A few shots from my mother in-laws backyard near Tubac AZ. Beautiful day out.. helping Jared collect info. for a report on the Az. Desert flora for school.
Feb 21, 2009
Feb 20, 2009
I spot a 'Green' 5 Spot!
The new bike frame showed last night! I'll have most of the other parts soon, and can begin putting it together shortly! "Fragile.. Must Be Italian?" Nope.. made in the USA! 
I tried to get all the differing angles so you could see the latest 'state of the art' in rear suspension Mtb. design. The key is the 'DW' link which is really simple at first glance, almost one of those.. 'why didnt I think of that' sort of things. In reality, it does wonders for reducing the amount of 'pedal bob' (where the rear end flexes, while pedaling the bike uphill?) This means, less wasted energy in moving the rear shock up and down, and more power transmitted to the back wheel. If you head over to the USTPO (US Trade and Patent Office Patent) you can check out the technical info and also read all the gory details here as well :) The guy that came up with this has licensed the design to several bike mfgs, Turner Bikes being one of them. I've ridden many different bikes and designs from a dozen or so mfgs. This was the first one, that really blew me away as far as pedalability uphill, and plushness on the downhills! Thanks to my SNPS coworker Shaun Evans for introducing me to Turner bikes on our weekly rides last year in San Diego!
Feb 18, 2009
Feb 16, 2009
Presidents Day Celebration (lets go MTB'ing)
Tom and I got out today for some mountain biking on South Mtn. Weather was great with mild temps and not too many folks out and about. Rode from the Pima Canyon trailhead to the Buena Vista lookout, then back down. 
Each trip to SoMo I 'suck less'. Recently put a Fox DHX 5 coil over rear shock on the MotoLite and it's helped keep the rear end down on the ground. I need to send the orig. Fox RP3 into PUSH industries and have it rebuilt. The pedal platform on the old shock is somewhat shot I think. The ups today were a bit easier, despite the added 1.5lbs in shock weight.
A link to the ride data on MotionBased and also one to the data on the Garmin Connect website.
Feb 15, 2009
Free 'South Africa'
Check this crazy vid out. Have always heard that the winds
are horrendous down there, but this video shows it firsthand!
13 days on the wall.. amazing photos. Read more here:
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