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Trails Ridden by Me

24 Hours in the Old Pueblo Video

February 22, 2010

This is too good not to share. By Vladimir Chaloupka

24 Hours in the Old Pueblo from Vladimir Chaloupka on Vimeo.
24 Hours in the Old PuebloFeb. 13-14, 2010 — Tucson, Arizona

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Arizona Spring Fling 2010

February 20, 2010

Only four days to order your AZSF 2010 T-shirt. Get it now or you will regret it!
But plenty of time to plan your trip out to Arizona for some awesome spring riding with the locals. Visit the this thread in the MTBR Arizona forum for all the details.
March 10-14 – Ride Arizona’s finest [...]

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Jacob’s Gold Loop

February 7, 2010

I finally found a few hours to get out and explore. My favorite thing about riding. I have the west side of packsaddle road in the Goldfields mapped out. Now it was time to ride east of Packsaddle and make the connection to Jacob’s Crosscut trail at the base of the Supes.
Chollaball and I rode [...]

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SoMo Towers

January 21, 2010

For some reason the road has been calling me and the towers up on South Mountain were singing like Sirens to my ears. With a break in the weather yesterday, Big Red and I set out for my first road summit to the towers of South Mountain. I’ve ridden the road to Holbert on my [...]

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Solid Gold

January 14, 2010

From Lost Goldmine to the Goldfields. The northwest passage has been scouted. Chollaball recounts the epic journey with the utmost detail in his post.
Our goal was to find singletrack (or doubletrack) from the Goldfields to Jacobs Crosscut trail. It’s the last piece of the puzzle that completes the East Mesa Epic (Hawes to Peralta). We [...]

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International Blog My Trail Day – Pass Mountain

January 8, 2010

Justin Schmid (@waadering_j) started an International Blog My Trail Day page on Facebook. The idea, blog about your favorite trail and then post to the Facebook page. I’ll bite. Justin is one cool dude and he already posted his blog about the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. Here is my favorite trail, I’ve written about it plenty…
I [...]

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New Year’s Day Kiddo Ride

January 7, 2010

New Year’s Day from MTBikeAZ on Vimeo.
The annual MTB ride with the kiddos at Usery Park. Even a five year old can ride this loop, if she is as awesome as my Gracie girl :) M rocks the trail too along with the cousins. Fortunately I was the only injury on this ride…
The one time [...]

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December Fins

December 28, 2009

I spent the day after Christmas out on FINS. I almost wish I lived out West so I could ride it more often, it’s that good. Cold morning but we warmed up as we rode. I shot some downtube footage with my bro-in-law. Enjoy the action.

December FINS from MTBikeAZ on Vimeo.
Talked with Scottsdale Mountain [...]

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Ethan’s Run – Hope For Heart Defects

December 18, 2009

I know it’s not Mountain Biking, it’s not Road Biking, it’s Running… and for a very good cause: Benefiting The Congenital Heart Foundation at St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center and the Scott and Laura Eller Congenital Heart Center.
The run is a 10K CEP timed event. There is also 2 mile Family fun [...]

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Annual Pass Mountain Day

December 8, 2009

While I didn’t know it at the time of the ride…today is annual Pass Mountain Day for me. Last year today, I rode Pass Mountain, and today I rode it again, thus making it a tradition. Henceforth, I decree that today, December 8th, is Pass Mountain Day.
Today was a unique day. Not just because [...]

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