By Scotty Mac There was a time when I had delusions of downhill mountain biking grandeur. I can pinpoint that time with exacting clarity. I had just sailed my first tabletop jump from takeoff to transition, keeping the wheels completely off the top portion of the jump. I was thirty feet...
Read More
Ascent Cycling Tag
Folks around these parts will tell you there aren’t many cross-country racing options in our slice of the Front Range here in b-e-a-utiful Colorado Springs. Oh sure, there’re some endurance events in the early season, but they’re in the Denver area before retreating to the resorts...
Read More
11
Jun
GRRRRR…Gunnison Growler 2013
2013 Original Half-Growler Mountain Bike Race Report By Scotty Mac 4:54:13. I remember glancing at my watch and seeing that time staring back at me. I was fighting to maintain a semblance of forward momentum on The Ridge, the final climb of the day. I was not close to the summit...
Read MoreThe Rider Files: Patrick Cross By Scotty Mac The thing about Pat Cross is… he rides his bike like a fighter. I don’t mean ‘fighter’ as in ‘jet fighter’ but ‘fighter’ as in “I’m gonna knock you out, sucka!” ‘fighter.’ Makes sense, really, seeing as how he was one. Long...
Read MoreThe Palmer Loop and Section 16 Trail Review: It’s A.Y.C.E! By Scotty Mac The opening hit of the Section 16 descent is all the payoff you’ll need for the multi-mile grunt-n’-grind up the Palmer trail from our fair town below. Dropping in, you’re faced with a steep, chundery (mountain biker...
Read MoreBy Scotty Mac Voodoo. A few of the trails at Lake Pueblo State Park are obvious in what they intend to do to you, hacking away at your bike and body with all the subtlety of a 13th century-vintage Scotsman swinging his claymore. Voodoo is the stiletto...
Read MoreBy Scotty Mac The first thing I noticed when I stepped out of the car at the Lake Pueblo State Park marina on the morning of March 17th was the chill in the air. The ambient temperature gauge in my car had read 34 degrees Fahrenheit...
Read MoreSpun By Scotty Mac “The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts.” -T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia “Ten-second roll-in!” I say to the crew, my eyes clocking every rider as they prepare to retreat to their pain cave. Justine’s face is a resolute mask, eyes boring a hole in the opposite wall. ...
Read MorePlease Allow Me to Introduce Myself By Scotty Mac Hi there. Some of you know me, but as the old saw goes, most of you don’t. My name’s Scott, Scotty to my friends, and I would say that I’m a mountain biker, but that doesn’t quite cut it. Patrick and Clay...
Read More
29
Jun
Colorado Springs: The Ascent
As mountain bikers we have enjoyed the beauty of many of the areas affected by the Waldo Canyon Fire. As a local business we have had the privilege of serving many of the men and women on the front line continuing to protect and fight for our community. ...
Read More