Arizona, cycling, Ministry, Mountain biking, Prescott, SINGLE SPEED

CRANKING FOR THE KEYS

On Saturday April 24th we are going to do a little fund raising for a pastor and his wife.

On that Saturday morning approximately 800 mountain bikers will head for the hills for one reason or another here in Prescott Arizona.
That morning, I will be riding to raise funds to help Brian and Debbie Fulthrop get back into their home.
Brian and Debbie pastor a small congregation in the Village of Grand Canyon here in Arizona.
They have been living in temporary housing for almost a year now and would love to get back into a home.

We have not put all the details together yet but I thought I would post this info. on my blog to see if there is any interest from other mountain bikers or sponsors regarding this need.
Below is a link to the Whiskey Off Road Mountain Bike Endurance Race, a link to Brian’s blog as well as our little flyer for this event..

http://www.epicrides.com/wor/wor.htm
http://sunestauromai.wordpress.com/about/

If you would like to sponsor our efforts please contact me through this blog.

We are taking donations on a per mile basis.

For example $1.00 per mile multiplied by a total of 25 miles would be a $25.00 donation.

If for some insane reason you would like to join Team “CRANKING FOR THE KEYS” also you may contact me on this blog.

I am looking forward to a great ride that day.

Bikes, cycling, Life Goals, Mountain biking

we ENDURE.com

If you like to run, swim or cycle, check out this link.

weENDURE.com helps you track your activity and let you monitor your workouts.

I love this workout journal.

February 04, 2010

Posted at 09:31 AM

Distance 7.20 miles
Time 01:10:00
Average Speed 6.17 mph
Average Pace 9:43 min/mile

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Brownlow trail in prescott – great tacky dirt
Sewel, Becker, and Middlemore and I road today.

January 30, 2010

Posted at 09:28 AM

Distance 14.00 miles
Time 02:00:00
Max Speed 4.70 mph
Average Speed 7.00 mph
Elevation 3000.00 feet
Average Pace 8:34 min/mile

Black Canyon City – Table Mesa to boyscout loop and back.

32 other rmtn bikers.

Cycling

Happy ENDURING.

Steve

Bikes, Mountain biking

Stuff you will need before you go mountain biking

I wish I could have had this list and information when I first started mountain biking.

Bike basics suggestions from Dan Foster: 1) “A first-timer should get a full suspension (shock absorbers on front and back).” 2) “Mountain bike (helmets) come down lower in the back…and gives a little more protection.” 3) A padded liner protects against chafing. 4) A hydration pack is “great for holding water. But it also holds a rescue kit: tire irons, a tube patch kit, a multitool and a pump. You must carry all this all the time, because you will get a flat. If you don’t know how to fix a flat, learn.”

Arizona, Bikes, cycling, Mountain biking

Black Canyon Trail

What a great day of singletrack at the Black Canyon Trail this past Saturday.

This trail is a mile after mile adventure.

We did the Table Mesa Trail head section and headed south.

We had a great turn out for this beautiful January ride.

The dirt was perfect. Can’t wait to get back before the heat hits the valley of the Sun.

I blew out a shoe about 10 miles into the 14 mile trip.

What a great day with a great crew.

http://www.bctaz.com/index.html

Bikes, Mountain biking, Prescott, SINGLE SPEED

Pre-Snow Ride With Buddy Schultz Today.

We are forecasted to get hammered with three major storms this entire week.
So I decided to get out before the single track gets buried for the next two weeks.
Had a great 10 mile pre-snow ride with pitcher Buddy Schultz today.
We did the Granite Basin loop from Iron Springs and back.
The sloppy soil gives you a little more opportunity for a work out.

Over the next few months I will ride with others from the baseball card collection that sits in a box down in the man cave.
Here are some baseball face on Buddy’s career.
Buddy Schultz was born on Tuesday, September 19, 1950, in Cleveland, Ohio. Schultz was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1975, with the Chicago Cubs.
He was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1977 and was paid a salary of $25,000.00
Birth Name:       Charles Budd Schultz
Nickname:       Buddy
Born On:       09-19-1950
Place of Birth : Cleveland, Ohio
College: Miami University
Bats:       Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:: Left
Player Height Chart Height:       6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:       175
First Game:       09-03-1975 (Age 24)
Last Game:       09-28-1979
Buddy did get a bit muddy on the back of the bike today.
Guess I will nick name him “Muddy Buddy.”

Arizona, cycling, Mountain biking, outdoors, Prescott, SINGLE SPEED

THORN IN THE FLESH RIDE

This after noon just before dark I did what I will call a “thorn in the flesh” ride .
I call it that for two reasons. First, When ever you ride with Steve Becker and Robert Middlemore, you will suffer in your flesh. ( at least I know I do). These guys are great mountain bikers that have an amazing cadence through the woods.
We started at our my house and climbed over the new 317 into Thumb Butte and climbed up then down the 392 over into the pines and tapped out about 10 miles before arriving home.

Here are a few post ride pics.

Left to right – Steve Lummer, Steve Becker, Robert MIddlemore.

The second reason I call it the “thorn in the flesh” ride is because of the thorn I found in my right arm after the ride.
Interesting what you pick up on a mountain bike ride.

Great times were had by all.

Arizona, Bikes, cycling, Mountain biking, outdoors, SINGLE SPEED

I Love Singletrack

In the world of mountain biking there is no resource more valuable than singletrack.

Singletrack is typically a trail that is no more than 18” wide and requires you to ride in single file rather than side by side.

Whether you ride Downhill, XC or All Mountain the idea of a scenic, challenging ride in the backcountry is what many riders invest their time and efforts into this sport for.

Arizona, Bikes, Mountain biking

MORE ROCKS THAT TALK

Last Saturday morning some of the locals wanted to get a ride in before the hurricane hit Preskitt.

Yes, I said hurricane. Winds where clocked at 77 mph hour in our little Mayberry town up here in the high desert.

Any way we did trail 95 by Lynx Lake and we ran across some petroglyps. The other guys thought the lower drawing was a mountain biker but I’m bot sure about that.

Here are some of the buds that made for a great morning of biking through the woods.

Keith Beesmer, Steve Lummer, Robert Middlemore, Steve Becker, Dave Mangan, Jeff Combs.

Arizona, Bikes, cycling, family, Mountain biking, Prescott

TURKEY DAY WEEKEND MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE

Just wanted to post a couple of pics of our Daughter and Dad Thanksgiving weekend mountain bike ride.

We did the 396/Felmier loop today.

As you can tell the temps were a bit brisk.

Love the 396 views. It follows Goldwater lake for much of the trail.

In all it was 9.6 miles of great family memories.

Great day, great ride with the greatest daughter on the globe.

Bikes, cycling, Mountain biking, Prescott, SINGLE SPEED

Getting to meet Hans ‘No Way’ Rey

Tonight Robert Middlemore and I did a real nice loop up through the pines/Tatonka and over Iron Springs to the 332 into Granite Basin.
After climbing up to the cattle guard I noticed the Brian Lopes Bike Van at the parking area.
We road on down toward some Granite Basin single track when we notice about eight mountain bikers and I knew it was “No Way Rey’s crew.
We followed them up the hill and got to talk with the for a while.

Hans ‘No Way’ Rey is a biking phenomenon. He’s been doing amazing stunts on bikes for the best part of 30 years and is a multiple national and UCI world champion in the trials category.

He’s also the main man behind the wheels4life charity, which provides bikes for people in need of transportation in third world countries. For more about Hans and wheels4life, check out http://www.hansrey.com and wheels4life.org.

If you get time, here is a link to some of “No Way Reys” bike stunts – pretty cool stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuIrg4ArBpw&feature=player_embedded

Also in the crew was Brian Lopes one on the world best downhill racers http://www.brianlopes.com/

Hans was looking over my Spot 29er single speed and ask to take it for a ride. So when No Way Rey wants to ride your bike you say absolutely .

Wish I had my camera tonight but you will have to take my word for it.

stevelummer.com

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