In other cities, welders pull up to a job in oversize pickup trucks rattling with tools and pressurized tanks of gas. In Portland, Oregon, at least one arrives by bicycle, towing his gear in a two-wheeled trailer.
Mike Cobb pedals around town fixing iron handrailings and welding kettle stands for coffee-roasting companies  … More
www.stokednews.com
The USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Ultra-Endurance Tour (Pro UET) continued with its second round on Sunday, the 22nd annual Sagebrush Safari 50 on a warm, sunny day in east San Digeo County, Calif. Team Sho-Air/Specialized swept the men’s and women’s pro fields as Eric Bostrom (Westlake Village, Calif./Team Sho-Air – Specialized) and Monique Pua Mata (Anaheim, Calif./Team Sho-Air – Specialized) took the wins in their respective classes.
With the victory Bostrom moved into first place in the men’s individual standings, pulling ahead of David “Tinker” Juarez (Whittier, Calif./Cannondale Factory) after two of five Pro UET events on the season. Juarez, winner of the calendar’s opening round, currently sits in … More
www.stokednews.com
La Bresse, France (May 21, 2012) — Brian Lopes (Laguna Beach, Calif./Lopes 55 Racing), Georgia Gould (Fort Collins, Colo. /Luna Pro Team) and Keegen Swenson (Park City, Utah/Cannondale Factory Racing) all earned top-10 finishes to lead the American effort at the RockyRoads UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Presented by Shimano in La Bresse, France, over the weekend  … More
www.stokednews.com
Watch out for McKenna, at the rate she’s going we could be looking at a future World Champion here!
Here’s what she has to say:
“My name is McKenna Dean Merten and I am nine years old. I’ve been racing BMX since I was six years old. I finished 2011 ranked 16th nationally, 3rd in the Redline Cup, and 2nd in my district. It is the second year in a row I am 2nd in my district. I started mountain biking when I was seven, and my first ride was the kamikazi in Mammoth  … Pictures and more
www.stokednews.com