Oh I See....

Its all coming together thanks to GT Bicycles and the GT Dirt Coalition. The Carbon ZASKAR, all the product information and company history info for Gt Bicycles, my GT Dirt Coalition racing kit and other clothing items, have all arrived and now it is time for me to get busy.

I am liking the new team kit.....
The carbon Zaskar built up on day one- the first ride was outstanding.....

I love this bike! The carbon layout, the components, the small touches from GT Bicycles that make me proud to represent their products.....

I want to thank the GT Dirt Coalition program!!!

This type of support and team environment takes my racing and riding to another level. My training has definitely picked up and I noticed another gear in my legs this past week when I was doing sprints on the BMX track. I also noticed my hill climbing power improving dramatically the past few weeks.

My strengths are going uphill, descending, and digging deep when it matters most. The GT carbon Zaskar will become an extension of my life.

I ride hard, I ride for fun, and most of all I ride for life!!!

My Helping Hand~

I must give a huge thanks to GT for my "easy up" GT Dirt Coalition tent I received this week. Sure.... at first it was not so easy to put up, but after a little practice my GT Team tent putting up skills will soon match my nerf hoop skills.

Today was the first day of my Wednesday Bike ride/repair program I have going for under privileged youths in my area. This is the 3rd year of the ride/repair program. I lend a helping hand in repairing any kids bike for free to enable them to ride to school, or with friends simply having fun. I also teach the kids pack riding techniques and help out with coaching and mentoring. The program has been a big success locally, and I really like to help out those less fortunate then me.

Two times in the last week or so I have went out on some really fun Tandem Bike rides with my Sweetheart. She loves to go fast and I am more then obliged to give her the thrill of speed. One time we shot through a flowing river at full speed. It was an all or nothing move as we approached the stream crossing. I tired to get her prepared for the impact of bike versus river, but my girl seems to have no fear when put in these types of go for broke on the bike situations. We ripped across the river and I can only imagine that both of our smiles were equally as big after we cleared the obstacle and kept on going.

One of the cool things about my bike rides from home is I get to pass by the giant American Bison which are staged near my place. These animals have some serious power and always check on me as I ride by heading for the hills....

Getting back to racing always reminds me of going at it with my friend and ex-team mate Trent Klasna. Trent and I competed in many races together and trained a tremendous amount together. Now I am so stoked to be racing on the GT Carbon ZASKAR.

Trent went on to be the #1 ranked professional Road racer in America for two years. And I can remember each time I put the hurt on him on the bike!!! All the throw down sessions we had while racing and training will for sure help me when I am competing during 2009.

Here Klasna is leading a breakaway on the final lap or a USA Pro event in Pennsylvania....

Klasna winning the Redlands event after dropping the entire field made up of some of the USA's best Road racers......


My training is seriously coming together. Each ride I can feel my strength improving and my legs getting into form. The next few weeks are crucial to my development in my build up for the 2009 racing campaign. Plus I am so motivated to be getting the 2009 GT Carbon ZASKAR. This dream ride should be arriving very soon.

Thank you GT BICYCLES!

Domination Demonstration~

Athletically, my bread and butter is Nerf Hoop~ I demonstrate domination whenever I take to the Nerf Hoop court! I go strong to the hole and show no mercy toward any of the fools who would ever try and mount a challenge against my Nerf Hoop skills. Nerf Hoop is the sport that was made for me. I AM THE NERF HOOP KING!!!

BIG DAYS OF ACTION

I must get my time in tearing up the dirt on my Moto. Here I just hit a 75 foot table top jump. You can see from the take off spot that I am just past the apex of flight. Going big takes time to Master, yet can be very rewarding......
This week my dream comes true- Thanks to GT for providing me the 2009 ZASKAR for racing and recreational pleasure! This bike is going to get some serious exposure at my expense....

In the mountains is where my potential reaches reality. It is where I like to ride the most and it is where all of my ability and skills shine.....

Semi Slick - Knobbies- it is all good. I will run different set ups just to test what works for different terrain. This sort of testing- and trial and error- is what I enjoy about riding and ripping up the dirt....

The past days have been awesome, as I have really put in such quality time toward my racing and overall strength. Besides just training I have put lots of effort into the BMX track I am developing for the city here. I am making all the right moves for the track to come together and this will help so many kids follow in my footsteps and have a chance to dream big and ride hard.

My training is going up to another level now. I have been battling through rain storms here in Northern Calif., going out in the unfriendly weather and still getting my workouts in.

The past few days have been perfect riding weather, sunshine and blue sky. This is when I get off the trainer or away from the jumps and BMX track and head to the mountains. It just so happens that I excel in the mountains. When I am at my racing best I climb very strongly, it is just how I am, my make-up as a cyclist I guess. I train in the Mountains and then simply shred the downhills. Its all fun, and it is why I am so stoked to be a part of the GT DIRT COALITION!

Doing My Deal~

In my element~ tearing up some single track on my MTB.........
My GT BMX bike~ Oh I See!......

The early stages of a test launch pad for my MTB jump track......

The past few days I have been living the dream. Training hard on the road bike, and hitting the track on my freshly primed GT BMX bike. I can feel my legs getting the spin back, and I will continue to prepare myself to have a go on the GT ZASKAR. I want to really put the ZASKAR through the works and take it to the high level I want to race at.

Also this week I spent some time building some jumps and hits on my test track at home. Building berms, jumps, and trails is very rewarding for me. It is a pure feeling of becoming one with the dirt and shaping it into a roller coaster of speed when hit aggressively on my bike.

My training and riding is coming up to another level now that I have support from GT. This commitment from GT toward my desire to shred my bike is awesome and only makes me push harder for the front.