Team dhReno 2012

  I know it’s wet and cold outside but it’s still prime time for riding and racing.  dhReno is proud to say, We’re putting the band back together and going racing! Our 2012 team of 15-20 riders will be focusing on riding hard, having fun, and learning new skills as a team.

 We are looking for riders of all skill levels from in and around the Reno and Tahoe area. We don’t expect you to win every race, or even place for that matter.  We just want to get a group of fun loving riders together that have a great attitude on and off the trail.

  As a team rider, a $100 fee will get you a jersey, team pricing on products sold by Black Rock Bicycles including all parts, frames and forks currently available. Access to a crew of very knowledgeable mechanics to help with any troubles you may have with prerace tuning and a whole network of people to ride, race and dig with.

To apply, please send a brief bio to GoinDH@gmail.com. If you are a returning team rider please email for more info.

The Whole Enchilada: Top to Bottom

The best ride in Moab!

From Phil Shep: “Arguably one of the top mountain bike trails on the planet. Linking up several Moab favourites, this trail spans almost 30 miles and has a cumulative descent of over 8,000 feet.

The beauty of this ride is not just the sheer scale of it – but its diversity. Starting in high alpine forest at Burro Pass, the ride transitions to aspens, high desert and finishes off plummeting down to the Colorado River on exposed singletrack.

The type of riding if vastly diverse as well: from slow, steep and technical rocky singletrack to wide open high speed sections and everything in between.

My first time doing this ride could only be described as ‘complete sensory overload’ .”

Horsethief Bench

Shot in January 2012. Horsethief Bench, Kokopelli Trail System – Fruita, CO

Shit Mountain Bikers Say

Mountain Bike Jib Session at June Mountain

Historic 1st ever Mountain Bike jib session at June Mountain Ski Resort in California (near Mammoth) with Cove Bikes Team Rider Mikey Sylvestri, and local shredders Pete Roman, Alex McCoy and Mike Fucci.

Mountain Biking on Marlette Lake

Kevin Joel on Jan. 11th, 2012

Manizales, Columbia Urban Race

Helmet cam of the race thru the streets from 2nd place finisher Filip Polc. Racers included Kyle Staight, Cameron Zink, and JD Swanguen who took third.

KROSS Spade Pro

New bike from Arek and the boys at Kross!  Get out your Google Translate

Marcin Rot rides for KROSS Bikes, he has been testing the brand new KROSS Spade Pro all last season.

Trans-Provence 2011

Competitors from around the world took part in this unique event that covers 320 Km of France from Gap in Provence all the way to Monaco on the coast.

With 26 timed downhill special stages spread across the seven days , the winner was not only fit but a skilled technical rider.

2011 Pro division included:

• Andreas Hestler
• Anka Martin
• Ben Cruz
• Fabien Barel
• Jérôme Clementz
• Marc Beaumont
• Mark Weir
• Nico Vouilloz
• Rowan Sorrell
• Tracy Moseley

Final results after 7 days 2011OverallStandings.pdf

Focus

and don’t look down!

Mikey Sylvestri Rides Cove

Mikey Sylvestri is now riding for Cove USA and has been killing it. For 2012 he will be racing aboard a Cove Shocker outfitted with SRAM, Po1nt, MRP, and Sensus components. Mikey will also be representing Troy Lee Designs, Five Ten, Smith Optics, Shuttle Nuts, and Energy Towel.  Best of luck Mikey for the 2012 season!

Lily the dog at Trailside

Park City, Utah.

UNR Kicks Butt at 2011 Collegiate MTB National Championships

Report from the University of Nevada Cycling Team:

UNR is proud to have their second-ever U.S. National Champion with Andrea Napoli’s win in Women’s Downhill (Jon Wilson was the first)! Nevada sent 9 riders altogether to compete in both Endurance and Gravity Events after qualifying 3rd place as a team in the conference. Conditions were incredibly tough this year, and after feet of snow fell in the mountains of Angelfire, NM just days before, riders had to contend with treacherous snow, ice and mud. The Wolf Pack racers proved they were UNR’s strongest team in years on the difficult trails, and several riders made it home with top-ten finishes.

• Women’s Gravity Events:

  • Andrea Napoli (1st Downhill, 10th Dual Slalom)
  • Dani Griffo (3rd Downhill, 11th Dual Slalom)
  • Kristy Peck (14th Downhill)
• Men’s Gravity Events:

  • Jon Wilson (7th Downhill, 11th Dual Slalom)
  • Casey Coffman (14th Downhill, 22nd Dual Slalom)
  • Ben Jones (25th Downhill)
  • Oakley Erickson (51st Downhill)
• Women’s Endurance Events:

  • Kristy Peck (23rd Cross-Country, 35th Short Track)
• Men’s Endurance Events:

  • Levi Grabow (45th Cross-Country, 67th Short Track)

Snow on the dh course.

Andrea Napoli talks about winning the women’s Division II downhill national title.

A Way Of Life Downieville

Plenty of time left to ride D-Ville this season!

Virgin, Utah

with Cam Zink and Kyle Straight