Originally published on MBAction.com 5/21/10 Matt and the Grassroots Cycles crew have been building trails and jumps on a piece of property they own for about 7 years. They’ve done what many riders only dream up, and created their own private riding spot. These days the private bike park is known as the Ranch, and […]
2010 Grassroots Ranchstyle Dual Slalom
(Originally published on MBAction.com 5/11/2010) Ranchstyle Day 2: Dual Slalom Race Action. Video, Words and Pictures by Jason Van Horn I’ve almost forgotten how much fun dual slalom is. The guys at the Ranch haven’t though- their homegrown course in their private bike park wonderland proves that. It isn’t your average dual track with some […]
Grassroots Ranchstyle Step-up Jam
The first day at the Ranchstyle in Grand Junction was pretty chill. There was a ton of riding and some clinics- after wards, some beer was drank, and there were bikes, ridden with a bunch of bros. When I was riding, I spent most of my time at this sweet ravine where some of the […]
2010 Grassroots Ranchstyle teaser
I’m still going through stacks of memory cards filled with awesomeness from this weekend’s trek to Grand Junction, Colorado, where fellow Portland photographer Tim Zimmerman and I enjoyed a “man-cation” filled with epic riding, good times with fellow riders, and of course a ton of picture taking. There were clinics, a pumptrack, dual slalom racing, […]
Valmont Bike Park Update
During IMBA’s staff week, we had the chance to sit down with Pete Webber, IMBA Trail Specialist , and learn more about the Valmont Bike Park. He pulled out the original blue prints and shared the scoop on this incredible project. For those uninformed of the scope of the project, the Valmont Bike Park is […]
The Gunbarrel Jumps (AKA Eaton Park)
Boulder, Colorado has a lot of great riding for the dirt jumper/ freeride/ downhiller demographic. Between the jumps at the Fix, 63rd, the Boulder skatepark, and the Gunbarrel Jumps at Eaton Park, there is a lot of fun to be had. When you add all the awesome places to ride within an hour’s drive, the […]
Riding the Boulder Skatepark
One of the best things about Boulder is how bike friendly this town is. On top of that, there are a ton of places to freeride and dirt jump. With the addition of the much hyped Valmont Bike Park, Boulder is straight writing itself into the map. The bike love even extends to the skatepark, […]
Boulder and the Valmont Bike Park
Inga and I just returned from a visit to Boulder, Colorado, for a visit to IMBA headquarters. A major topic of interest we discussed was the Valmont Bike Park.
Boulder and the Valmont Bike Park
Inga and I just returned from a visit to Boulder, Colorado, for a visit to IMBA headquarters. A major topic of interest we discussed was the Valmont Bike Park.