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06/22/09 - Blog and live video of 12hr race

 

Live video from the 12hrs of Rim Nordic: SoCal Endurance Series

 

View it here

 

 

06/16/09 - NEW BLOG!

 

We have a new blog now on Blogger.com.  Be sure to check it out.

 

 

 

06/04/09 - Riders on Twitter?


Anyone else out there on Twitter?  I'm at @AL_Laframboise.


Be sure to register at www.wefollow.com under #mtb, #mountainbike and #socalmtb.




05/22/09 - Dirt Crit Route

 

See the GPS route and playback in realtime!

 

  


 

05/17/09 - Announcing: Mtn Bike Dirt Crit in Loma Linda


Come on out every Thursday night @ 5:30 PM, Hulda Crooks Park, Loma Linda

 See who's coming on Facebook!


05/10/09 - Nutrition Tip

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Use our discount code for 10% off.  Code: donsbikes.

 

 


04/28/09 - Don's Women Racers at US Cup #5

 

CyclingNews catches a shot of Margaret on her winning DH run and here's a shot of Lisa on stage after winning the SuperD.

 

04/27/09 - US Cup #5


Check out this blog to see how to make the most of your mountain bike race weekend in San Ynez.

03/07/09 - Vision Quest Story

 

A war against you and the mountains.  Read about it here.

 

02/16/09 - Custom Intense 29er




Check out this race bike!



02/10/09 - Intense Demo Day


Get the low down here and be sure to check out the video.





 

01/27/09 - Intense/Don's Demo Day

Date: Sat, Jan 31/09

Time: 8:00 - 12:00

Location: Hulda Crooks, Loma LInda

 

More details here...

 

Click the map to open an interactive map in a new window.


 

01/25/09 - Don's teams at the 12hrs of Temecula


Pro Solo Men - 5th and 8th
Pro Solo Women - 3rd

3-person - 1st

4-person - 12th




11/17/08 - Don's team wins the 12hrs of Temecula series.  See blog...

 

11/16/08 - The "crash" at the 12hrs of Temecula! 

Team Bikes                        Team Tires

 

Spider FRO

 Spider

Fenix

System 2

System 3

 Team Riders


Allan

Rob

Lisa

Cy

Chris

Dave

 Pro XC/SD/Endurance Pro XC/SD/DH Expert XC/SD Expert XC Expert XC Expert XC

 


 




 Race Report

06/21/09 - 12hrs of Rim Nordic (Photos & Video)

 

AL - 2nd Pro Solo

Cy, Chris & Gerry - 4th 3-person

Russell, Margaret, Jeff & Colin - 4th 4-person

 

 

06/14/09 - US Cup West, CO

 

Jeff - 13th Cat 2 xc 35-39

Lisa - 8th women's expert xc 19-29

 

06/07/09 - CalState Series: Elings Park, Santa Barbara

 

Lisa - 2nd women's expert xc 19-29, 1st SuperD

Jeff - 8th Cat 2 xc 35-39, 9th SuperD

AL - 1st Pro Single Speed
Kurt - 6th Cat 1 xc 25-29

More pics here...

 

05/31/09 - Rock Shox Golden State, DH

 

Margaret - 1st Women's Pro DH (awesome job!)

 

05/31/09 - SoCal State - Big Bear Shootout 1

 

Lisa - 1st women's expert xc 19-29

Jeff - 13th Cat 2 xc 35-39

AL - 2nd Pro Single Speed
Kurt - 4th Cat 1 xc 25-29

Chris - 9th Cat 1 xc 35-39

Phil - 8th Cat 1 xc 50-54

 

05/10/09 - Racer's and Chasers Temecula, California

 

Lisa - 1st women's expert xc 19-29, 1st women's expert Super D

Jeff - 5th Sport xc 30-39, 3rd sport Super D

 

 

05/09/09 - Warrior's Society: The Traverse, California

 

Allan Laframboise - 2nd Pro (175 riders total)

 

Read blog here... 

 

 

05/02/09 - Idyllwild Challenge - California

 

Phill Beckman - 3rd Cat 1, 50-54 

 

 

04/27/09 - US Cup #5 - San Ynez, California

 

Al - 1st Pro XC Single Speed

Lisa - 1st SuperD, 2th Cat 1 XC (19-29)
Jeff - 7th Cat 2 XC (35-39)

Margaret - 1st Cat 1 Women's Downhill 19-29




More pics here...


04/26/09 - 24hrs of Adrenalin - Idyllwild, California

 

Cy and Chris - 1st 2-man, 8hr

Gerry - 2nd 8hr solo

 

04/19/09 - US Cup #4/Sea Otter - Monterey, California

 

Rob - 11th Pro SuperD

Al - 18th Pro SuperD, 9th XC Single Speed

Kurt - 12th Cat 1 XC

Lisa - 2nd SuperD, 9th Cat 1 XC (19-29)
Jeff - 26th Cat 2 XC (35-39), Super D - 9th Open 30-39 
Margaret - 1st Cat 1 Women's Downhill 19-29

 

04/05/09 - US Cup #3 - Sagebrush, California

 

Here are the results so far:

Rob - 25th Pro XC

Kurt - 6th Cat 1 XC

Lisa - 4th Womens Cat 1 XC

Jeff - 8th Cat 2 XC

AL - 2nd Pro XC Single Speed

 

 

03/07/09 - Vision Quest

 

Out of 175 riders, here's the unofficial results of where the team finished:

 

AL - 10th ~6 hrs 

Kurt - 28th ~7 hrs

Lisa - 3rd Women ~8.5 hrs

 

Congratulations to everyone on the team for finishing this tough event!  Read about the event here.

 

03/01/09 - US Cup #1 - Bonelli Park, California

 

Here are the results so far:

 

AL - 1st Pro Single Speed

Lisa - 2nd Cat 1 Women XC and 1st SuperD

Gerry - 2nd SuperD

Jeff - 19th - Sport men XC 35-39 and 4th SuperD - Open 30-39.

Kurt - 12th - Cat 1 XC

 

More team photos coming soon!

 

 

10/12/08 - Fall Classic, Big Bear

Very cold below 40F to start but fast fun course. Well except for the 2 pinch flats. Lisa got 4th and still took the series title.  

 

Lisa - Getting ready for a cold race this weekend up in Big Bear. Hope to get one more race out of the System 2, my #1 choice for race tire used one set all year long! Just a bonus that it works great wherever I go - and I have been travelling!

 

09/28/08 - Elings Park, Santa Barbara

 

Lisa cruised into second place at Elings Park, keeping her in the lead in the state series. 

 

08/31/08 - Brian Head, UT NMBS Finals

 

Lisa went up to Brian Head leading the national series and ended up taking the series after placing 3rd in a hard race at high elevation. Pictures here.

 

06/15/08 - 12hrs of Temecula

Cy, Chris and Gary landed 2nd in the 3-man open class while Rob and Al finished 1st in the 2-man open once again.  See blog for photos and details...

 

06/08/08 - Elings Park, Santa Barbara

Lisa and Al placed 1st and 5th respectively in their class. It was a fun course and a great race.

 

See photos here...

 

06/01/08 - Big Bear Shootout

Rob and Al survived this one and managed a 11th and 5th place finish respectively. Kurt also came out for his first race in California and placed 1st in the Sport class.

 

05/17/08 - Santa Ynez Valley National

What a trip!! Lisa and AL headed out to brave the heat, the car might not have made it but these two both finished their races. Lisa got 2nd putting her first in the standings and Allan had a strong race finshing 23rd.

 

04/26/08 - 24hrs of Adrenalin, Hurkey Creek, CA

Cy and Chris - 2nd 8hr team

Cy and Chris battled for the lead and ended up 2nd in a very competative field at Hurkey Creek.

 


04/21/08 - Sea Otter Classic, Laguna Seca, CA

Lisa - 1st Short Track, 6th XC
AL - 1st SuperD, 37th XC

Good times were had by the team at Sea Otter. The fields were tough but there were still a few victories along the way.