primetime moonwillow

hauling ass down crest on the jekyll

2011-08-11T02:26:00.002-06:00

GTL

2011-08-01T21:41:00.004-06:00

mad town via chi town

2011-01-06T12:48:00.004-07:00

1st week in january is the time of year to head midwest for sweet deals.
3hrs non stop to ohare.

thanks to km for tickets and hotel last weekend, im too poor to buy those., lost all my money gambling, and scamming people.

tiesto jan 1 2011 hard rock vegas

2011-01-04T15:32:00.003-07:00

im off facebook, twitter is gay,... so i might post some stuff on here.

heres one low quality phone video.
tiesto is the man.

carmax

2010-08-06T22:38:00.001-06:00

more tecno

2010-08-03T11:29:00.002-06:00

i cant remember this password, or how to change my picture. i cant remember much these days...

stand up and let your voice be heard

2010-07-25T11:13:00.002-06:00

tecno blog

2010-07-24T22:00:00.002-06:00

deep down in my heart .... i love you

2010-07-12T15:20:00.001-06:00

you think you got problems?

2010-06-16T10:15:00.001-06:00

i should start blogging again, got lazy i guess

slyfox and the idiot box

2010-03-25T11:46:00.001-06:00

master of my domain. how low can you go

2010-03-11T14:27:00.001-07:00

project haarp

2010-03-08T10:06:00.002-07:00

the powers of the usa have the new death ray, this power beam causes hurricanes, earthquakes and is the ultimate weapon of mass destruction.

what else..

its march, im working on my 17.5 pound scalpel. just so i can look at it. i would not ride such a bike, ...gasp...

although it can handle the mtn at speed.

went to seattle and bought some bike stuff,

also stopped off at whistler and watched billy d shred the world.

sold mass quanities of clothes/coats/jerseys at the slc swap last weekend

heading to the beach in belize soon!

blogging is gay like rigid 29ers so dont check back soon!

the icy pig

2010-02-03T14:53:00.002-07:00

i'll be driving south again this weekend so i wont be racing the cold pig.
i had to take a week off cuz i was so blown from riding 3 times a week. heres a kick ass tecno geetar mix

be sure to check out my slyfox fan page on face book,
its the best.

primetime blog about as good as alex g's which isnt sayin much

2010-01-22T20:53:00.008-07:00

this blog is about as good as alex's
bart and ali, or chippo.

facebook is taking all my time.

heres my bike from today i shouldnt have went down cove wash.

im down in st george again. the barrel and rim runner was prime but the river was flowing down the wash and it sucked so i rode to the car wash.

i cant get my sram xx all jacked up this early in the year.

we were also down here last weekend. it was about 65 if i can recall. my memory is fading in my old age.

the week before that. it was the 9th we went to chicago and drove up to madison. thats always a good swap.
the week before that was new years and i guess you can see how that went,

made with real lightening

2010-01-05T13:18:00.001-07:00

fast week picture blog

2010-01-04T18:12:00.009-07:00

new years at palms- oakenfold with clint, kirsty and zack

jem saturday

kc's chicken

barrel thursday, burk, alex, gary, zack, brandon

st george sun

jan 3rd

i picked this up last week, then ripped it for a few days down south. its pretty much the best bike ever made. if you dont agree you have not tried it so dont argue.

28x42 rings with 10 speed 11-36t rear.

4" front and rear no pivot, stiff and light at 18 pounds.

suck on that. 29er and 1 gears are 90's tech.

that was the fastest week of my life

2009-12-26T12:17:00.004-07:00

i guess i must of been having fun. rode down here last week, then went home, sat around and surfed the world wide web, had some sleep and im almost done interviewing my new personal chef/masseuse. i think she has potential.

me and brad took the weekly drive to dixie yesterday, i got in a good day with jen and shannon. its not very warm here but 45 and sunny is better than 25 and smoggy so i'll take it.

i've been doing 3 or 4 days on and 3 or 4 days off and it works great. i feel faster and when im completely rested its easy to bury the bone for 3 more days. totally cashed after 4 days then sleeping and eating.

in a month or so i should adjust this to 3 on 1 off 3 on, we'll take it day by day.

i dont have any problems with this so if you do you can suck it!

so blown you cant walk up 10 stairs

2009-12-18T22:20:00.006-07:00

we got the training camp down in sg, 60 today, jersey and arm warmers, shorts. you get the picture. ok brandon here was over dressed. but hes like 5% fat. im packin blubber like an arctic seal so i dont need much winter gear.

i feel a bit better now, better than 5 hrs ago i was blown.

these 2.5 hr rides feel like 5 used to.
i'll probably feel better in a few months.
yesterday we rode on the virgin rim, today was west desert and tomorrow probly more out there. it looked like it was a bit muddy out around stucki a few days ago based on the mud tracks, but now its mostly dried out.

the condo down here is $8 each a night, so if any of you keep wondering how guys with no jobs get to ride all day, watch tv and face book. thats how. its not hard to figure out, the hard part is to find a condo for $25.

brad and brandon ride more hours than i do, like 5 each. i cant handle that. utah hill to mesquite, multiple laps around fun sections of green valley. if i go 3 i cant walk for an hour.

tiesto new years eve, thats goin to be kick ass. so warm it up with this.

heres some oppressive news from atrain

cats n stuff

2009-12-17T20:25:00.001-07:00

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis from Between Two Ferns

Big Cat Watching TV @ Yahoo! Video

can you imagine

2009-12-15T10:22:00.005-07:00

ALTA MUST HAVE BEEN A BAD GIRL, CUZ SHE GOT SPANKED!

the smell in the car with arts ass and i didnt have a shower for 8 days.

just imagine.
it wasnt pretty, and dont forget the burlap.

once i got my hands on the wheel it was white line fever. murdered that boise to hog town.

im going to st george thursday, time to rip trail. im over this winter thing.

the races are over

2009-12-13T20:23:00.001-07:00

cyclocross registration

2009-12-12T08:06:00.000-07:00

customer service in bend

2009-12-11T19:21:00.004-07:00

for a sweet video of this ice corner check out atrains churchofthebigring

here are some pics from today, it was awesome standing there in the cold all day!!

watching bike races is hard and tiring.

this is my burden

heres a sweet deal on some cross bikes and gear.

driving to the mid northwest

2009-12-09T22:25:00.006-07:00

my predictions are kind of shoe ins and easy.

compton, what fool wouldnt pick her?

todd wells. is another easy pick.
he won barely against j pow last week, but hasnt been racing much this cx season.

its going to be snowy, icy, muddy and slick as .....

these conditions fit him well, and hes going fast so thats how i see it.

ali g, masters. another easy pick.
hes a favorite for the age grouper class, and i dont see how he can lose in slick muddy conditions such as these.

thats my 3 groups, so lets see the predictions come true, nostradamus style.

early in the morning im getting chauffeured to bend, the cyclocross nationals.

many from 801 will be lining up for an hour of pain.

i will be there in camo, with an air horn. giving prize money. livin large, you get the idea.

hopefully ali g can get the stars n bars. hes had an impressive run the last 2 months.
i wish luck to my friends team rico, atrain, dr x, dayna, kathy, krafty, jennie, ali g, the cottles, mitchel p. and im sure i left out a few, but thats all i know whos going.

i will be submitting a short report and race results for most of the races to mtbracenews.com with shannons help.

maybe i should have moved to st george

2009-12-08T14:20:00.002-07:00

its like 15 this morning at 9am. i had to drive to cottonwood and it wasnt pretty out there.

winning big

2009-12-06T23:45:00.004-07:00

last night at the tables i turned my usual losing luck into 4 hundos. 3 hrs on the 21 tables and some chicks from layton wanted to get on the cash zone. that was pretty funny.
"so what do you do?"

im a professional gambler/blogger and elite cyclist.

"oh wow, u ride motorcycles?"

no, were in town for the rodeo.

one of them claimed to be a single mom of 3 kids. yet shes layin down $5 bets like its easy street. ok its 5 bucks, i had to throw her a few green chips to make it interesting.

today i decided to eat a bit more and see what happens, turns out when you eat, you have energy. i made it 3 hrs in the west desert before i cracked like an 82nd street hooker.

i cant really remember peoples names, and i forget the simple things in life. like eating.

thats probably why my friends over the years keep seeing me make the same mistakes year after year...

its going to snow here tonight so i guess were going to san diego for a few days before bend.

clint and sohmy ate 3 dinners, killed a 12 pack and just went to del taco. its 12am.

holy shit they can put it down.

ya its good

2009-12-05T16:58:00.004-07:00

the trails, dusty and rocky. my fave, i'll try to go big tomorrow for 4 hrs. well see how much energy i have left. today was like this.

the mind says you have a lot left, the body says ya 2 yrs ago maybe. take it easy.

dec 5th, yes its time to watch cable for 7 hrs.

i guess were going to vegas to win some money. this usually doesnt turn out well for me so i'll just stick to the one bet of 2 g's and lay down on red.

win or lose, i have to walk away. cuz i owe chippo 2 g's and he wont like me losing his money.

personal on the trail mechanic

2009-12-04T21:40:00.004-07:00

tubes suck, i have used stans wheels for years, probably since 03 or something. whenever it came out. i cut my 300 gram 1.9" kozmik on a sharp rock and had to put in a tube. that tube lasted about an hour before i pinched it. fixie fixed it, he had a patch kit.

he rode his road bike with 1.3" tires, crazy he doesnt flat on that rocky bitch.

how ever 1min after we split i blew up the tube again, it was running low with 30 pounds and i had about a 45 min ride back to the house down a rocky wash. i tried to save the rim so i wouldnt have to trash the wheel during the last 4 or so miles.

we rode over to barrel and sidewinder, those are some sweet views. i used to live in ivins back in 1990 and there was nothing like this back then. too bad i drive down every week to get what i used to live so close to.

that was an easy 2.5 hrs, except for the last hour on a flat.

sidewinder trail

darth vader rap series

2009-12-04T19:50:00.000-07:00

bend cyclocross movie with swearing!! oh my

2009-12-02T23:17:00.000-07:00

bart wellens will kick you in the baby maker

spreading holiday cheer

2009-12-02T13:52:00.004-07:00

elf dance compliments of sohmy and jones.

maybe i should go out and ride before it gets dark.

tomorrow were going back to st george for 4 days.

next week going to bend, after that i think i'll be down south every 3 or 4 day week end until feb.

thats a lot of driving but im not driving im just sitting there on the comp chatting online with babes all day.

my boyfriend dale

2009-12-01T22:25:00.002-07:00

Once upon a time I tried to convince boyfriend, Dale, why it was wrong to support the meat industry. I explained the atrocities that chickens and cows experience in our harvesting of their flesh.

We happened to be driving through rural Idaho at the time, and he pointed out the cows in the field and said, "They look like happy cows to me."

As a hard core vegetarian who had researched the ugly facts of meat processing, I didn't see happy cows. Rather, I saw miserable prisoners awaiting a cruel and inhumane death.

How could we be looking at the same scene and yet see it so differently, I wondered?

When I worked as a market research analyst, my job was to compile statistical findings in report form. Sometimes I'd write something like, "Only a third of registered voters support the proposed tax increase for education." And my boss would say "What do you mean 'only a third?' A third is a lot."

The difference in our perspectives was our vibration. I saw things through a different filter than my boyfriend and boss did.

That's important because the filters we see through (i.e. the vibrations we flow) affect our manifestations. In fact, what we want might already be here, but we're not seeing it because we're not dialed in on that vibe!

Here's a recent embarrassing example:

My new renters called to inform they'd be a few days late on the rent. No big deal, I said.

But after hanging up the phone, my gremlins had a heyday with me. "Everyone was right - being a landlord sucks! Late rent, heaters going out, neighbors complaining out loose dogs - this is awful."

Since I did nothing to correct gremlin thoughts, and with my "being a landlord sucks" glasses firmly in place - guess what I saw? More problems and hassles with being a landlord.

In fact, I didn't even see the rent payment come in (that they actually paid early)! For two weeks I checked the account, yet didn't register $1200 sitting right there in black and white. I just kept calling the property manager about missing rent!

(It wasn't until tenants confirmed they had a receipt in hand that I began to question my gremlin thoughts. With those glasses off, and dialed on an easier vibe, I could finally see what was there all along that gremlin glasses blinded me to.)

I've had clients want a trustworthy and loving companion, while they tell me about the fun time they're spending with a best friend or ex lover. And drop dead gorgeous women wanting to have beautiful bodies that they're already sporting. And nervous millionaires wanting to experience financial abundance.

How could they be so blind as to not see what's already right here?!

The fact is many of us are good at seeing what we expect or what we fear rather than what we want. The trick is to get conscious about purposely looking for the good news and things going right and the evidence of desires unfolding.

Give it a try for yourself! Put on your "got what I wanted" filter this week, and see how different the world looks. Or try on the "life is good" glasses, and watch the world transform before your eyes!

(After trying on Dale's "happy cow" glasses for a while now, I am finally seeing a lot of contentment out there in the fields.)

We get whatever we look for, which is why it's so important we grow skills in seeing what we want, seeing what's right, and seeing what's working. Don't be surprised if you find it really was there all along.

this was copied from an email list im on, written by jeanette maw at www.goodvibecoach.com

on a roll

2009-12-01T12:08:00.002-07:00

it seems the smog isnt so bad so i'll head up to dry creek, nacho mammas has good nachos so i'll get some of that later tonight.

tiestos final US tour date is new years eve in vegas, you cant miss that one. since i'll be in st george that week any way. might as well go rave with all the dudes with their shirts off.

#1 cross fan hitches ride to bend

2009-11-30T10:53:00.003-07:00

i drove to kansas city 2 yrs ago with 15 bikes.

i skipped last year, wasnt feeling the love.

since its west coast, probly 8 hrs away. i just decided to go, but i need a ride. so if you want me to wash your bike during your race, drive there fast, and tell you how to win.

email me.

3 clicks past empty

2009-11-29T21:22:00.005-07:00

dave harris at the zen cliffs

heres a great clip from a great movie. im sure everyone sees a bit of luke in themselves

we passed joel and glen a. on the new rim runner.

2nd half of rock brothers drug me around stucki and bear claw out by santa clara to the new rim runner loops just barely north of barrel roll. its a sweet trail with good flow some easy climbing and fast rocky dh. who ever made that knows whats up.

thats some sweet ass trail out there, along with the old other main stays you can ride down there for months over and over and not get sick of it.
back in 1990 i lived in ivins and there wasnt much to ride. im sure there were dirt roads all over stucki and blakes but i never went out there. the parkway to ivins wasnt even a road back then. the way to ivins was through santa clara. i used to ride my bmx bike to washington through a black lava laced 2 track that barely existed. right to dixie downs.
now there are so many trails its sickening. they all pretty much kick ass.

so any way i have an apt. in down town slc. i need a winter home in st george. i know lots of guys going down weekly and team mtb race news.com might be renting a condo for 3 months for anyone to stay there and pitch in a per night $$$. i hope that goes down because i will be down there every 3 or 4 day weekend for the next 3 months.

thats a lot of driving but im crazy and cant just decide on one place.

im deep in the pain cave a month now, the results are not slow. i cant really believe the changes that are happening for the better. i could barely ride a few months ago and now daily 2.5 hr rides are hard but do-able. is that a word? i wonder how i'll be on new years, its only 33 days away. im goin with biggie on this one.

the skies the limit

i had to come back to the big city to ship some hella packages. it seems while i was gone the whole world bought all my stuff and i cleared out my living room and loaded my bank account.

xmas is here, and they are all on egay looking for my sweet deals.

im going back down south friday for some more trail ripping sessions.

if you are down south lets hook up.

unlearn what you have learned

2009-11-29T10:54:00.001-07:00

running on empty

2009-11-28T22:19:00.005-07:00

heres andy ripping the dh on a broken egg beater, not clipped in.

top of zen with dh, rhonda and andy

its only like a 100 foot drop

since andy broke the pedal during zen loop then they went home, after that dh still riding slow and towed me up barrel trail to a new section drop in off the back cliff to some trail over by stucki, 2.5 hrs in i was bonked and broke off solo up trash hill to get back to green valley.

1000 cals a day doesnt last long and im running low on L carnitine so im not feeling the slow burn with excess fat melting.

i'll go big with 2 more hrs tomorrow.

huge hours.

a few months ago i could barely make an hour in the city.

this doesnt take long to get back.

2 more months i think and i'll be back to normal. 160 pounds and 350 watts should be a good realistic goal.

no big deal

2009-11-27T18:28:00.008-07:00

hypios and rock brothers

to some of my readers this may sound like no big deal.

going south to ride, we've all done it lots of times over the years. when the weather in the big city gets cold, cloudy and smoggy, we head 4 hrs south to moab or st george. my fave is st george. the trail systems down here are excellent. the weather is almost as good. 60-65 today.

so the last few years i've been off the bike, living "the real life"

it wasnt me, and i wasnt sure why i was doing it. over the past 6 weeks i've done a lot of thinking about why. why i chose that life and if it was what i really wanted. at the time it felt ok, but now i look back and see what my friends told me. most of them told me why are you doing this?

i dont really know, but its basically dumping all of my energy into 1 person and forgetting all about myself.

not good, and it didnt have a good ending. i have always known to keep true to myself, but i didnt do this. i strayed from my true path and i wasnt happy with myself, i fell into a deep cave of self loathing and who would want to be around that.

i created such a dynamic polar relationship i drove her to force me to change, on my own. back to what i once devoted every hour of my life for and every bit of energy i had to. whatever that was im not sure, an OCD ADD eccentric bike rider. big deal, its not like i was world champ or making tons of money off of. it was a passion that died and when that happened i died. who would want to be around that.

i wouldnt.

so today reminded why i used to come down here all the time, just to do this jem loop. i would drive by myself 4 hrs and ride it for 2 hrs. then a few times i would drive home 4 more hrs. it seems silly now, but i once knew what made me be alive.

today i wasnt thinking and obsessing over my past, most the day i was with fellow bikers and my worries were gone. everything was easy and the flow was back. im sure i wasnt super fast like the old days but the feeling of being on a mtn bike ripping flow 1 track made me remember the old days and why i would drive all day to get out of the inversion of salt lake to come down here and even for a few hours forget about my easy/hard life.

easy/hard is both because its not hard, but i make the easiest life i know hard and i make things more complicated than i need to and im working on looking at my blessings rather than my problems. because in the long run my problems are just not that bad compared to many other people.

so im back regularly on the mtn bike shredding trail, over the last few months i've been so slow i couldnt ride uphill, so i did 1 hr city rides. but over the last month the weight is falling off and the effort required is minimal to ride trails. in 2 months i'll be up to full speed again and once that happens the goal is not to fall into this pit, its a yearly cycle i want to avoid.

yesterday i got out with some locals in the mud and snow, it was cold and smoggy.

today we got out with more friends, old and new. the hypios, the rock brothers, passed chippo going the other way, (wrong way) and even for a few minutes alex g. while he passed by me at hr 100 goin what seemed like 40mph.

more tomorrow in green valley, there are some new trails on the rim cliffs, probly not too long but its a good area to rip around for a few hours.

oh ya and brad g was out on the road bike for 4 hrs. thats gotta be boring.

Comprehensive Methylation Panel with Methylation Pathway Analysis

2009-11-25T20:35:00.004-07:00

Comprehensive Methylation Panel with Methylation Pathway Analysis.

website here

order that $500 test and send your blood in the mail, this is a genetic mapping test and will tell you your mutations, why some toxic chemicals affect you and not your brother, or friend. your riding buddy that slams crap all day and still hauls ass. why are you sick and tired, and why these pollutants in your environment affect you and nobody else.

its because everyone is different and everyone has different genetic make ups that affect their own way of life.

i've been learning about holistic healing and health for about 10 yrs now. trying to figure out health related problems for myself and friends. since i make it no secret i hate drug companies and hospitals for health related problems.

taking a prescription drug is not the answer, it will just make you sicker and cause other problems later down the road.

so since i know smart holistic people here in the big city, i have been making head way with my health, mental and physical.

basically its caused by metal toxicity, you get metals in many ways. the salt lake valley is loaded with pollutants and the doctors i have been working with have tested peoples hair in this area and several metals in their body are off the charts, (not good)

last summer i had some old mercury silver filling removed from my molars, i still have 2 left and need to get them taken care of.

after 2 weeks of residual pain (in june) it seems to be better. now this wont fix the problem as the metal is pulled from the teeth into the cells of the body, where it sits and causes disease and other energetic problems. for me it was the obsessive thoughts about random tramatic experiences, thoughts of insanity and craziness.
low energy, attracting me to sugar and caffeine, just to feel normal. which that causes other problems with weight gain and energy crashes.

the cycle is complex and chronic. its like there is no hope and some times i feel crazy and worthless. i dont know what i would do if i didnt meet these knowledgeable holistic energy healers.

now i didnt go into full details but i just want you to get an idea that im figuring it out and on the right track to finally fix my life time battle.

mona vie meets the sly cash zone

2009-11-24T21:52:00.001-07:00

tecno tuesday

2009-11-24T11:48:00.003-07:00

im not sure where im going for thanksgiving, eating other peoples food, and being around kids isnt my idea of a holiday. small talk and pretending to stuff your self with mass quanities. most peoples houses have more germs than a 3rd world country and its a potential swine flu out break.

maybe i can wear a mask like those asian people

im puttin in a super brutal cyclocross season

2009-11-23T22:18:00.001-07:00

feed bags

2009-11-23T17:20:00.005-07:00

ktown needs a feed bag

check out these new taco bell feed bags

it snowed last night so i went up to red butt and bobsled, its mostly melted in the sun. everything in the shade is frozen and about 6" of fluff, but its easily ridable for the skilled athlete such as myself.

i wonder where i'll go tomorrow

a day in the life of sly

2009-11-23T09:39:00.004-07:00

hope im not beating a dead horse here, as i know my thoughts and feelings produce my reality and results. so i wonder if im constantly thinking of the past and what i once had if im in a downward spiral or getting off this pity party and choosing new actions instead of old non working behaviors.

instead of sitting at the computer all day and obsessing over shipments and sales i wanted to get out to the races and just do nothing but stand there and spectate. it doesnt bother me as much as one would expect. you know watching races, some guys say it kills them to watch. but im over that. ya sure its fun to race if your at the front or feeling it. but if you are slow and getting shelled its no fun. at least for me.

so im not sure where the cash zone is going for the future. i seem to be bored with that as well. its like wearing the same halloween costume everyday of the year. not exciting and fresh. im not feeling the tecno at the races and the energy isnt there so its a real buzz kill.

i wont be in town for the local cx race saturday and im not sure if i want to go to the last race in a few weeks. i also dont want a prize at the party, again. these races are for the racers, the party and awards are for guys that worked hard and got results in the series. its not for me who just stands there and yells.

so i bring this up because i dont want a prize. the prize is when someone is killing it and doesnt take it so serious that they can take some money. its a bike race, its not the end of the world if you lose 2 seconds to enjoy the moment.
i hope everyone who reads this can recognize that.

so heres what i get to decide what to do everyday.

usually, like a few months ago i pretty tired and run down. i usually got up around 9 or 10. felt like crap and walked 20 feet to the office and started right in on email and shipping.

but now days i wake up around 7 or 8 with no alarms. ever, i dont need them. i've got this new place downtown and its in a good location for me, with no car. i have everything pretty close by, fedex, usps, shops, stores, food. so im trying not to buy a car, i dont think i have to. as i've gotten good at carrying bikes on the scooter to and from pick up points. also bike boxes one handed to fedex, and empty bike boxes from the local shops which 4 are within 1 to 2 miles. so thats good.

i hate morning tv, its so bad and waste of time. ya im sure you think all tv is bad but i have some good shows on history and discovery. for me its like learning visual. its not stupid mindless sit coms loaded with drug commercials.

i dont think some people recognize the learning value on some programs. books dont do it for me, i need visual stimuli.

i dont have a real job to go to, so i can do anything anytime. but you have to get shit done, so you have to have some kind of self management. mainly check the sales for the day and get them sent so people dont freak out and complain a lot. which they do any way.

farming out 1/2 my work so i have more time to do whatever. paying people to post 300 jerseys. leaving inventory in multiple locations in town and paying people to ship it as well.

i have a bit here but im trying to get out of this endless cycle of buying and selling. if i can find the sweet deals and thats it. thats fine with me.

emails, shipping, posting, putting out fires with unreasonable people. if i can avoid it i will.

so after about 2 or 3 hrs of doing this from 9 to 12 im pretty tired of sitting and typing. then i can start boxing things up and get the orders out. this might take 2 hrs or if i have some wheels and bikes it takes longer. usually try to get all this done by 4 or 5 since the po closes at 5 or 6.

now its dark, usually i would like to go ride in the afternoon after all this is done so im not hurrying around and worrying what didnt get done on a mid afternoon trail ride. . . . but i didnt ride much trail this year anyway and its dark at 5. so,

maybe i should eat or ride in the dark. the last month i have been riding in traffic in the dark with no lights.

some old kodger stopped in the middle of the road and got out of his car walking in the dark waiting for me to ride by and informed me i should get some lights.

really,.. you are standing in the middle of the road walking behind your car in traffic causing a bigger problem than me.

maybe i should adjust my sked a bit, with a mid afternoon 1 to 2 hr trail ride at 1 or 2pm.
now im still pretty slow and 15 hrs a week isnt going to happen for 2 months. so 90mins a day for the rest of the year is plenty. theres 22 hrs left in the day to do whatever so im sure i can figure it out.

thats about all i have to do everyday, its not much but sometimes i cant finish it. i wonder about all the others that do 10 times as much and never have down time to do nothing.

there was a big bike expo in san fran saturday but i didnt want to go. im pretty over driving 10 hrs and trying to haggle with guys over some bike gear.
the next one is in mid jan. maybe i'll be up to go to mad town by then.

going to st george friday for a short weekend. that should be a good change.

i dont have any good pics to add today so you get a long ass story. heres some tecno.

house party at saltaire

2009-11-21T19:09:00.008-07:00

photo by shannon at mtb race news.com

team rico leads bart and ali g

last night was probably the best house music i have heard live, holy hell i dont care if you hate tecno if you cant feel that beat you have problems.

atrain says hes playing the ipod pushing play no look, thats the extent of that? the skill comes in the creative mixing and mastering beats, building it up and breaking it down. i think i posted about 15 videos on facebook last night since my phone has like the best sound card available and will only send 20 sec max videos. i didnt bring anything good to make a sweed video.

we rode out with a fun crew of alcoholics, ok well a few were pretty hammered, humbert, todd, jamie and kels. holy shit she was wasted.

if you bring a back pack i guess this means your the "E" dealer, some wasted fools trying to buy drugs from me, maybe its the hat? or the hair?

i'm buzzing my head bald in march. im over long greasy locks, 2 g's and its off!

so if you were ever thinking of going to a house party you should, if you never would do that you should go anyway.

im still trying to grasp not going with shauna, i guess she was there with some guy. she informs me a gay guy. like no one else but a gay guy and me would go with her to a house concert.

she wants to go to cross races and hang and doesnt even or never has raced, i hope she has the sense not to at this point in time attend such events. i couldnt stand the thought of her dating the security guard or any other replacement that wants to get in her pants. so i had to end all comms and get togethers,

call me crazy, i dont want to be going skiing, on trips, bike races, lunches, donating money for her expenses and cat support while shes dating and cooking dinners for some next best thing.

i guess im old fashioned.

today i got a ride up to heber with alex and back with carl to attend the state cx champs in heber, it was cloudy and cold with the last race in a semi flurry snow blizzard. the snow didnt stick but it windy and cold.

ali, team rico and bart rode around in a circle jerk for 55 mins until ali punched it with 1/2 lap to go and took the w over eric by 10 feet. bart was 10 sec back and alex g got 4th.

congrats to ali g and erika for the A CLASS wins.

i wonder if i will be ok if she goes to matts cx final party, it next year. not next week.

ali g has been dominating the masters gp series this year.

nice work

blind sided

2009-11-20T14:22:00.005-07:00

if any of you check this regularly (i dont know why) the last year has been pretty lame with nothing exciting or nothing at all. the last 5 weeks have been pretty much the hardest of my life. if you know me personally you know the story. if you dont then im sure if you keep reading you will get an idea.

i thought my life was pretty good, a 6 weeks ago, or 2 months ago. or 6 months ago. it seems i wasnt paying attention to the details and i had a sense something wasnt as it should have been. then life knocked me on my ass and the last 5 weeks i've been trying to digest and catch up to what has happened. most of the days i just sit and think what the fuck went wrong. how i could have changed it, how or why it happened and where the hell was i when the path went down the wrong road. i was too into my bubble i guess, watching stupid shows on tv and burying myself into a job im not too fond of right now. getting off track with racing and riding. totally abandoning the sport i've done my whole life. not even touching the bike for months at a time and when i decided to make changes in sept. it was way too late. the whole month of sept i rode a bit, i was so fat and unfit it disgusts me. it took like a month to feel normal again. then that brings me to swap season and the last post i wrote while i was in nj/pa/nyc. looking at that post just makes me sick, the pics i have and memories of what i once had and didnt know it makes me sick.

if you dont want to read more of this sob story just turn this blog off because im sure its going to keep coming for a few months.

i debated even writing this, but as i abandoned my bike, i did the same with this blog. i need an outlet to write and doing it on paper in private doesnt work for me. i'd rather lay it all out for anyone to see.

im pretty much misunderstood because im a recluse. i dont show much to many and this usually plays against me.

the last five weeks i moved out of my house, split with my gf, lost my cats, almost lost all will to live, lost interest in work, in eating, in pretty much everything. if it wasnt for some friends that helped me out over the last month i dont know what or where i would be.

so i must write to be creative, to outlet some thoughts, like riding, hammering the big ring up a steep climb until you pass out or throw up, moving energy into some positive outlet.

so i pretty much set this whole pain thing up myself, to force myself to face some deep dark caves i have been avoiding my whole life. pushing someone close to me away to the point of them making the moves to force my own growth. its pretty much the worst thing ever but i think back and i knew this was coming and i tried everything in my power to avoid it.

if i want something better i think i have to travel this long dark tunnel alone and its freaking me out like no other horror movie.

getting back to the basics.

on my own again, no one to take care of but myself and that alone is way harder than probably 10 kids.
getting back to some meaningful hours on the bike , with focus and determination that only a few others i know have, that matches me.

nurturing a passion that has died , dried up and blown away with nobody at fault but my own.

finding a balance, that has eluded me my whole life. not too much and not too little.

finally learning the biggest lesson of my life, it was a very expensive lesson and it cost more than money is worth.

hopefully learning to apply these to future events so i dont have to go through this again.

maybe next time i'll come up with something more light of heart and funny.
until then i need to write and get this out.

i dont usually go out to raves or clubs but if the best dj in the world is out at the salt lake i would think anyone would want to see at least an hour of it, even if it is at 2am

tri state tour with non stops to the city

2009-10-14T12:43:00.005-06:00

non stops to the east coast are the way to go. 3.5 hrs slc to nyc with a tail wind that would have any cyclist spinning out the 56x11.
130mph tail wind makes for 2000 miles in short time.

check out this kick ass tecno remix 4min 50 to 5min 30

just got back from newark the other day, the tri state tour, nyc, newark trexler town, bushkill pa.
one might think newark/nyc is a big metropolis, dirty and over populated. which it is but 10 miles out of nyc in nj the forests are loaded with deer. nj turnpike north to boonton/mahwah/bushkill there were 3 dead prong horns on the freeway. including a fresh kill that was still quivering. with the killer, an suv stopped with a smashed grill.

the east coast bike culture is alive with many deals to be had, and lots of people showing up in the light morning mist.

next week denver

nov. san fran. tucson.

dec bend/kona/maui.

the season of bounty is upon us.

be sure to checkout the sly cash zone saturday at heber, and a halloween saturday at wheeler with the gilly suit and air horn in the woods.

if anyone is stupid enough to get this i guess they deserve to die

2009-10-08T16:24:00.002-06:00

you got to ask yourself, why is the media bombarded with fear and "free" flu shots. why does the government care about your health to the point of having free drive up flu shots?

they dont give a damn about your health. they want to make you sick, to the point of death. 1 for population control. and 2, to make tons of money off your health care insurance before you die.

if you dont believe this you are part of the lemming heard that needs to be exterminated.

survival of the fitest, or smartest.

thin out the world population by eliminating the weak and stupid.

anything thats plastered on tv in fear is the key to learning what not to believe.

you also have to understand this doesnt kill people over night, it takes years to wear down a human immune system. unless one is very young or old and already weakened and sick.

my friend is a doctor, he told me a family relative has a 4 month old baby, within 48hrs of the vaccine the baby died.

you will never hear this on the local nightly news. the media is controlled by the same people trying to kill you. they put whatever they want to scare you with on the news. they wont report these kind of deaths, and or they will be blamed on something else.

the US government just indemnified the 5 makers of the vaccine, which made it possible for no one to sue them.

cash, gilly suits and wheeler farm

2009-10-04T18:37:00.004-06:00

i cant wait to wear this around at wheeler farm and bring the fat grip of cash

but without that gun n scope, maybe a chainsaw instead

blanket creek with hitler

2009-10-01T11:42:00.000-06:00

i found the fox den

2009-09-25T15:30:00.004-06:00

shauna lyn and big hoss

we went down to vegas for interbike and stopped off at the gold n silver pawn shop on the strip. the pawn stars on history channel sunday nights.

this is the original fox den. i bought it from sportsmobile.com back in sept 2002. we drove it around the country for about 90k miles. seattle to tijuana, san fran to vermont, canada to new mexico and every where in between.

i sold it to a guy here in salt lake about 4.5 yrs ago and i saw it yesterday in vegas parked near the venetian. it still has the canyon bicycles bumper sticker and now its california plates. i dont know who owns it but its weird to see it parked there.

the emotions ran high as i feel i have found a long lost family member.

long live the foxden.

also checked out cross vegas, the most popular but basic cross course every made. lots of spectators, zero technical ability. all on thick grass.

the best thing i saw at the show was the new cannondale lefty simon. its not like an old ELO, computerized display with a bar mounted joystick lever. its kind of like an sworks brain but for the lefty and has way more features. its not in production but it should be.

my dogs are barkin

2009-09-13T20:20:00.006-06:00

23,000 some steps walkin around this park today ridin 17 famously fast roller coasters.

this 2nd vid is top thrill dragster, 0 to 120mph in 2 sec, going up 350 feet vertical.
thats 120mph bowel evacuating speed. i didnt make the vid, so the timing is off. forward it to 1min 30sec.

fire it up

2009-09-07T11:52:00.006-06:00

after a year of mental break down, a summer of facebook,

turn this thing back on after 3 months of sitting around all summer and getting fat.

got pretty bored so i put together a used scalpel out of old mona vie parts, that i ganked from chippos garage.

everyone was wondering when i would get sick of doing nothing but posting crap on facebook all day and start riding again.

and changed my name to moonwillow

well last week i decided to get my lazy ass in gear, then watched all my friends race in pc saturday, wishing i was up there waxing alex and bart.

so everyone probably doesnt check this page anymore so i'll be back on here from time to time. did a lot of moto sessions logging around 4,000 miles on the scooter,

motoing pain addicts, like ali g, kelsey k, jeff l, darren l, tiff p, nicole e,

atrain, stormin, robby s, tbird, lewis from hong kong, one time jeff brought booky and stevey b.

cx season is near, mostly will be at some wheelers with the slyfox cash zone, cross vegas, ohio next week, veloswap in oct, philly, san fran, tucson in nov and hawaii around new years.

busy swap season with some racing and riding mixed in.

time to get off the couch and rip the trail

If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again,. . . . slyfox domination.

welcome to the no post blog worse than atrain and bart g

2009-06-30T14:28:00.002-06:00

we dont blog anymore so stop checking back. stop following me.

trainers in june

2009-06-11T13:27:00.002-06:00

name the cat 1's that dont like riding in the rain and win a prize.

WWED?

this is my tabby moose, he likes to chill in boxes.

billy vs vince

2009-06-10T12:47:00.004-06:00

respect the van

2009-06-08T19:08:00.000-06:00

treasure island

2009-06-06T17:52:00.001-06:00

bay bridge, treasure island, alcatraz.

San fran today. 65 and sunny.

thanks but no thanks

2009-06-04T10:08:00.002-06:00

rumour has reported im behind the autobus, thanks but if you truly know me i would have claimed such spectacular wit and jokes for myself. why leave it to the anonymous?

i have endorsed the autobus, i know the author, he has told me to leave his identity hidden.

so i will continue to take the heat for you, in order for the jokes to be told and the ego's to be bruised.

you probably know the autobus, hes everywhere. hes fast, and hes for real.

he races fast at mtn bike, cross and road.

he has his own blog

he has funny jokes

and you probably have talked to him week after week and not even suspected him.

thats all the clues you will get from sly, as if i say much more the genius that is road geek may figure it out.

thanks again for considering me for the autobus anonymous author.

RIP oscar the cat 2008-june 2nd 2009

2009-06-03T21:27:00.006-06:00

we picked him up at the pound last august. he wasnt around long, but while i sat in the office all day he would sleep in the cat tree and hang with me all day. we have 2 other cats so the house isnt empty, but its missing the young friendly energy today.

shauna lyns birthday is friday, im going to san fran for a short trip friday night, but i'll be back saturday night for the bon fire taco stand party in the back yard.

maybe we'll save another cat from death at the pound next week.

oscar the cat got real sick this week and after $400 in tests at the vet they said he had a genetic heart problem and he was anemic and was going to die in a few days. there was nothing anyone could have done, he just had a bad draw.

heres a video of moose and oscar.

today the jackass that lives behind me was shooting some other black cat with a bb gun. i just about jumped over and shot him. but i held back and just yelled swear words at the low life over the fence. ya he heard me.

have you seen her

2009-05-31T10:22:00.001-06:00

she went on an early morning run, left hours ago. im hungry, need bacon....

citibank

2009-05-29T16:18:00.002-06:00

The New F***ing Citibank - watch more funny videos

New Credit Card Laws - watch more funny videos

hard knock life

2009-05-27T09:46:00.003-06:00

i dont praise half ass work, if you are ok with it, too bad.

its the attitude of like....this is all we got so we better put up with it or be thankful we have at least this. I WENT FROM LUKE WARM TO HOT.

thats a lifestyle i dont embrace. RAISE THE BAR!!!!!!!

im mad as hell

2009-05-25T12:12:00.002-06:00

whats up with $50 entry fees, mud dirt crits at the intermountaincup.com top 3 pro payouts.

good for team mona vie, those guys get entry fees paid plus they are rich any way. tbird, bart and alex are loaded.

this is why road racing is gay DQ's at sugar house crit???????

2009-05-23T20:03:00.008-06:00

i was at the sugar house crit today handing out money and the stupid bitch missy the "official" came and kicked me off the course saying hand ups are illegal and they DQ'ed 3 or 5 guys they saw taking "hand ups"

what fucking joke

I hate missy and her stupid fucking rule book.
and i dont even care if she reads this. im sending it to marek too.
USCF sucks balls.

god thats the stupidest thing i have ever heard of

and her attitude has to go, ban this witch off racing.. what a buzz kill
and this isnt the first time this witch has given me trouble shes yelling like a banshee at me at the hell of the north telling me not to drive on the dirt road.

what the fuck is up this girls ass????????

i hate her!!!!!!
im never doing a UCA or road race in this town ever again along as shes around. do you understand how stupid this is that they DQ riders for taking money

somebody fire this girl, she isnt doing racing any good and she deserves to be fired.

foxden week in review

2009-05-23T09:48:00.006-06:00

tuesday was a moto session with darren lill and jeff louder, the lill engine that could says sitting 2nd wheel behind the man doesnt give much draft. considering i've been trying to pack it on to provide a bigger windscreen with my wide ass and overhanging belly. jeff says it gets easier every year but darren says hes putting out 120 more watts sitting 2nd wheel than 1st wheel.

these guys were out at saltair doing laps for an hour in the mega (not mega to j-lo) crosswinds 35mph sustained with 1min intervals at 43mph. see if you can hang, be glad they dont race locally. they would blow that shit up and make you want to quit racing since you just got dropped so hard.

wedsnesday was atrain wanted some pain up emigration.
the train wasnt rollin on the way up but he had a valiant effort to little mtn and about lost his lunch.
then we picked up rachel on the way down for some 45mph drafting sessions in the aero tuck positions. one trip up the canyon was enough for the old buck, dz does it 3 times in 19mins a peice. see if you can copy that. i dont think so.

thursday was a mellow day in the yard, i watched shauna lyn do all the tilling in the back yard and then she gave me a massage. friday we went to costco and loaded up on mexi cokes and hersheys syrup.i needed a new tv to watch the nba finals

the golden years

2009-05-18T09:36:00.004-06:00

death hike 09

the past year has been a steady diet of mtn dew and couch time, if youve seen me lately im sure you wouldnt disagree. the pounds are piling up and i didnt imagine my golden years chasing the 120 pound shauna lyn up to snowy peaks for hrs on end.

i need some more couch time.

kday racing knows whats up

2009-05-14T16:47:00.001-06:00

check more sickness here

thanks to kday racing for the update.

random

2009-05-12T15:40:00.003-06:00

ppa is for real

2009-05-10T08:37:00.003-06:00

we spent the day up in t town, the home of marty nothstein. track super hero.
the omish showed up and wanted to buy some bikes. that was a sight to see.

i didnt get a ticket but i saw these natzis walking around and i would not ever live here. this place is dirtier and more packed than nyc/san fran combined.
traffic jams are worse than nyc.

after you live in utah (the golden bubble) its bad to see such poverty and filth in the usa. ya there are worse places in the world but this is usa. philly is the bottom of the barrel.

ok that was a bit overkill but you get the idea.
people are moving out of town because of the organized gang and fraud called PPA, i wouldnt live here, but if you keep getting parking tickets and fines then dont own a car. people are too dependant on their beloved.

manyunk!!!!!!!!!!!!

jersey devil #2, ocean city NJ

2009-05-08T20:52:00.005-06:00

new jersey devil in the swampy NJ pine barron forest

2009-05-07T17:17:00.003-06:00

im going to go check this out tomorrow, so if you dont hear from me, you know where to look.

im always on the hunt for aliens and mythical beings.

obama manages burger king

2009-05-04T19:56:00.002-06:00

slap chop remix

2009-05-04T17:41:00.001-06:00

Slap Chop Rap Remix - watch more funny videos

get in my belly!!

2009-05-04T16:26:00.000-06:00

carlin on religion, god loves you but he needs money.

2009-05-01T10:35:00.001-06:00

everything and the kitchen sink

2009-04-30T17:12:00.004-06:00

i put lots of free stuff on craigslist and the people come and pick it up.

free rusty tin shed, old moldy wet indian rug, chicken wire, wood, boards. all free. people want it all.

some homo wanted to fight me on the email about how im a "craigslist killer" because i scam people with free indian rugs, because i answer emails fast , and hes into internet crime and a red flag of fraud is fast email answering.

get a life buddy.

he didnt want to come get the rug, it was on the sidewalk, but some how he thought if he came to get it i would run out into the street and stab him with my steak knife.

wow, these freaks are for real.

heres a pic from last weekend in san fran, looking east down lombard street, over to coit tower.

once, long ago i could ride up that hill.

the japs were takin pics of me cuz i looked fast and strong.

$2 dollar hugs

2009-04-30T10:12:00.004-06:00

alien bases on the dark side of the moon.

if the governments of the world let on the existence of aliens, all religion, your budda, jesus and krishna would collapse in the chaos of "NO GOD" people wouldnt know what to do if their god was an alien civilization and we were planted here as genetic experiments with cromagnon man/sasquatch dna with alien hybrid dna.

left 10's of thousands of years ago to inhabit and populate this planet.

think what would happen if the governments did acknowledge alien existance.

the social structure you know would collapse, the churchs and religious figures you worship would mean nothing, and the fear these churches sufficate you with would have no effect.

thats why they dont acknowledge alien existance. its all about money and power. every thing is about money and power.

yes there is "faith" but you dont need to go to a building with a steeple, pay money and worship false gods to get it.

t bird has his hands full at gila

2009-04-29T09:10:00.002-06:00

i agree with horner.

rules are gay, laws and stuff, who needs em.

golden gate

2009-04-25T19:53:00.004-06:00

we drove to san fran bay area yesterday, then went to, mill valley, tiburon, the gg bridge, fishermans wharf, pch beach tour down to san jose/cupertino. i picked up a few hundos in nevada to cover the weekend trip costs.

stopped by my friend jeffs shop in san pablo and he always sets me up with some sweet deals, got 36 pairs of nike road shoes. yaa

now its plush livin at the hyatt with room service, espn lakers/jazz and the king bed.

hotwire.com has 4 star hotels at 2 star prices and $12 a day new car rentals.

hit the road!!!!!!!!!!

the autobus rolls out

2009-04-23T08:57:00.001-06:00

every thursday look for the latest gossip over at http://utahcyclingtabloid.blogspot.com/

every womans dream boat, gardie "the player" jackson

mind your face book manners

2009-04-22T22:50:00.000-06:00

start to win with athlete octane

2009-04-21T09:20:00.008-06:00

we had to get some at fuck u sushi

as i hoped, the gray wolf turned up.

hes sportin his new astana kit. decorated with hot glue.

jake at a cold 7am, 75 degrees. he cant hang. SRM $1700.

now he sells the dream to the gray wolf

white line fever

my friends a pro

2009-04-17T09:53:00.001-06:00

TEAM USA - My Friend is a Pro (Album Version) from Mike Thomas on Vimeo.

egay

2009-04-16T20:09:00.004-06:00

how does 1 xtr rear skewer sell for $43 on egay, then a brand new xtr rear derailleur sell for $50 bucks

ya i dont get that one

his wife is pretty hot for an 80's chick

touch me, feel me, hold me

2009-04-15T23:55:00.003-06:00

chippo is livin the high life in monterrey

bz munny sent me this from the bowels of the city

lookin for housing for a pro racer ben king

2009-04-13T17:58:00.002-06:00

email from down under.

Hey Cris
I have a friend, ben king, who is in usa racing pro with fly V. He is doing all the big national road races. Do you or any one in slc have room for him and time to show him the roads around Utah? He is in san diego now. Think he did Redlands and next sea otter. If its ok and you or someone can help out I’ll give him your number?
Cheers

Graeme Allbon
Biochemistry/Haematology Laboratory Manager
Department of Physiology
Australian Institute of Sport

marketing 101 leadville trail 100

2009-04-09T11:40:00.007-06:00

2 questions

1-why is the mtb nation obsessed with 100 mile mtn bike races
2- why do these people want to ride leadville trail 100, basically a 100 mile out and back dirt road

if you dont get in the race, they offer a "carmichael training camp" for $1,250.00.
this gets you a t shirt, a ride with 40 other wannabe rich mtn bikers riding with carmichael, training on the course for 2 days before the race, and 1 golden ticket to the race, which you were just denied by the lottery.

i know a guy in town that did this, paid the cash and got in. he said the 40 slots were filled in a matter of minutes.

if you limit the entrees, it creates demand. you get a few famous racers to attend, and you make it easy (100 mile dirt road) with no technical ability, anyone that can balance a bike without training wheels can ride this "race" they will flock, and pay the $1250 when their name didnt get picked.
extra $50,000 in revenue for the race, lining the pockets of these guys who understand supply and demand.

for marketing its good for the promoters, and carmichael, from the racers view it sucks,
for me its a waste of time and money, i would never do that race even if it was free.

the guys that dont get in, just want it more because they were denied, and if they have the extra 1250 they will probably pay it, just to get in with their little buddies who did get in.

so my questions remain, why is everyone so into racing dirt roads at 10,000 feet with 10,000 other wannabe endurance racers, i dont get it, but most people are lemmings and like to follow the herd.

ass rocket

2009-04-09T10:51:00.002-06:00

up all night sleep all day

2009-04-07T05:32:00.006-06:00

ali g wants to moto pace up dry creek, the buddy 125 doesnt have much clearance for that jump at the bottom so i'll have to launch it, then hope nobody is coming down, then im goin to blaze it down bobsled.

he wants to do this before rmr so hes warmed up.

if youre wondering why i go up early i had to clean the basement, the pipes broke and woke me up at 3am and water is flooding down there, i dont want to clean it so im writing this sweet story.

its a slate floor so no carpets, but the 20 x 20 foot rug is soaked and probably weighs 1000 pounds.
i should go over to atrains, wake him up and get his wet vac.

if you didnt know already jeff louder and team bmc are over in belgium, they are racing roubaix sunday so check this out

and heres the route,

its on cable so watch it

othernews, the hills is on and its pretty kick ass.
operation repo is the other bad ass show on comcast 44, tru tv, not reality, actuality.

if you have never seen either of these shows youre missing out on some real tv.

my grandma told me im built like a brick shit house, im not sure if thats good or bad. i did put on a few LB's since i last saw her, and i have not been pumping iron.

my brother has 5 kids now, she also told me he needs to keep his pecker in his pants.

shes 83, and that was pretty funny.

new trails in moab

2009-04-06T20:40:00.002-06:00

#1 MOAB Bar ‘M’ loop. North side of valley
Directions: This trail was officially opened last fall but many people still do not know about it. Parking is located across from Gemini Bridges TH next to the big plastic horse and wagon. Head south on the fire road – this is best ridden in this direction. The new trail signs really help you navigate. Start on the Bar M easy fire road to the ‘O’ trail, single track and lots of slickrock- super fun and easy to navigate. The brown line turns it into more of a meditative trail than a slickrock always looking for the next cairn ride. This will encourage people to stay on the trail and protect vegetation around. Go to ‘A’ trail – lots of slickrock and singletrack. Then come out on ‘M’ trail again. Pass through the parking lot and head to ‘B’ loop- this one is my favorite and the one me and my students spent hundreds of hours working on. Like Fruita riding- singletrack – to ‘Killer B’ trail- steep (I definitely can’t clean this yet but I’m sure many of you can) take this to the road –or the bike trail back to the car- or ride it as a loop and the 'B' loop will take you back to 'M' loop. would be a perfect full moon ride and could hook up with soverign trail and klondike bluffs to baby steps for a big ride!

There are tons of ways to link these up together. They are designed for families and still offer very technical and fun loops –something for everyone!

PS, Baby steps is now signed and easy to find and so much fun to ride. Its located on the Klondike bluffs trail- new signs will lead you there!

#2 Pot hole arch loop. South west side of valley
This ride- some of you may have ridden already if you have local friends. It has been a rogue trail for years but is marked now and legal- the BLM supports this trail and provided the signs and helped with maintenance organization. This trail was the ‘baby’ of the Director of Trail Mix! Thank Jeff VanHorn for this one!
Directions: Approach either by riding up Amasa Back or Hurrah Pass to the Ladder climb- depending on your interests that day! Once you are at the top- keep riding towards the river- the new signs will take you the rest of the way. Look for brown markings and lines on the slickrock so cairns do not have to be placed everywhere and this keeps people off the sensitive soils in the potholes up there! This view is spectacular! The trail of mostly technical singletrack wraps around to another trail which will lead you back to the beginning of Amasa back-your other option is to cross Kane Creek to the lower parking lot. Depending on time of year – this is one way to finish but the new singletrack is amazing- and technical! I highly recommend this ride. It’s pretty technical and fairly long- maybe 20 to 30+ miles depending how you approach pothole arch trail. One of my favorites!

#3 Porcupine Trail UPS- now open, legal and environmentally friendly! East side
Many of you know and love the classic ‘bike eating’ Porcupine trail. And some of you have been lucky enough to ride the newer LPS, lower porcupine trail above the old entrance. Well, even fewer have ridden the UPS section- mainly because the forest service has done all it could to keep riders off this section with little reason why. Well, I wanted to find out and to help be a part of the solution. So I volunteered along with members from all the bike shops in Moab, the shuttle companies and the touring companies along with the forest service. Max Forgensi, of the forest service is responsible for this work and organization- could not have happened without his efforts!
A little history: I learned the reason why UPS has been closed and deemed illegal is for 2 reasons- and very good ones! #1 a golden eagle has decided to nest on the rim very close to the old trail- humans need to be away from theses sites of they do not stay there! She has come back to nest 5 years documented and the wildlife experts working with us said they have seen successful offspring each spring. #2 Archaeologists have located anasazi sites in this area and the old trail was very close to 2 of these sites. One the ground, you could find shards of tools and there are several granaries up there. Scientists have yet to excavate- but are planning with funding in the future- so these sites need to be preserved.
I was one of those riders who poached the trail for years not knowing why the forest service kept closing the trail- well, now I feel silly and had to apologize for my actions- through some hard work! We re-seeded the old trail with a field botanist and did all we could to obscure the old trail. The NEW section of trail- about 5 miles, is AMAZING. Very technical and difficult but rideable by those sick enough to haul a big bike up there or for those amazing Park City XC ride anything riders!
Directions: Ride UP sand flats road (remember your $2 for the non-profit up there who cares for the land, the campsites and the bathrooms..hurray!) You will pass the old parking lot keep riding UP sand Flats road. If you are interested in only riding LPS to porcupine, look for the forest service sign, and a new TH sign just to the left before the cattle guard.
If you want all the goods, keep riding UP sand Flats road. Look for the Kokopelli trail sign on the left a few more miles up. Ride the KT and look for our new sign for UPS! It’s a new carsonite placed with pride- as this is part of one of the best rides in the country!!! Come back in June to ride the whole enchilada- from Burro Pass, Hazard Pass to the river! Starts at 11,000ft and goes to 4,000ft! That’s more descending than Wasatch Crest with way more technical riding. If you liked this ride, please call or email the forest service LaSal region-or stop by to thank them! 100 north next to the post office in town. The more response they get, the more likely they will be to start another project! (if you get lost on the kokopelli, you can always ride it the first time by taking LPS trail and turn right once you are on the trail- you will ride the upper part backwards but its still really good, then you will see the entrance and will be able to find it later.)

#4 NOT OPEN YET to the PUBLIC but YOU should go RIDE IT NOW!!!!
Dead Horse State Park allowed TrailMix and the Moab Trail Alliance to build the first ever singletrack in the park! It’s a 12 mile loop with more in the works if we all behave and ride with ethics-which I know we all will. The potential for technical descents into the valley are mind-blowing- making the portal trail look easy and short! For now, this singletrack I like to call ‘the post ride –coffee talk ride’ Perfect for Single Speeders or for families with good riders. It’s very new and needs to be ridden. It’s wide but will as people ride; we will create one solid singletrack. It is one of the most scenic trails I have ever ridden- the views will take you off your bike if you are not careful! This is the ‘brainchild’ of Jeff VanHorn of TrailMix and Joel, his partner in crime- as legal trail builders in Moab. They put countless hours into this project- each portions built by hand- 1,000’s of hours of work –a labor of love.
This trail is so cool- that May 2, I believe, Governor Huntsman will inaugurate the trail as the first mountain bike trail in a state park in Utah. Hopefully setting a trend around the state and beyond!
Directions: Enter the park: go left instead of straight on hwy 313 to canyonlands. Horsetheif campground is a really good one if you are looking to camp in the area- just before the entrance. (No water)
Go to the visitor center- park on the east side of the lot close to the TH. Here is the important part!!! Since this trail is NOT OFFICIALLY OPEN YET- YOU MUST CHECK IN! or you may be given a ticket- which would be lame!
When you arrive, let them know you are a volunteer for TrailMix and you are here to ride and pack down the trail. Let them know you are excellent at navigating trails in the area and you are able to find your way. After May 2nd, the trail will be open to everyone but until then, please check in. They are looking out for people who don’t ride much in the areas and don’t want people getting lost until the final touches are done to the trail. I have ridden it several times and it’s definitely loose- but each set of tires will help this- and if you lose your way just look for yellow and pink flags- you will find your way no problem and you will love this trail. Especially for families and SS’ers!

organizations who make this all happen: BLM Moab field office Trailmix: http://www.trailmix.org/ Moab Trail Alliance http://www.moabtrailalliance.org/ LaSal Forest Service: Max Forgensi and many volunteers......

i got this email from bethany elson, bethanycjm@gmail.com

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2009-04-04T22:05:00.002-06:00

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2009-04-04T16:37:00.003-06:00

doesnt look that muddy

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i like swearing

2009-04-02T13:08:00.003-06:00

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2009-04-01T11:33:00.003-06:00

im getting in to blood letting i cant deal with this 49 hematocrit

and im revisting old skool eminem, funny stuff.

mtn dew and coke

2009-03-29T23:36:00.001-06:00

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2009-03-28T22:44:00.003-06:00

if you witness a local guy when hes 17 yrs old winning cat 4 races, you know hes got some kind of talent, motivation and work ethic. 1996 jeff wins downtown crit cat 4 in a last lap solo attack.

the past 5 yrs results speak for themselves, i dont claim the prediction over this race. i was hoping he could rip at a big race and if things work out i hope jeff can hold the gc tomorrow.
watching the cali tour with 2 big breaks to end in heart break, on tv its bad enough to watch, imagine being there turning around with a mile to go and seeing 120 guys ready to eat you up.

i also dont claim to make the guy fast, i meet up with him a few times a year, hardly doing anything. hes out 3-5 hrs a day busting ass to win, and 2 weeks ago we went out to finish up a long ride with d. lill,
climb up emigration in 19 mins, 400 watts 4.5 hrs into a ride is impressive to say the least.

or 45mph flat pacing at salt air while hes on the tt bike in the drops for sustained 5 mins intervals, thats scary to know if you let off the throttle one bit hes ramming your back tire and going down.

hi this is lance from cock shot

2009-03-28T10:15:00.001-06:00

i once got busy in a burger king bathroom

2009-03-27T10:21:00.001-06:00

im goin skiin down at sundance, just cuz i can.