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Bike Troubleshooting Quickie
Guide This page started as a written guide for Scoutmasters who need to identify and fix a scout's bike problem in the middle of a troop ride. The result is this "diagnose by symptom" step-by-step guide to bike problems, with links to appropriate pages within our repair section. If you have suggestions for additions, send them my way! Read more... August 2010 |
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South Canyon Trail. If you can't say anything nice, then Read more... August 2010 |
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Princess Di Trail. Great
Trail. Switchback heaven!!!!
The Princess Di trail is a narrow singletrack east of Park City at Promontory. If you need switchback practice, this is your trail. Fun and challenging. Nice views and scenery although not spectacular by Park City standards. Make a 14.5-mile loop by riding the paved Three Mile Canyon, then Princess Di, then 4 miles of the Rail Trail. Read more... August 2010 |
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Testing Fit and Function for Large-group
Newby Rides Taking your scout troop on a cycling activity? Most of your boys will show up with bikes that don't work properly. Many will struggle along on bikes that don't fit their body. Here's a system with a step-by-step process to fit, test, troubleshoot, and fix a large number of bikes in the least time. The page describes how to hold a "checkout night" for a scout troop. Read more... August 2010 |
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UMB team member Justin Griffin wins National Championship In Granby, Colorado, Justin Griffin won the mountain biking National Championship for the age 13-14 category. Utah Riders Keegan Swenson and Noah Talley take 1st and 2nd in the age 15-16 race. Here's the story according to Justin, with a re-telling from his Dad's point of view. Read more... August 2010 |
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ICup Season Winners: Individual categories and team
championship. Twenty UtahMountainBiking.com team riders got to the season podium in their categories. UMB won the IMBA trailwork trophy for another year. Setting another new record for team points earned, the UMB ICup squad permanently retires the 12-year championship trophy. Read more... August 2010 |
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Rock the Canyons! ICup season finale. The last race of the 2010 Intermountain Cup season was held on a shortened course at The Canyons on Saturday, August 8. The rain held off until the afternoon for a fun morning of racing. Here's the report from the UtahMountainBiking team: Read more... August 2010 |
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Mill Canyon...
time for an update! 2.5 miles of beautiful new singletrack trail was opened for biking this spring at the top of Mill Canyon. It may change the way you ride in American Fork Canyon. I took a new look at the old brutal Mud Springs - Mill Canyon loop, and I'm changing my ride recommendation. Read more... July 2010 |
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Basin Bash XC - the Snowbasin ICup race... It was already toasty-warm and humid at the 9 am race start, as racers headed out for a long race at Snowbasin. Tricky rock gardens and tight turns meant an early end to the race for many riders. Read more... July 2010 |
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Red Canyon Rim...
The Rim Trail. This a fun ride along the rim of Red Canyon at Flaming Gorge. Nice singletrack with some tech sections. 9.6-mile out-and-back, a little climbing. Great views. Read more... June 2010 |
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The UtahMountainBiking.com race team
trailwork report...
Our race team does volunteer trail maintenance and construction. For the 2010 Intermountain Cup season, team members combined for over 240 hours of digging, pruning, rock-hauling, tree cutting, and thistle chopping. Read more... July 2010 |
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Rojo Trail - Fun tech slickrock! If you've got strong legs and good tech skills, add the Rojo Trail to your Vernal wish list. Usually done top-to-bottom after a DT climb, I rode it out-and-back. So while my description follows the "official route" there's no law says you can't do the fun stuff up AND down. Read more... June 2010 |
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