I visited the Cottage Grove Bike Park today to ride the new beginner (green) jump line. However, since I suck at jumps, I first practiced the very small tabletop that’s…
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FlowRide Concepts and MORC volunteers have been putting in long hours this past week to build the dirt jumps at Cottage Grove Bike Park. Photo album: Video
In the past month or so, I’ve managed to go riding with guys 25-40 years younger than me. Yeah, that’s a bit of bragging as they’re all very good riders and I’m able to more or less keep up with them, which makes me feel younger.
But putting that ego stuff aside, it’s one of the things I really like about mountain biking as a geezer: I get to meet and participate in a recreational activity with a younger crowd that I don’t normally have much contact with.
Update October 28: I’ve added several more riders, with photos and videos. The list now includes AJ Peterson, Chris Knight, David Starrs, John Gaddo, Manny Paulino, Marty Larson, Michael Guinee, and Miguel Masberg.
Here’s a 40-second video clip of some pump track action at the Cottage Grove Bike Park last Saturday, featuring Clay Haglund, Brandon Charboneau, and Josh Sipma. My apologies for the…
Last week’s 2nd Annual Party at the Park fundraiser at the Cottage Grove Bike Park was a hit. I was pleased to be there as a MORC board member and…
Last night’s grand opening of MORC‘s Cottage Grove Bike Park was a big hit. Props to Trail Steward Chance Glasford and his crew of Dirt Bosses for building an amazing facility, and to the City of Cottage Grove for its involvement.
The bike park currently has a 4X race track and two pump tracks. Phases 2 and 3 will include a tot track, slopestyle course, mountain bike skills course and dirt jumps. Construction for some of those additions will begin soon, as the bike park won the 2014 Bell Built contest, Midwest region.
I blogged twice last year about the development of the Cottage Grove Bike Park. I’ve been following it closely since A) it’s relatively close to my house (45 minutes); B) it’s huge; and C) it’s been the passion of Chance Glasford, fellow MORC Board member and the guy who taught me how to pump.
The park is a finalist in the Midwest region, competing for a third of the $100,000 grant offered by Bell Helmets in conjunction with IMBA. The winner is determined by popular vote going on now through May 4.
A crew of MORC Gravity Advocates (a sub-group of MORC) spent much of Saturday working on the Cottage Grove Bike Park. I took a few photos of…
I stopped by the Cottage Grove Bike Park yesterday to take some photos of the park’s construction. Chance Glasford, his team of fellow MORC Gravity Advocates (a sub-group…