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I have pro and con opinions on eBikes, but competition was not something I had even considered. Kinda makes me laugh....nothing more, nothing less.

Viewership will ultimately decide interest, sponsorship money, and therefore viability. Anyone remember point to point X Country races?

Well said, Cory.

I'll always remember her as one of the couriers during the "golden age"....when many of us would ride around on  pre-suspension rigs (often the same bikes we would race on), without helmets, without licenses,  riding on the sidewalks giving business people a scare, or riding through intersections giving bus drivers reason to honk, and jumping into crowded elevators dripping in sweat or rain water, and having a few chill moments between "Rush" deliveries on the lawn in front of the Bentall towers. Ingrid always seemed to be smiling or laughing. 

Carpe Diem.

I really miss Fat Tire Flyer and the ilk of non-conformists, non-PC, truly irreverent, typo-riddled, bargain basement, low-budget rags...often printed in black and white and handed over between riding buddies.

Progress is good too. While I tend to know what to expect when I open PB, or RedBull, it's consistently reliable, but seldom surprises. It's a bad analogy, but sometimes you just want to try that homemade meatball sandwich instead of the Cactus Club meal.

...what cyclotoine said....at least they gave him something a bit more "modern" in the brake department. I was expecting cantilevers....or maybe a chainstay mounted U-brake.

Also...shoulda thrown in some bear-claw pedals with plastic toe-clips!

You don't want to have a serious injury in Crested Butte. I was riding in Crested Butte with my wife a few years ago and we had a minor emergency. Turns out that Crested Butte only has a clinic. The nearest hospital is 45 minutes away in Gunnison.

Risse Racing just made the toaster-oven of the two-wheeled world. Personally, I believe it's just a really crappy e-moped.

Great coverage UCI! We got to see a total of 44 seconds of Loic's 3:26 run... and 43 seconds of Miranda's run 4:20 run. That's 21%  and 17% of their respective races.  

I guess the fact that the live feed wasn't available in Canada is really only a 19% let-down.

On Fromme, it would be 7th to Lepperd, up to Expresso, out on BP, up to Natural High, then Griffin Switchbacks or Imonator.

If I'm feeling extra energic I'll add Crinkum after Lepperd & head back up from 3rd to 5th SB (not so bad), and I'll add Floppy between BP & Natural High.

John Deere (Prudence)...I took some liberties...

Posted by: blackfly

Having ridden Fromme for 39 years I can tell you that the mantra was always about "whatever do what was necessary for the up to get to the down".  This meant the service road, which is nice now, but has not always been so.  Yes it is boring.  Yes it is mandatory, but if you wanted to go down, it was either that or push up St. Georges or other (for me for a long time I pushed up Lower Crippler/Oilcan and then went up the road).  Not only the bike but where I parked mandated that route.

The climbing trail is a Godsend.  First, it is not really easy, so long as you are not on an Ebike (not here, folks) and it essentially separates the mountain.  Those that ride the West and those whom ride the East (and obviously park at the parking lot).  I notice a distinct difference in the rider.

No, the climb is not perfect.  I find it a bit long winded and tedious at times.  But if you think about a more direct route, whom among you would envy a 30 degree or 45 degree climb?  And the scenery is nice.  Very lucky that we live where we do.  It could easily be desert.

And the climbing trail eases pressure off of the East side, not only in terms of parking but usage.  I remember not long ago that parking on Dempsey/Braemar was easy, no other people around.  Funny and fast how times change.  

I remember the old days of the tech uphill of Old Buck.  I don't mind the work of the up for the downhill but not at the expense of the downhill.  You want tech uphill?  Try Eagle and go up the Lungbuster.  Tell me how it goes.  Even Burke is much more civil today; at one time babyheads was the coin of the realm and the brutality of the steepness was an afterthought.  And I saw a group of gentlemen in their 60s do it (on hardtails) many years ago.  I couldn't imagine it at the time.  

Related, we have it easy and thanks to all for making the climbing trail happen.  Best thing to happen to Fromme in a very long time.

^This!

Bobsled (Marley)

(Echo and the) Floppy Bunny(men) 

A(tomic Punk) Line.

Your turn.

Posted by: taprider

maybe its to slow down ebikes?

but really, it does seem like with the big guard rails that there isn't a near future plan for a bike ramp

and doesn't the Coleman Connector finish on the east end by going down the steps of someone's house (or big dorp to falt)

That's where it ends up currently, but I took a walk/hike behind the residences and there is flagging that connects up to the end of Lower Ladies.

I do the bulk of the general maintenance, but when I get in over my head it's the boys at North Shore Bike Shop that get it done right....and one of the James' at Suspension Worx for...you know.

Ultimately, eBike development reminds me of the discussions we had when real full suspension bikes and fatter tires came along....and trail design changed to suit them.

Based on the comments I've seen (& likely DNV have seen) on this comment board,  the Baden Powell is  a pain in the rear for many riders. I suspect that DNV is trying to get riders to take Lower Expresso/Coleman Connector to get back to the parking area. Just an opinion.

Bikes don't create ruts....brakes do. Lay off the brakes. ...you're welcome.

Whatever you do on an e-bike, you don't need to be the dude who parks his Audi in the parking lot at the top of Mountain Highway.

Polite interaction is always the best start. You'd think common sense would indicate what would be a MTB primary trail, but not everyone is aware. If I were hiking up JD with a purse pooch, I think I would appreciate the heads-up and quite frankly would prefer to stay off the trail...people hike on trails to get way from traffic, not to encounter it. The issue with Seymour, is that it's a labyrinth of trails and unless you know where you are going, it's easy to get onto something mtb primary.