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bikes

Celebrating Labor Day

by This is Carrie on September 12, 2010

Neighbors, swimsuits, BBQs, bare feet on the pavement And a bike, run, hula hoop triathlon competition among friends.

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How Can This Not Be Our Christmas Card Photo?

by This is Carrie on September 10, 2010

Taken at the Over the Hump Race Series Finale–the weekly event that largely defined summer 2010.

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Pumpkin’s First Race

by This is Carrie on September 4, 2010

With that kind of determination, after three crashes on the course, even a last place finish is something to be proud of.

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Family on Mountain Bikes

by This is Carrie on September 1, 2010

It had been a little while since our last family mountain bike ride, especially to our favorite spot. P.S.  Baby Brother is wearing a Sparkle Kilt because “boys don’t wear Sparkle Skirts“.

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Brian Head Vacation Recap: Kids on Bikes

by This is Carrie on August 27, 2010

Surrounding the lake, we found a great trail for the kids to practice their mountain biking skills. Even Baby Brother took his little Strider out for a spin.

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Brian Head Vacation Recap: The Resort

by This is Carrie on August 24, 2010

A ski lift to the top of the mountain made for a great day of riding. The resort’s Mountain Bike Park included all sorts of fun freestyle elements. Todd had a great time trying out the jumps and drops found throughout the downhill trails. And depending who’s asking, I may or may not have ridden […]

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Brian Head Vacation Recap: The First Ride

by This is Carrie on August 20, 2010

The Dark Hollow ride starts at 11,000 ft elevation and drops a vertical mile over 12 miles of rocky trail. From utahmountainbiking.com: “After a couple of miles on the surface volcanic deposit, you’ll drop through an area of intrusive igneous rock (granite), before cruising through pink dirt of the Claron formation.”  What does that mean […]

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Major Progress on the Strider Run Bike

by This is Carrie on August 13, 2010

He’s had his Strider Run Bike for four months now. He started off slow, then a couple months later, he started making some noticeable progress. But it was when we took his bike out to the Over the Hump Mountain Bike Race that he really took it.  I think it was all the other awesome […]

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Racing with the Big Dogs

by This is Carrie on August 7, 2010

After Princess got passed and almost beat by “a girl on a geared bike” during the last Over the Hump Kid’s Race, Todd knew it was time to get her a geared bike of her own.  With a few practice rides under her belt, Princess easily took home the title of “Fastest Girl” once again […]

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Mountain Biking Girls

by This is Carrie on July 27, 2010

The girls are insistent that their custom Team Sparkle skirts are their mountain biking uniform. With the attention they get on the trail, I don’t blame them. Ride hard.  Ride pretty.

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