Bringin It Back!!!

The cat is almost all the way out of the bag now, with the announcement of the Beech Mountain Triple Crown series. Beech Mountain is the HIGHEST ski resort in eastern North America and also the highest town in the Eastern US. It also has a high speed detachable quad lift! I walked the entire mountain with Ryan Taylor this past weekend and it blew me away by the terrain they have. Ryan is spearheading this and busting his ass right now to get everything worked out, and we're meeting up this week to break ground on an all-new track that will account for the progression that race tracks have had over the years. Huge rocks, big jumps, high speed! Southeast downhill racing is back! Keep an eye out for another announcement soon about even more good stuff happening in the area...

Back on the downhill bike

Its been a long winter aboard my xc bike. I dusted off the downhill bike last week. Spring time is shredding season and the weather is perfect.

New bike

I picked up a new Specialized Epic a week ago to replace my old Enduro SL. I got it so I can hammer a lot harder on rides, the Enduro was just a little too much travel for me and it soaked up way too much energy when I really laid into it on climbs. I also did it so I could sell my Enduro to a friend from school to get another shredder out there on the trails.

Looking to hit up some of the early spring classic XC races, starting with the Knobscorcher at Tsali in early April... Its gonna hurt bad, its 36 miles long!

weight watchers

I've gained 8 pounds over the past 6 weeks from lifting. My weight has changed for as long as I can remember until now. Makes me wonder why I still strive to make my bike lighter.