Moose Cross is this Weekend: Oct 2-3

From highway 33 turn north onto Baseline Rd. Continue straight past Old Pass Rd.
Turn left into the new parking area.

Registration:

RIDE THE DIVIDE is playing Tonight!!

‎‘Ride the Divide’ is playing TONIGHT at the Pink Garter! Special guests Mac McCoy and Jay Petervary will be there to talk about making the route and winning the race. The movie starts at 7:30 and tickets cost $10. See you there!

EJ’s Teton Pass Trail Update 9-26-10

Hello everyone. We had our last week with the 305 CAT mini excavator. I’m really going to miss it. It did one hell of a job, and got the job done on the Ridge Trial. It turned a nearly impossible project into a reality. The Ridge Trail is finally done after three years of construction. A few minor touch-ups and two more switchbacks remain, but for the most part she is a done deal. The Ridge Trail is already a Jackson “classic”. Thanks to all who worked on this massive project.

This week we did some rerouting on the upper Hunt Trail section of the Ridge Trail. It was nice to get the machine into some easier terrain and to see what it really could do. On Tuesday Drew and the machine dug 1,300 ft. of trail. Continuing our discussion about Man vs.s Machine, this is about what we were getting in good terrain with the 20 person con crew. When you talk about the cost of a machine vs.s the cost of the cons the machine is definitely winning. The new reroute came out very nice. Take a little time the next time you ride the trail and do some sight seeing on this section’s one and only corner. There are great views of the Sleeping Indian and also of the crags on the Wilson Faces.

The trial crew worked on a Pathways project for the first time this Thursday. Drew and the machine dug a mile of Pathway on HWY 22 between Hardeman and Seaton Lane in Wilson. We hired a roller for a couple of hours, and a pretty darn nice dirt pathway was created. I’ve already seen bikers and horse riders on the trail. It will be a much safer way for the kids to ride to school. We do still need to build a bridge just before Hardeman Lane. I bet the trail crew can figure it out.

On Friday we moved some rocks at the exit of the new Candyland trail. This was done in an effort to send the downhill riders uphill onto the Old Pass road slowing folks down. It was a great idea of Harlan’s creating a multi-use solution.

Thank-you this week’s volunteers, Tom Davidson and Meagan Hill.

Have a nice week.

Erik Jacobson
USFS

Kross Kick Off & Oktoberfest this Saturday!

This just in from Victor Velo:

Kick off your cyclocross season in Victor, ID this Saturday at Grand Teton Brewing! Our first race of the season, Kross Kickoff, is being held in conjunction with Oktoberfest.

Mac McCoy to be at ‘Ride the Divide’!!

In the world of bicycle touring route finding Mac McCoy is a legend. In fact, he designed the Great Divide Trail! If you enlarge this Sports Illustrated article you can read the part where Mac says,

“‘There can be snow at one end, 100-degree heat at the other and knee-deep mud bogs in the middle.’
He estimates the trek will take more than 100 days to complete.”

It’s amazing that someone has done it in 15!! Come see Mac, and the premier for ‘Ride the Divide’ on Wednesday the 29th at 7:30pm at the Pink Garter!

The world’s toughest bike race is not in France.

Rental & Demo Bikes on Sale Now!

The moment that everyone has been waiting for has arrived, our rental fleet and demo fleets are now on sale! If you are looking to get into the sport and aren’t sure about picking up a brand new bike, this is your calling. We are selling our entire rental fleet, some of the bikes have only been used a handful of times! These are the bike we have:

Road Bikes:
Giant Defy Alliance - XS, S, M, L, XL - $850
Serotta Fierte IT - 56cm, 60cm - $3,000
Orbea Orca - 51cm, 54cm, 57cm, 60cm - $2,600 - $3,100

Full Suspension Mountain Bikes:
Norco Fluid 3 - S, M, L - $1,200
Trance X4 - XS, S, M, L - $800
Turner 5 Spot - M, L - $2,750
Turner Sultan - M - $2,750
Giant Reign X w/ Totem upgrad - M, L - $1,800
Giant Glory 1 - M, L - $2,600

Hardtail Mountain Bikes:
Giant Yukon - XS, S, M, L, XL - $350
Giant XTC 29er 2 - M, L - $750

Stop by to check them out!

Team Newsletter 9-17-10

In This Issue

LOTOJA
Cyclocross Practices are underway
Park City Point to Point
Breck Epic
Teton Pass Shred Session
Team Shared Calendar & Upcoming Races

Congratulations to all of the LOTOJA finishers! We had two podium finishers this year with JayP winning the Masters 35+ and Dina Mishev placing 3rd in the Women’s 1/2/3 (If I missed someone, please let me know). Nice work!