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  1. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    I like BBQ! :thumbsup:
    So Red-Zilla! Do you think if we had Nevada specifics they would use them or blow them off and are happy with what they got?
     
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  2. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    Half of the riding around Lake Tahoe is in Nevada. It's not just Vegas. Reno/Carson Valley is a solid outdoor hub.
     
  3. Redman

    Redman iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Henderson, Nv
    Name:
    Kevin
    Current Bike:
    SC OG Hightower 29'r
    @Mikie I dunno man. They use the crap out of the FB groups. Dozens of posts in each group almost daily. Most of them are ride reports or ride invites. I think if there was a site specifically for the LV Valley, yes they would use it. I think it might take a bit of time. BUT, yes they would use it.
     
  4. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    FB?! :eek:
     
  5. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    When is this South Dakota move actually occurring?
     
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  6. hill^billy

    hill^billy iMTB Rockstah

    And @Voodoo Tom, when are you fleeing? Done deal yet?
     
  7. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    The real move date will depend on some stuff at work. I have a meeting with some leadership I trust on Wednesday to work some angles.
    As early as by the end of this year, or a more realistic year and a half out.
     
  8. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    No timeline for me but not soon enough. Lots to figure out with a kid still in school and a wife who is close to her family that lives here and a cnc machine shop and you get the point. Wife and I both know it has to happen though.
     
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  9. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    That made me think of Charlie Brown.
    Does anyone else see the resemblance between Mikie and Charlie?:whistling:
     
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  10. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    :laugh::Roflmao
     
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  11. Cisco Roots

    Cisco Roots Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Maple Valley WA
    Name:
    Cisco
    Current Bike:
    Yeti SB140 LR
    Whoa that’s some news! Please stop by WA on your way there! I kinda feel like one of the first to make the pilgrimage out of CA haha!
     
  12. scan

    scan iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    fran allas
    Current Bike:
    Scott Spark
    Whoa! No comment o_O
     
  13. Sasquatch9billion

    Sasquatch9billion iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    trinidad j. mendez
    It'd be nice if they hated it and never wanted them or their children to move here. We-as a state-should hire a PR firm to convince people NOT to move here.

    Nice! Back in my 20's and bartending years a couple of friends and I were looking at buying a bar in Lawrence, KS. I looked into riding spots and only found Clinton state park.

    That ended up falling through, but, it looks like the Lawrence MTB community has grown since then.
     
  14. jimbowho

    jimbowho Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Podunk KS
    Name:
    james jim jimmy
    Current Bike:
    GT sensor
    Lawrence Hmmmmmm,,, I'm gooogling
     
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  15. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    What?! Charlie Brown is awesome! :inlove:
     
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  16. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    I'm more of a Lucy fan. :D

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  17. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    As far as the forum, I like the idea of Mikie and Tom heading out there. Splinter members bring a lot to the site. What would we be without the reports from @Cisco Roots, @singlespeedrider, @tortoise, @BonsaiNut, etc? Don't like the idea of buds being harder to ride with, but I already blew that, so wtf. But I do like the idea of a national docent network. :thumbsup:
     
  18. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Could not agree with this more. Just this morning I read up on @Michigander and a ride report with pics out of Duluth Minnesota. Expanded my day to see a ride report, pics, and stoke from somewhere else in the country. Seeing the stuff @Cisco Roots tosses our way is always a HUGE bonus!
    Oh... and there is this guy named @mike who casually tosses in the I Rode My Bike Forum these mouth watering classics with pics thinking no big deal as I want to lick my screen from all the trail scenery and load up my bike and quit my job.
    ...yeah, everything is going to be oh kay.
     
  19. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Charlie Brown... :rolleyes::inlove:
     
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  20. blixet

    blixet Well-Known Member

    Location:
    San Gabriel Valley
    Name:
    Tom
    Current Bike:
    Transition Scout, TJ Ti
    Now somewhere in the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota
    There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon...

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    soon time for a new avatar?
     
  21. BonsaiNut

    BonsaiNut iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Troutman, NC
    Name:
    Greg P
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower CC XX1
    I knew if I waited long enough I could wear my SCTR jersey again :)

    Laguna Beach to South Dakota: 1500 miles.
    Laguna Beach to North Carolina: 2400 miles.
    I win!
     
  22. BonsaiNut

    BonsaiNut iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Troutman, NC
    Name:
    Greg P
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower CC XX1
    Close... Central America:

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  23. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    +1 on this thinking. There's a FB group I belong to where one of the guys moved to Bentonville last year. Now we all know that all of Arkansas is blowing up thanks to the Walton boys but the photos this guy is posting from his rides are unbelievable. I sooooooo need to get out there but I have to say, he's honest about the brutal heat and humidity as well. They went out for a ride last week and basically had to shut it down after less than 5 miles.

    Speaking of unbelievable scenery, check out the photos on this link from PB over in Telluride. https://www.pinkbike.com/news/Race-Report-Telluride-100-2020.html
     
  24. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    I seriously looked at Bentonville, but it got a line through it once I realized the heat and humidity. I don't do well with humidity.

    That Telluride report reminds me how glad I'm not contracted to race anymore. One year at the NORBA Nationals in Mammoth, it was a very late season of snow to the tune of about 10 feet. They brought in heavy equipment snow blowers and cut down to the dirt. So we were racing in these ten feet deep snow channels. Mountain Bike Race spectators have no mercy as well. We would do the 30 foot drop into the spectator area and out for another lap and people were crashing in the snow. The spectators would then Boo and throw snow balls at them. :gotnothing:
     
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  25. Cisco Roots

    Cisco Roots Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Maple Valley WA
    Name:
    Cisco
    Current Bike:
    Yeti SB140 LR
    I love seeing @mike ride reports! Aint nothing gonna be wrong with some folks spread out across the country throwing in reports of their local rides. It helps people that never make it out of Socal get a glimpse of the different type of riding that is to be had across the country and world.
     
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  26. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    Haha, me too..she’s pretty spicy!
     
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  27. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    Not a fan of Lucy but Peppermint Patty has some talent. She'd definitely be a rider while Lucy played pretend doctor :D
     
  28. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    Then that brings up the question:
    Ginger or Marianne? :)
     
  29. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    No question....MARIANNE!! Red heads, snobbiness and high maintenance are not what I'm looking for in a companion of that nature
     
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  30. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Ha ha! I was a kid and loved that show. It wasn’t till years later and looked back on their marketing girls in bathing suits wearing high heels on a deserted island.
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