Lucero had his baby! A strapping young man by the name of Oliver decided to join the world on Wed. of last week. Congrats Dan and Kristi.

That said, we apologize for having to close Saturday the 15th (today) and hope you will bear with us until Mr. Lucero returns- red eyed from lack of sleep of course and slower than ever mentally speaking (two kids will do that to you).

Trail Report: Cedro and Otero are riding beautifully of course. I haven't checked out faulty or Oso yet but I'm guessing they are now clear of snow and ready to ride. I hiked La Luz a few days ago and there were still large snow drifts in a number of places. Looking down the ski area from the top also showed a number of drifts and snowfields- but less than I expected to see.  I think 10 k will be mostly rideable in a week or two if it isnt already. I will go check next week and report back. If you feel inclined; for a few weeks this spring help us all out and carry a hatchet or bow saw on your rides to help clear the trails. I made it out to the Zuni mountains (by Gallup) a couple weeks ago and they were 95% rideable then- they should be perfect right now. I will head to Santa Fe the week after next and check out the situation there.

The photo below is to get everyone excited for the coming summer.

-Charlie

It's been two weeks since I last posted... and I still don't have much to say.

So, for anybody who hasn't heard yet, I have a baby arriving imminently (this is Lucero by the way, no babies for Swinton or Tony... yet, bwahahahaha).  Due date is Sunday May 2nd.

I expect to have very little time and/or motivation to be "blogging" much for a while after baby is here and pooping (and crying, and sleeping, and then of course pooping some more).

Speaking of having a new baby next week, I haven't been riding bikes a whole lot lately.  Swinton and Tony have though.  Swinton has been a busy little racer bee, taking 2nd place Cat 1 30-39 at Socorro, and racing again on Sunday at the Roadrunner road race in the Pro 1 2 race with a whole bunch of Pro team hot shots.  I have only received the briefest of race reports so far, but sounds like things went reasonably well, i.e. he finished the race, didn't get lapped and pulled from the race, but finished with a flat tire.
 
Tony spent the weekend building some enormous dirt jumps.  The scoop is that the owner of Sandia Motor Speedway is an old friend of Tony's, and a downhiller from "back in the day".  And he has a big ol chunk of land next to the speedway, that is being turned into a massive set of dirt jumps.  These will be a pay to play spot, with a nominal admission rate (think $5 range), and I hear annual passes available for regulars.  The best part about this is that these jumps are on a piece of land that belongs to somebody who wants them, and everybody is welome.  No more of these sagas of awesome jumps getting built in places they aren't supposed to be, and then getting plowed right when they are getting really sweet. 
So, if you want more info on that, give Tony a call.

Well, that's about it for now.  Thanks for reading.

Land Managers Meeting

If you like mountain biking, perhaps you should be there....

Calling all Tribes…

 

Come one, come all, to the Second Annual Land Managers Round Table presented by FooMTB.  This event will take place on, Wednesday April 14^th at the BLM Offices  located at 435 Montano, NE.  We will be gathering at 6:00PM and we will have Pizza and Beverages for all.

 

This is your opportunity to hear what the Land Managers have planned for this summer and the longer term future.  It will allow us to get a better understanding of what the Land Manager’s would like to achieve and to provide input with our ideas and comments. 

 

The agenda for this event has been placed on the FooMTB Website at Land Managers Agenda .  We are also asking that everyone who would like to attend please RSVP at http://www.rsvpit.com and use the code “foomtb” (no quotes).  This will allow us to plan the amount of food required for the number of people that will be on hand.

 

Also, please feel free to forward this to any and all Mt. Bike riders.  This is an excellent opportunity for the entire Community to come together and find out what is developing on the trails that we all love and ride.

 

Look forward to seeing you there,

 

Dug-da-Goat

FooMTB Executive Committee

http://www.foomtb.org


 Unfortunately, "beverages" are not adult beverages, I asked, repeatedly.  

The more mountain bikers that show to these meetings, the better for us mountain bikers.  

HABS: Help a Bike Shop blowout sale

So a couple weeks ago I heard about a website called HABS; Help a bike shop.
Essentially, it's a mailing list that bike shops can sign up for, and publish anything they are looking to clear out of the shop.  Then consumers can sign up, get emailed lists every so often, and get help finding sweet deals on stuff.

Check out the site:  http://helpabikeshop.com/

Although I recommend never buying anything from anybody other than Bikeworks, no matter what, ever, It's a pretty cool idea, and mutually beneficial for cyclists to get hooked up and bike shops to move some stagnant inventory without dealing with the Ebay option. 

So, below you will find several posts listing individual items for sale at cheap prices (there is one post per item, as requested by the HABS proprietor).  Obviously, if you are local, just come on by, the prices apply in store as well.

Awesome, thanks for buying stuff.  Hopefully we will have some success with this, and it will become a recurring theme on this here internet web log website.

Thanks
-Lucero

Blowout Sale: Mavic SSC Dual Pivot Road Brakeset

Mavic SSC Road brake set. MSRP is $189.90.  On sale for $125.  These are very sleek brakes, powerful with fantastic lever feel (I've been riding a set for several years now).

For more info or to purchase call 505-884-0341 or email bikeworksabq@gmail.com


We accept all Credit Cards, and Paypal.  Buyer pays shipping, USPS Flat Rate boxes when applicable.
Thanks