haljohnson
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San Francisco , California - Male / 37
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haljohnson JMHfromXFusion's article
Jun 4, 2013 at 9:12
Jun 4, 2013
Enduro: Definition In Process
yea. i crashed twice, once at the top and once on the table. it wasnt pretty. o well. i'll get mine at china peak.
haljohnson JMHfromXFusion's article
Jun 3, 2013 at 17:28
Jun 3, 2013
Enduro: Definition In Process
consistency is key; I crashed on my second run in los olivos last month and that was it for the day.
haljohnson mikelevy's article
Nov 27, 2012 at 0:56
Nov 27, 2012
The Argument For Short Travel Bikes - Opinion
For those of us who cant afford both, it just makes sense to own something in the middle - 5 inches of travel weighing in around 28 pounds and as good pointed uphill as it is rolling back down. The real question is, if you have the cash, what's your next purchase - the paper mache light carbon hardtail for ripping up the XC or the 40 pound mother of lightspeed for downhill?
haljohnson mtbstrengthcoach's article
Nov 7, 2012 at 1:00
Nov 7, 2012
Exercises To Improve Your Standing Pedaling Power
you have an annoying accent
haljohnson mtbstrengthcoach's article
Nov 7, 2012 at 0:56
Nov 7, 2012
Exercises To Improve Your Standing Pedaling Power
sitting and riding is fine for fire roads, etc - but not single track. if it's real single track expect undulations, variations, obstacles, sudden steep downhill/uphill sections etc. so the more easily you can shift your weight forward and backwards while applying power, the faster you'll be.
i'd say you'd be better off riding than doing these exercises. the main challenge you'll have won't be the leg muscle, but the lung muscle, as you'll be damn outta breathe if you sustain maximum output standing up for an entire ride!
haljohnson mikekazimer's article
Oct 31, 2012 at 2:00
Oct 31, 2012
Heated Bike Lanes For Year Round Riding?
SHARK555 - and smells great in the morning
haljohnson RichardCunningham's article
Oct 25, 2012 at 9:07
Oct 25, 2012
Ibis Mojo HD - Tested
"...but the Ibis was usually the first one missing from the rack when the clock hands pointed to ride thirty."
Love that phrase
haljohnson scottsecco's article
Aug 15, 2012 at 20:23
Aug 15, 2012
Bike Thief Gets Owned
Good to see they had the self restraint not to break that guys jaw and tackle him hard to the ground. Better to let the authorities take him down legally - job very well done lads!
haljohnson freerider333's article
Jul 26, 2012 at 8:23
Jul 26, 2012
Video: BCBR Vancouver Island Stages
oh we rode tons of downhill motormonkeyr6, but we earned it. shuttles are for posers.
haljohnson freerider333's article
Jul 26, 2012 at 8:19
Jul 26, 2012
Video: BCBR Vancouver Island Stages
yea you're right angrynips - and I was a bit tongue in cheek with the totally doable bit - but it would be possible to build out the idea beyond 7 days. maybe you'd have to rotate racers through different stages to keep funding coming in, and stagger the application batches through different 'phases', but think about it - beyond even doing the continental divide, doing something seriously gnarly like pole to pole.
