancer, he was an amazing man and a great father who will be missed.

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  • Ahhh, that new bike smell…

    Ahhh, that new bike smell…

    well sort of a new bike. I Finally had a chance to get out ride with the team today. The bike was working perfectly and even though I didn’t have a front derailleur the chain only fell off once on a downhill over a large bump in the road. We kept the pace low, which [...]

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  • Latest Purchase!

    Latest Purchase!

    I just purchase a sweet new Carbon Fiber road frame for the season…oh wait no I’m sorry I must be confused it was actually a $2800 tax bill from 2006 taxes on some overlooked earned income on some investments (yeah, those are doing well now) and a $2000 tax increase from the Village of WFB [...]

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  • MTB Course

    MTB Course

    I found this picture on one of our cameras today that really shows the terrain deep in the woods a mountain bike course. I find that when I tell people that I race MTB, invariably they first reply is, “There are no mountains in Wisconsin!” That is true, but if you look at these pictures [...]

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  • Lil’ Rig

    Lil’ Rig

    Since I am not riding and Olivia’s arm is still broken, we decided that it would be a GREAT idea to buy her a new bike. When I saw this new model Gary Fisher at the shop I had to get it…it’s perfect for her. A single speed, aluminum mountain bike that’s ready to rock, [...]

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  • Ride Canceled, Thanks to the weather!

    Ride Canceled, Thanks to the weather!

    Given all the yellow, orange and red in the image above there will be no ride tonight. Looks like I’ll be inside on the trainer, that sucks.

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  • Tolerate Spinning

    Tolerate Spinning

    Hands down the greatest movie to watch while spending hours in the saddle spining on the trainer. Great story with an amazing, original soundtrack. I highly recommend it until the weather gets nicer and you can get outside again.

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