USA National Championships!

[xtreme_jeremy]

Hi this is Jeremy VanSchoonhoven
I am planning on comming out to the Norba Nationals in Colorado next month
I was looking for flights today and they are a lot cheaper if I fly to denver rather then Aspen so I was wondering if any of you guys from denver are going to the event and if so could you give me a ride up there from the denver airport?

It would also be cool if we could go for a big group ride in denver either before or after the event!.


Jeremy VanSchoonhoven

[ZMaeda]

In case any of you are wondering what event Jeremy is talking about, he is refering to the National Finals for NORBA. This is the event where you can win the stars and stripes jersey, which makes you national champion for NORBA and USA Cycling. The event will be held in Aspen Colorado on Saturday August 12th. You can e-mail me for more info at zaktrials@yahoo.com

[WhiteRavenKS]

yo jvers, when are you flying in? im going to be at snowmass for sure to cover it from the media perspective. i will probably be there the 17th through the 20th. if that works out for you, let me know. or shooting/riding something afterwards.

[DangerousDave]

jeremy lives?

[TTownJon]

Kevin kornfused? I think you mean the week before that...

I was planning on driving out from boulder on friday morn and driving back saturday night. There will most likely be room in my car.

Jonathan

[WhiteRavenKS]

yeah, confoosed. i was looking at the gunnison weekend. nevermind. 10-13.

[xtreme_jeremy]

Kevin,
I am planning on flying in on the 10th and flying home on the 13th or 14th let me know what works better for you.

have you been riding much?
I had to take a bunch of time off after mammoth last year where I hurt my ankle really bad. I think I was off the bike for a little over 6 months.... yea it sucked big time.
anyway I am back riding again and getting ready for UCI world! yea thats going to be really tuff this year..

I am getting a new bike in the next week or so its an Adamant A1 from webcyclery, its going to be built up with all the light parts I can find! it should be a sweet bike! webcyclery is sponsoring me this year so that is cool! I really like working with them they are good guys!


What bike are you riding these days?

[ronan_zj]

I wanna grab Yao Zhi to this Championship, what licence do we need for this comp?

[WhiteRavenKS]

norba one, just know that unless you are a US citizen, you wont be eligible for winning the title.

glad to hear you're back on the bike jeremy. im still on an xtp- they dont break when they sit in your garage. depending on your flight time i might already be in snowmass on the 10th. not sure. but let me know when you have stuff set. the details will come together on their own... with help. that doesnt make any sense.

[digby]

im still on an xtp- they dont break when they sit in your garage. \

What a strange coincidence. I'm discovering that the exact same thing is true with my belay.

[xtreme_jeremy]

Kevin,
I will see about flying in on the 9th I need to fly home on the 13th becasue Melissa and I are leaving for worlds right after I get home.
are you going back to Denver on the night of the 12th or on the 13th?
if not is there anyone else from denver that is going back on the 12th or 13th?


thank you all so much for helping me out!
Jeremy VanSchoonhoven



PS we need to do a big denver ride!

[CoppellStereo]

hey jeremy, thanks a lot for giving me advice a long time ago on what to do about my handicap :D

[rush]

Youre going to NZ Jeremy? There will be a large Aussie contingent there, so make sure you say hi!

[WhiteRavenKS]

jeremy, i've got to stay through sunday afternoon. i have to be shooting the dh stuff all that day. if you can find someone to catch a ride back to denver on the 12th that's great, if not, im sure i can give you a ride on the 13th if you have a later flight in the day.

[xtreme_jeremy]

Kevin,
I booked my flight this morning! I am going to be flying in on the 9th and home on the 13th So it should work out for me to ride up with you however I need to be back to denver for a 6:30 am flight on the 13th.

Do you know of anyone that is heading back right after the comp? otherwise its going to be a long ride on my trials bike!:p


Jeremy VanSchoonhoven


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[MIKE1968]

i'm in denver. Could go for a ride maybe, I don't know what my time schedule is in the next 24 hours let alone a few weeks.

[TTownJon]

Kevin,
I booked my flight this morning! I am going to be flying in on the 9th and home on the 13th So it should work out for me to ride up with you however I need to be back to denver for a 6:30 am flight on the 13th.

Do you know of anyone that is heading back right after the comp? otherwise its going to be a long ride on my trials bike!:p



There is a good chance I will be heading back right after the comp on saturday.... though I am going to boulder rather than denver. (40 minutes difference)

[xtreme_jeremy]

Man I cant wait to get back to Colorado! Its so much fun riding with you guys ! is there any way we can get a group ride togeather on the `10th? Kevin could you make it if its an early ride? anyone else from denver area interested in riding on the 10th?


well not much has changed with me I am still riding the XTP but its falling apart.. Everything on the bike is about to give out.. I have been really impressed with how well it held up though.

I really cant wait for my new bike! Its going to be really light and strong… yea I know those don’t go together so lets just say its going to be as strong as I need it to be! I hope
I went online to Webcyclery and spent two days looking up parts and comparing them before I decided what I was going to get.

I just got back from my friends house (he is a machinist) he is making an adaptor for the white industries freewheel so it will fit on my FSA carbon cranks! Yes its going to be sweet! They are lighter then XTR and stronger then anything else I have used.
I am going to try to get my new bike to weigh 2 or 3 pounds less then the stock XTP.



Here is a list of how my bike is going to be built up

Frame: Adamant A1 Stock Frame #17481 1065mm wheel base price: $ 425.00
Brakes (front) Magura Disc Brake Marta SL #16277 Price: $ 275.00
Or Hope Trials Brake #17324 Price: $ 250.00
Brakes (rear) Magura Hydraulic Rim Brake HS33 Rear #16267 Price: $ 140.00
Brake pads: Zoo Brake Pads #17432 Green Price: $ 24.00
Try-All Koxx Bloxx #16667 Red color Price: $ 24.00
Bottom Bracket: FSA Platinum Pro Ti Bottom Bracket #16882 Price: $ 100.00 I am not sure it will fit because it only comes in a 118mm but I think that might fit however if not then just use the Echo BB.
Chain: SRAM PC99 Hollow Pin 9 Speed Chain #16479 Price: $ 62.00
Crank: Echo CNC FW Crank #17459 Price: $ 160.00 if you can get them in 170mm
Otherwise use the Zoo FW Crank #17328 Price: $ 175.00
Cogs: SRAM PG-990 Cassette #17206 Price: $ 67.00
Derailleur: SRAM X.9 ESP Rear Derailleur #16470 Price: $ 90.00
Freewheel: White Industries Trials Freewheel #16695 Price: $ 96.00
Fork: (competition) Echo Pure Stock Fork #16646 1.6 LBS
Fork: (Training/Demos) Gu Stock Fork #17351 Weight 2.1 LBS
Grips: Try-All Foam Grips #16673 Price: $ 7.00
Headset: None (I have a Chris King that I will use.)
Handlebar: Zoo Trials Handlebar #17430 Price: $ 60.00
Hub: (front) Echo Front Disc Hub #17452 Price: $ 95.00 Green
Hub: (rear) Needs to be a fixed hub that can have at least 6 gears on it.
Nipples: Alloy Green
Stem: Thomson X4 Stem #17293120mm x100 Price: $ 90.00
Spokes: double butted revolution 15/17 gauge or the lightest ones you can get
Shifters: SRAM X.9 Shifters #16471 Price: $ 74.00 or similar shifter that will work with the derailleur.
Pedals: Try All Caged Pedal #16658 Price: $ 32.00
Rims: (rear) Echo 26" Rims #17428 Price: $ 60.00
Rims: (front) a matching Echo rim that is like the koxx front rim price $60.00

Tires: (front) Maxxis Minion 2.5 single ply slow reesaay
Tires: (rear) Maxxis Minion 2.5 2ply slow reesaay

[Peace]

dont have to have 6 working gears anymore in UCI comps.... I think everyone else will follow immediately.

nice setup anyway, go the hope trials over the marta! Go back to vees man, get some heatsink adaptors and whack some ultimates on that bike!

Peace

[jmkimmel]

Jeremy -
I don't know if you actually ever read this forum, but a word of advice about the A1/echo pure fork combo: it feels weird. The bike's made around a 400mm fork with a fairly slack head angle. I've got a pure (which are 420mm) on my A1, and in almost gets "chopper flop" since it slackens the head angle so much. I've gotten used to it, but if you're throwing the pure on for comps only, it could make the bike feel weird. Just a thought -

[xtreme_jeremy]

Jmkimmel,
Thanks for mentioning this!
The only reason I was thinking about getting the echo fork is becasue it is a lot lighter however I am not sure it will hold up to a lot of hard riding.

Do you know how the Koxx fork compairs in weight to the Gu fork? I cant seem to find anywhere that lists the weight of my koxx fork so I dont know if the Gu fork is heavier or not. if it is the same weight or lighter then the koxx then I will ride it for everyting.

any help on this?

[WhiteRavenKS]

koxx fork is like 2.25 pounds. and mine lasted way longer than any of the alloy steerer echo forks.

i probably cant make it to a ride ont he 10th. im probably going to have to be in snowmass already. bummer.

[MIKE1968]

The 10th is a tues, I could probably ride around 5-6 pm?

[xtreme_jeremy]

TTownJon,
So you could give me a ride back from the event to boulder?

[WhiteRavenKS]

The 10th is a tues, I could probably ride around 5-6 pm?

if by tues you mean thurs.

[TTownJon]

The 10th is a tues, I could probably ride around 5-6 pm?

Thursday actually... I could do a ride then as well....

jeremy - yeah I could give you a ride.

[trialsbug]

Jeremy -
I don't know if you actually ever read this forum, but a word of advice about the A1/echo pure fork combo: it feels weird. The bike's made around a 400mm fork with a fairly slack head angle. I've got a pure (which are 420mm) on my A1, and in almost gets "chopper flop" since it slackens the head angle so much. I've gotten used to it, but if you're throwing the pure on for comps only, it could make the bike feel weird. Just a thought -

What about the Control fork? It looks similar to the Pure fork, but the length is 400mm. I had a Pure fork on my Control and switched to an Urban (400mm) and it made a big difference. The shorter fork was definitely an improvement.

[xtreme_jeremy]

it looks like I am going to be heading up to the event on the 10th with Kevin so I dont think I will be able to ride on the 10th :ugh: Man I was really hoping to get to go on a big Denver ride... oh well thats life.

does anyone know how many riders from Co are going to this event?

Jeremy VanSchoonhoven

[WhiteRavenKS]

if someone else is going after the 10th and you want to ride, i could just get you a ride from the airport to town or something. im pretty much good with whatever you want to do, just let me know!

[xtreme_jeremy]

I would be up for that if someone else could take me to the event but if not thats cool! at least then I will get to hang out with the KEVIN!!!!

[[BMF]Andy]

I am hoping to be going down there for the comp also and I probably would either go the night before or the day of. I am in Fort Collins though but have to go through Denver on my way to Aspen. I just need to get some more info from Zak first before Ill know if I can go.

[TTownJon]

If you want a ride up Jeremy I would be glad to give you one. I'm thinking of going down friday evening, but haven't made any real plans. Including where I am going to be staying. Is there a hotel that all the cool people stay in?

[xtreme_jeremy]

I dont know where I am staying either.. I bet that there is a hotel that the cool people stay at but they would not tell me where it is.. they said something like go back to Oregon cowboy. JK

Let me know when you find out what day you are heading up and maybe something will work out.

Jeremy VanSchoonhoven

[TTownJon]

I'm thinking friday afternoon right now.