So excited for world cups! The U.S. is going to have a strong showing this season! Hopefully Neko can keep his chains and Gwin can keep air in his tires! Eliot also looked on form at Rotura.
Rdot84 - do you get to ride much? Most guys I know that work in a bike shop feel tortured by being around bikes and having to work and no time to ride!
@orastreet1 My schedule is actually pretty good so I can get out and ride at least 3-4 times a week. The problem with working at a shop is all the gear I can get at cost. Always bad for a bike addict. At least I admitted it. They say that's the first step to recovery.
Gotta love the God Save the Rat shirt Neko's bro was wearing! Also super stoked to see what Neko can do this season, especially as an East Coast United States Mountain Biker myself, it feels great to have a pro like Neko at the top representing.
I live in North Carolina too and I always thought we have some beautiful scenery and good hills and mountains... but now hearing it from a world cup racer that he choose this place as home to train for the world cups, that make me feel better, we ride some decant stuff around here. Best of luck Neko! We'll be watching....
I was down in Brevard 10 days ago to get away from the Boston snow. My brother and I bumped into Neko on day one. We talked to him about the area and where to ride. Seems like a great kid who is very motivated. He was sprinting climbs and said he moved down there to ride year round. Cheers to a great season!! I hope it all pays off.
I was thinking the same thing. At the last second I think you can see a short allen key coming out of the other end of the handle. Its a good idea, put a 3 or 4 mm stubby hex wrench on the handle of a 5mm wrench.
Prescribed fire: raises soil pH, releases nutrients, controls fuel loadings, inhibits growth of less desirable species, some species require burns to successfully reproduce. If you look at 'charcoal records' you will find that semi regular fire has been in the region for the past 5000 years and only recently has it been restricted.
They hadn't done any controlled burns for decades in north Pisgah, then two years ago a fire started on Table Rock and it burned for days and days and destroyed a huge chunk of land. All because the vacation home owners petitioned to stop them from doing controlled burns cause it might spoil their views.
That's what I'm going to live my life by now