What time is it?

0:21: Ryan Taylor
0:21: Matt Johnson
0:21:00 Park Baker
0:22:30 Jake Thompson
0:22:34 John Sarver
0:23:30 Jut Rut
0:23:47 Pisgah Works Denny
0:23:59 Jody Flemming
0:24:00 Adam Winton
0:24:18 Pat Wonderboy Milky
0:24:56 Ian Baldwin
0:25:24 John M. Roberts
0:25:30 Gary Maltby
0:25:36 Kevin Booth
0:25:45 Mike Calhoun
0:26:45 Mike Brown
0:27:09 Phil Shaw
0:27:17 Chris Ivory
0:27:45 Calum Robertson
0:29:00 Kylie Krauss
0:30:11 Johnathan LaRoy
0:39:00 Keith Thompson

Snake Creek and Heartbreak

The Brew Crew when down and rocked it in the rocks last weekend at Snake Creek Gap #2. Beth killed it and is tied for the big 1st place in her cat. Bruce, well Bruce always has a good time no matter what time he finishes. Marshall destroyed a seat post 4 miles in and rode the next 13 miles standing up, found a seat post at the halfway point and still managed a 3:17! Shanna "Endless Smiles" Powell stepped it up and pulled of a 4:31 on her rigid single speed, must be the cogs. We brought a mini keg of Pisgah's Finest Pale Ale that lasted all of twenty minutes and had a blast hanging with quality people that a race like the Snake brings out. Apparently we didn't get enough riding so we hit Raccoon Mtn on Sunday for a fast two hour ride on some sweeeet trails with none other than our awesome tour guide Jamie Pills and some cool folks from the North.

Well, Snake Creek didn't break our hearts, it only inspired us to take it further. This weekend is going to ROCK. If you're in the know then you know.. Hope to see you in Old Fort on Saturday morning. If you can't make it to the mountain then at least join us for a pint or four at the after party. A few more updates may be hitting this site soon so stay in the loop.

Werd.

Jut Rut

Are you ready to be Heartbroken?

I know this is a little on the cheesy side but the event is going to kick ass. If you were born in the early to late seventies you know you loved Pat Benatar. So here you go.. if you want to come out and play next Saturday please hit the reply button at the bottom and give us a clue how many people are going to be joining us. It's capped at thirty riders so go ahead and do it now.



Your love is like a I9 wheel, spinning over my head
Drowning me in your sweet lines better left unread
You’re the right kind of trail, to release my inner fantasy
The invincible downhill and you know that you were born to be

You’re a heartbreaker
Dream maker, bike breaker
Don’t you mess around with me!

You’re a heartbreaker.
Tooth shaker, tube taker,
come on and let’s go go go!

Your love has set my brakes on fire, rotors burning out of control
You taught me the ways of descending, now it’s takin its toll
You’re the right kind of trail, to release my inner fantasy
The invincible downhill, and you know that you were born to be

You’re a heartbreaker
Dream maker, bike breaker
Won’t you mess around with me?

See you on Saturday..


Jut, Beth and Bruce

We found a van

and it is rad.

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sorry suckas it's mine.

i am rolling to snake creek gap #2 with a pocket full of cash and we're checking out this bad boy on our way back from GA on sunday. looks like the pisgah brew crew may finally be rolling in a style fitting for our moustaches.

you like candy?

Jut and Denny

Icycle 2009

What a weekend! Fun times were had by most who got lucky enough to escape to Fontana Village for the annual Icycle Mountain Bike Event. Here we had team members representing in the single speed XC race, womens expert XC race, Hard Ass Class Downhill (no suspension), and expert women downhill. Sporting our new wool jerseys from Pisgah Works, light and responsive I-9 wheels, and a tasty keg of Pisgah Brown Ale, we were ready to go and represented well.

Second place Single Speed - Adam Winton.

Beth Roberts celebrating 3rd place with 2nd place Kylie Krauss (Expert XC)
Thanks to Morewood Bikes for the steaming spiced wine! and for shuttling peeps all day.

First place Hard Ass Class Night time down hill- Justin Mitchell ,
here with 2nd place Ryan Taylor.

Thanks to Greg Dunn for running shuttles Friday night and for just being one of the most genuinely cool dudes you will ever know.
Thanks to Marshall Hance for bringing trout and brisket...
Thanks to the Greenville Crew for round house party, next year we won't be so far away. Thanks to BradO for some of these pics.

See ya next year.

Just a few weeks away..

It's almost time boys and girls. Get ready..

"You're the right kinda sinner to release my inner fantasy". Wow, I love her.

If anyone wants to play in the snow. The brew crew will be riding Kitsuma at 2:30 today, Pisgah Brewing Company at 5:30.

Jut

Pisgah Brew Crew Coming Thru.. on your left.

A wet and muddy Snake Creek Gap kicked of the 09 Race Season. Over 200 riders came out to take part in a race that is arguably one of the hardest 34 miles of single track that you will find to race in the southeast. The combination of time of year the race takes place (Jan, Feb, & Mar), the trail conditions you experience (snow, mud, cold temps), and the technical nature of the Pinhoti trail system make for a challenging experience.

I have raced the SCG for the past two years and it is always a great and usually humbling experience. This one was no different and the mud and rain made you earn every mile. Feeling better than I usually do come Jan 3rd I had a great time and finished without feeling like I had been in a bar fight. More than a few of the SCG races have ended with a feeling that I would be happy to sell my bike and take up a new sport but this one has left me looking forward to a new year of mountain bike racing and going fast.

As for the rest of the crew.. The Pisgah Brew Crew came out in style and kicked some ass. Beth Roberts pulled off a third place (4:29) finish despite wanting to bag it at the half way point due to a drivetrain that required pedaling backwards for every few pedal strokes forward. Marshall threw down a 3:15 which put him in 4th place for the money class. Not bad for his first look at the trail.. Bruce and I rode in at 3:57 putting us in fourth place amongst the 30 people riding with one gear. Shanna Powell kicked some serious ass in the ss class in her first long single speed ride on a rigid bike no less.

I can't wait to do this one again. The new wheels are on the way and I expect to take at least 10 minutes off my time just by by having some lighter and better wheels. Take away the mechanicals that added at least 5 minutes to my January time and there is 15 minutes that I stand to gain without the 2009 training plan that I am kicking off. Good times indeed and the SCG is starting to feel like a reunion of sorts with all the great people I get to see and ride with. Next time we will bring some Pisgah beer, step it up a level or two and stick around to raise some hell in Chattanooga post race.

See you on the trail..

Jut