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Welcome to Extra Dirt!  What is Extra Dirt? This is a filtered look at my blog entitled "Beyond TrailCentral." Random thoughts and observations by me; the creator, owner, and webmaster of TrailCentral.com. What will I post? Most the time it will be about mountain biking, but sometimes it will be about random stuff I think about or I'm working on. Extra Dirt Articles: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MSC President Talks About 2006 Race Season - December 10, 2005 Written by Kyle Henley I was stoked last week to get a call from Eric Jean, president of Cycle Cyndicate and Mountain States Cup. He called to give us at TrailCentral the low down on the 2006 race season for MSC and to explain some of the big changes that are in... Continue Reading Article Racers, start your engines. - November 28, 2005 Written by Kyle Henley That?s right, Mountains States Cup (www.racemsc.com) on Monday released a tentative race schedule for the 2006 season, which starts May 20 with the Chile Challenge in Angel Fire, New Mexico. This year, however, brings some major changes to the... Continue Reading Article Meet Mark Anderson - November 08, 2005 Written by Kyle Henley Congratulations to Mark Anderson, a 38-year-old father of three from Lakewood who won the DEAN Colonel frame raffled off last week by TrailCentral.com. "It's cool; I love it," he said. "I?m stoked." Mark is a serious trail rider, who hits... Continue Reading Article TrailCentral.com at VeloSwap 2005 - October 17, 2005 Written by TrailCentral TrailCentral.com is going to be at VeloSwap! We didn't just get a booth, we got an awesome booth! Brady and Dwight will be parked at booth 37 for the day, located right next to the title sponsors Subaru and VeloSwap. If you find yourself at... Continue Reading Article Last Minute TdFR 2005 Details - September 15, 2005 Written by Kyle Henley START TIME ? 8 a.m. means 8 a.m. OK, that probably means we?ll roll out around 8:05ish. Point is, try to get their a bit early so you can lube your chain, rebuild your hub, true your wheel, bleed your new disc brakes or whatever before we start... Continue Reading Article TdFR 2005 Last Gasp - September 14, 2005 Written by Kyle Henley The final leg of the Tour de Front Range is my favorite ? up Mt. Falcon and down via Lair o' the Bear. Yes, crawling up Mt. Falcon after nearly 40 miles of riding and several thousand vertical feet of climbing is a punishment fit for the deepest... Continue Reading Article Beginning of TdFR 2005 to be Feared and Relished - September 13, 2005 Written by Kyle Henley It?s fair to say that the first third of Saturday?s Tour de Front Range 2005 contains the bulk of the climbing and some of the best descending. It also contains the longest stretches of road we?ll need to ride to make this all happen. The early... Continue Reading Article TdFR 2005 FAQ - September 12, 2005 Written by TrailCentral Emails have been pouring into TrailCentral.com about the urban epic coined the "Tour de Front Range." Rather than responding to each one individually I thought it would be easier to make a small FAQ that addresses the most popular questions... Continue Reading Article TdFR 2005 Has a Mid Ride Overhaul - August 18, 2005 Written by TrailCentral Imagine if you will, you go to the doctor to have your stomach looked at. While the doctor is checking your stomach he says, "Your guts need to come out, and in it's place you need a gluteus maximus." You'd leave the doctor's office thinking... Continue Reading Article TdFR is September 17, 2005. - August 01, 2005 Written by TrailCentral The initial date is set and the route is currently being planned for the 2nd annual Tour de Front Range. Although the route is not set in stone, I can assure you that it will be even more difficult than last year. As the route is finalized you can... Continue Reading Article Boulder Short Track Series - June 13, 2005 Written by TrailCentral June 8, 2005 marked the beginning of the Boulder Racing Wednesday Night Mountain Bike Series. The series had been on my list of races to-do for the past couple years, but this year I opted to attend strictly as a spectator. A decision based on a... Continue Reading Article Don?t Like The Weather In Colorado? Wait a Few Minutes. - June 06, 2005 Written by TrailCentral Natives of Colorado and those that have been living in this state for a number of years have most likely heard the expression, ?If you don?t like the weather in Colorado, wait 20 minutes. It?s bound to change.? While riding Betasso Loop recently,... Continue Reading Article Electronic Thread Around Your Finger - May 26, 2005 Written by TrailCentral Most of the write-ups on TrailCentral are about my experiences riding a trail in Colorado. On a rare occasion I have the honor of riding or hiking with my friends and we collaborate on the write-up, each one sharing their own experience on the... Continue Reading Article Backpacking in the Grand Canyon - May 17, 2005 Written by Dwight Badgley During a February hike that could have ended with Brady and I being nailed by a freight train, (read Brady?s account of the hike here), we discussed how quickly a planned situation can get out of control. That discussion became a poetic intro to my... Continue Reading Article Extra Dirt Articles: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
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