Winter is Here!

With a snow advisory still in the forecast, it is time to cut work and hit the hill!

Spectrum Techwear Vid

Even though it is snowing outside and the ski season is just heating up, here is a little video from our buddies over at Spectrum Techwear.



Enjoy!

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Yeah Dude!

Here is a short clip of some footage from a local mountain in Northern Idaho. One of the riders, John Symms, is a local out of Boise with some of the sickest moves in the game.

Pray for Snow!!

With Tamarack's opening day approaching (Nov.22) we are getting super stoked for some killer days up on the hill. Here is a video from one of last years big dumps..!

Disclaimer: Turn on some background music and mute your computer because the soundtrack on this video isnt the best.




Let it SNOW!

Spectrum Techwear Promo

License to ill

Lemon Velvet ain't got nothin on me!

Nose manual down the rock face. Impressive!

Pray For Snow Party

Raise a glass, Praise Ullr, Let's Get That Snow Fallin'!

Everyone is invited to join Tamarack, Brundage and Babblefish for some great music and festivities. Surely, the more you enjoy yourself, the sooner and the more plentiful the white stuff will fall!

Come on down and check out Voice of Reason- the music starts at 8:00 p.m.! This is a free event and there'll be heaps of giveaways, raffle prizes and great entertainment.

Location: Babblefish
When: 11/10/2007 @ 7:00 p.m.

Boise Ski Swap

The 58th Annual Ski Swap

Ski Swap to benefit Bogus Basin Ski Education Foundation

The 58th Annual Ski Swap will be November 7th through the 9th at Expo Idaho. There will be approximately 25,000 items of new and used ski, and snowboard and cross country equipment and clothing.

Hours of Operation
The Ski Swap is a great place to get the best deals ever on ski, snowboard and cross country equipment. It only last three days so come early for the best selection.

Sellers - Check-In Equipment
Thurs, Nov. 6st 3:00pm—9:00pm
Fri, Nov. 7th 11:00am—9:00pm
Sat, Nov. 8th 10:00am—3:00pm

Buyers - Open to the Public
Fri, Nov. 7nd 5:00pm—10:00pm
Sat, Nov. 8th 10:00am—8:00pm
Sun, Nov. 9th 10:00am—3:00pm

*Note: sellers are limited to 5 like items.

Unsold equipment may be picked up on Sunday, November 9th from 3 pm - 5 pm.

Hope to see you there!!

The 58th Annual Ski Swap is November 6th through the 9th at Expo Idaho, Garden City. Admission $3. There will be approximately 25,000 items of new and used ski, and snowboard and cross country equipment and clothing. The Ski Swap is a great place to get the best deals ever on ski, snowboard and cross country equipment. It only lasts three days so come early for the best selection.

Sellers*

Check-In Equipment

Thurs, Nov. 6th 3:00pm—9:00pm

Fri, Nov. 7th 11:00am—9:00pm

Sat, Nov. 8th 10:00am—3:00pm *Note: sellers are limited to 5 like items.

Buyers (Open to the Public)

Fri, Nov. 7th 5:00pm—10:00pm

Sat, Nov. 8th 10:00am—8:00pm

Sun, Nov. 9th 10:00am—3:00pm *Unsold equipment may be picked up on Sunday, November 9th from 3pm-5pm.

Tamarack Tribulations

Preparing for the madness. Dusten pointlessly pumping up his tires. He was running tubeless that day which lead to countless flats and many emptied Co2 cartridges.

Representing...

Graham in flight.

Dropping

The aspens where sporting their colors in full force.

Bermin it.

A cool shot with Lake Cascade in the background.

Post ride refreshments. Tamarack was offering 33 oz. mugs full of Fat Tire with one refill for 15 bucks. We took advantage of it...

A parting shot.

Fall Riding

This last weekend a few of us headed up to the mountian for one of the last weekends of biking at Tamarack Resort. It had been raining and snowing all week but Saturday morning the sun came out and made for a great day of riding.

Dusten preparing for the first run.

Here is a video of Tyler rocking Stage Fright. The trail crew recently changed up the route Stage Fright normally took making riders come of the rock shelf that you can see half way through the vid. The landing off this shelf requires riders to take an immediate left making it challenging a causing some riders to go down.

Skye coming off the wallride.

Tyler coming down Show Low to the lower wallride. He launched off the wallride so much that he landed in the flats below. Watch how he just disappears...

Pic of Tyler coming off the wallride.

New World Disorder 8 Trailer

Here is the trailer for the upcoming New World Disorder 8 "Smack Down" bike movie. The movie promises a severe throw down of the sickest moves in the business - Longdoogie flip whips, Insano camel hand plants, massive Flying Bourdini gaps and much more. Shot on location in all over the world, including our backyard. Kurt Vories shot part of his section at Tamarack just a few weeks ago! Copies will be in-store October 15th so come and reserve your copy today!

Bonus second disc: "Have You Seen It" - From Oakley Films

Bikes and Brew Festival

*Information from Tamarack Resort Website

Come out to Tamarack and enjoy the best that fall has to offer- Bikes and Beer! The Bikes n' Brews Cyclocross Festival features a multi-loop race through mud and over obstacles with a welcoming finish line- a Brews Festival!

The Brews Festival features authentic local beers, as well as food and great music for all attendees. For $15.00, you'll receive a Paulaner beer mug, three delicious refills and tastings of all brews on site! Awards will be given out for best microbrew, seasonal brew, ale and lager, so make sure your voice is heard!

Enjoy a great fall day while participating in the race and/or the taste-testing and enjoying the spectacle.

Schedule of Events

Saturday, October 6
Bikes and Brews Day
12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Brews Festival
12:00 p.m. Cyclocross C Race
12:45 p.m. Cyclocross B Race
1:45 p.m. Cyclocross D Race
2:15 p.m. Cyclocross A Race

Sunday, October 7
Cyclocross Race Day Two
12:00 p.m. Cyclocross C Race
12:45 p.m. Cyclocross B Race
1:45 p.m. Cyclocross D Race
2:15 p.m. Cyclocross A Race

For more Race information please contact Heather Thiry at 208-325-1035.

CIMBA Newsletter

Hello all,

Oktoberfest is fast approaching and we need your help! The trail day is Saturday October 13th and we need to have a big showing for the end of the year. Tell everyone who is interested in hiking, biking and running trails to come out and join us for a great day on the trail.

We will be meeting @ 9:30am at the new Nordic parking area for the Bear Basin trails(turn into Kings Pines Estates II go 1/8mi to parking area).

Afterwards approximately around 4pm we will meet a 1113 Alpine St. There is limited parking so people can park in the Farmers Market parking it is only a block to the house. We will have a BBQ and drinks and the New World Disorder 8 movie premiere for all to enjoy. The movie will start after dark and food will be available all night. If anyone is interested in helping with the cooking, setup,etc. please contact me. Also needed are coolers,tables,chairs,grills.

The weather is starting to get a little chilly, but the trails are in great shape. No DUST! There will be another ride Sunday, October 7th. Meet at 3pm at Brundage upper parking area (weather permitting).

Happy Trails!
Matt Neuman

Boise Banzai and Kamikaze Races

This coming weekend there are two awesome races happening in Boise.

The first is The Bogus Basin Kamikaze Downhill that is happening on Saturday, Sept. 15th.

The Kamikaze technical downhill course runs from the upper lodge to the lower lodge. This new, screaming fast course has quick turns and small drops. There are great spots for spectating and photo ops all over the course. The Reeds Cycle kids and friends put this new course together and we have been hearing nothing but good things about it!

On Sunday, Sept. 16th, The Bogus to Boise Banzai Race will be taking place.

Racers start on top of Deer Point chair lift up at Bogus Basin, where they will begin a LeMans running start to the 16.5 mile Banzai downhill adventure. Everyone races down the ridge road into downtown Boise where there will be a finish line party at the Boise Co-Op.

For more information on these races check out Wild Rockies Website. Good luck to our Pro Peak Sports riders who are going to be competing in these events! Kick some Ass!!

News From CIMBA

A recent email from Matt Neuman catching everyone up on what's happening in the area -

Well another great turnout for the trailday. Twenty people showed up and built a lot of trail and opened a corridor for another. Be sure to thank Moy at Chapala's for providing the food at our last trail day. He treated us great. Lots of food!

If you are interested in working on the Bear Basin project we will be having open volunteer days every Wednesday and every other Saturday beginning Sept. 22nd.

Also don't forget our Oktoberfest days Oct. 13th and 14th. Sat. trail work party @ 9:30am meet at the new Nordic parking in Kings Pines Estates II.

We will ave a pub crawl and BBQ after. Sun. meet at upper parking of Lardos @ 9:30am for Goose Crk shuttles.

Our Tuesday night rides have been moved to Sundays @ 3pm. This weeks ride is Eagles nest. Meet at the weigh station 2-3miles down Warm lake road on the right. The following Sunday, Sept. 23rd, we will meet at the East fork lake fork trail. This is about 7mi up Lick creek rd. on the right after the first bridge. I hope to see you all there!

Fall Hours

New store hours until the snow flies are 10am - 6pm, seven days a week.

Winter gear is showing up daily. More updates to come!

Labor Day Sale!!

Pro Peak Sports is having its semi-annual clearance sale this weekend (September 1-3). The Labor Day parking lot sale is the best opportunity to get the largest deals on the great clothing and equipment we offer.




This weekend all of our 2006 winter clothing and equipment will be discounted a whopping 60%! Summer 2007 clothing and equipment will also be discounted from 25%-60%! We need room for all of our great new clothing and equipment that is already arriving and in stock. We are open everyday from 9am-7pm. We will also have live music and free food and drink on Saturday afternoon with the Silver Tip Hat Band. There will also be a lemonade stand with all sales going to benefit McPaws. Finally we are offering our first annual Kids Bike Swap. Call Andy or Wolfe at 325-3323 for more information. This is a great opportunity to come to Donnelly, shop with us and then head to Roseberry to celebrate at the Ice Cream Social. We hope to see you all there.

Upcoming CIMBA Events

Below are some upcoming Central Idaho Mountain Biking Association events. These group rides are a blast and a great way to check out some new trails and meet some local folk.

-Sun. Sept. 2nd 10am Tamarack meet @ Crane creek parking area DH/XC

-Tues. Sept. 4th 6:15pm Bear Basin meet 1 mi up bear basin rd. park on left

-Sat. Sept 8th Trailday meet @ new nordic parking area off of Kings Pines Estates II @ 9:30am Chapala's will bring food for after.(As always bring water, snacks, and a great attitude)

-Sun. Sept. 9th Jughandle meet at Potter Ln. 3pm

-Our rides will be moved to Sundays and I will let everyone know where the rest are.

-Sat. Oct. 13th Trailday meet @ new nordic parking area off of Kings Pines Estates II @ 9:30am. We will do a cruiser bike pub crawl and BBQ afterwards. The pub crawl might be weather dependent. We are also trying to get a movie to premiere at the BBQ.

-Sun. Oct 14th Goose Creek Trail shuttle. Meet @ Lardo's upper parking @ 9am for the first shuttle. We will try to shuttle twice if possible. Donations for gas would be greatly appreciated. You will not have to ride uphill.(haha) Goose Crk. trail does have a couple of short ones.

See ya out on the trails!

Bike Gear Blog

Over the course of the next several months, Pro Peak Sports will be doing product reviews, high ligthing all the latest and greatest products from Bicycle companies we carry, and keeping everyone up to speed on all of the new product for the 2008 Bike Season.

All this can be found at http://propeakgear.blogspot.com/

Tamarack Dirty Jump Jam

On August 17th, Tamarack hosted their 1st annual Dirty Jump Jam. It was an evening of twists, flips, music and food. For an event that was thrown together at the last minute and only gave competitors two weeks notice, it was awesome! The turnout was huge and the schwag give away was insane!

The comp was set up in a jam format where the riders had about 45 minutes to throw the best tricks they could. The platform above made for some impressive stunts as a few riders threw 360's, no handers, and X up's.

Further down the course riders were seen doing tailwhips, 360's, back flips, supermans, and whatever else they could come up with. A last minute BMX competitor was using the wall ride in ways the local park builders hadn't thought of.

A rider entering the jumps during the practice runs.

Pro Peak Sports rider Art Widmar warming up for the comp.

Kalen was all sorts of pumped for the comp.

Art dropping in.
Art throwing a 360. Art's 360's were out of hand that evening. He also went on to win the Idaho State DH series on Sunday.

While the practice runs were taking place in the park, there was also the Payette Lakes Downhill series taking place right at the same time. It was a two run format and had a huge turnout! Above are spectators checking out the action as racers came down the Firebird Trail.

A Scott pro rider coming to the finish. The Tamarack trail crew cleaned up with the top three spots going to them. Congrats to Charlie Olsen for taking this stage race!

Thanks to everyone that came out and particapited in this event! Thanks to Spectrum Techwear, Bell Helmets, Smith Optics, Blackburn Pumps, Transition Bikes and Tamarack Resort in getting this event up and running! See everyone next year!

What's Happening at Transition Bikes

Riding season is in full swing right now and Transition Bikes is crazy busy riding and bringing you new products. Here is the latest.

New Siren Prototype
TBC is now riding the new girls freeride bike called the Siren. The bike is a 6" travel freeride frame designed for women. They took input from over 30 female riders to design a bike specifically for them. The frame has ultra low standover. They had girls that are 5'0" and still have great standover on the frame and love it. The frame also is very light for girls to throw around with a lower center of gravity and short stays so the ladies can pull the front end up easily. Production bikes should be available Dec/Jan.

New Clothing
TBC has 4 new t-shirt designs ready to go. They will also be working on a new jersey and long sleeve T in the next month. Check it out at http://transitionbikes.com/2007/Accessories_Clothing.cfm

New BottleRockets Here
TBC has gottn the new production run of BottleRockets in with the new colors White, Raw or Baby blue. The frame remains unchanged for the upcoming year. Why mess with perfection?

New Sprocket
TBC has just finished up his design of a new 28 tooth sprocket and now have them available for purchase in 5 colors (black, gold, green, red, blue).

New Chainguide
TBC has also just finished up their design of thier new single-ring chainguide. The chainguide works with 32-36 tooth chainrings and is available in our standard 5 color palette (black, gold, green, red, blue). We'll have pictures of the guide on our website in the next couple days so stay tuned.

New Colors and Decals
Heads up for the upcoming year. All of TBC's bikes will be coming with new decals kits so you guys can customize your bikes however you want. Each frame will come with a decal kit that features 4 different colors of decals to decorate your bike. Currently we only have new BottleRockets with the new colors and the rest of our frames with new colors will trickle in throughout the winter and early spring when we do new production runs.

Blindside Production Frames
The new 8" travel Blindside frames will be here around September 12th and ready for purchase.

For more info about any of these products check out Transition Bike's Website for the latest and greatest!

Labor Day Sale!!

Pro Peak Sports is having its semi-annual clearance sale this weekend (September 1-3). The Labor Day parking lot sale is the best opportunity to get the largest deals on the great clothing and equipment we offer. This weekend all of our 2006 winter clothing and equipment will be discounted a whopping 60%! Summer 2007 clothing and equipment will also be discounted from 25%-60%! We need room for all of our great new clothing and equipment that is already arriving and in stock. We are open everyday from 9am-7pm.

We will also have live music and free food and drink on Saturday afternoon with the Silver Tip Hat Band. There will also be a lemonade stand with all sales going to benefit McPaws.

Finally we are offering our first annual Kids Bike Swap. Call Andy or Wolfe at 325-3323 for more information. This is a great opportunity to come to Donnelly, shop with us and then head to Roseberry to celebrate at the Ice Cream Social. We hope to see you all there.

Tamarack DH Championships

Here are some pictures of the Knobby Tire downhill state championships this last weekend at Tamarack.

Here's tamarack trailcrew member Pat doing the big drop in the race. Believe it or not, he rolled into this from a dead stop about 5 feet from the lip.

This is Scott Bikes pro rider Silas cleaning stage fright with style. He got 3rd place that day.
Pro Peak's newest employee, Tyler, rounding one of the sharp corners in Hibernater.
Pro Peak rider, Nick, poaching a line down the chute in Hibernater after being turned down for an expired NORBA card. Pro Peak rider Skye in a post stage fright stomping stupor. He had the air knocked out of him, his already injured knee bashed, and his shoe tossed a good thirty feet downhill.
Notice the serious amount of dust shoveled onto his face by his helmet.
Tyler and Charley from trail crew riding up for their second run.

Darren Lightfield going for a jog down stage fright.

Pro Peak rider Art coming out of the berm after the stage fright drop.
Art got second that day and won the entire series in points.