3rd Annual Bone Bender Date

Our next little mountain bike party is planned for:

3rd Annual Bone Bender 3/6 Hour MTB Odyssey
April 16 & 17, 2011
Clinton Lake State Park, Lawrence, Kansas

Registration is open: 3rd Annual Bond Bender Registration.

Overall Results w/Lap Times.

Overall results with lap times are now available for your enjoyment.

Bone Bender Overall Results with Lap Times.

Special thanks to Carolynn Locke for "seeing" for me helping get these completed. Off to complete the USAC results now....

Bone Bender Action Photos

Some great actions shot are available from Eclectic Arts Images. Benjamin was out on the Bone Bender course taking photos all day long. Check out his site and support EAI.

http://www.eaimages.net/

Click on "Online Print Orders" You can search by bib number.

BB36 Race Reports and Pictures

Here are some reports from the www....

Peace Love Bicycles
Ride Like a Girl
Saint Joseph Mountain Biking
Mitch the Masher
MTB United
True life: I want to marry my bike
The Bonk Memoris
Careful Documentation of Nothing Much
Bicycle
Team Red Wheel
Mark Gullett
BB's 29 Cent Lemonade Stand
The Dirt Blog
Mark Studnicki
Dirt Dobber
Jeff Winkler
Cycling Obsession
I Bleed Tri-Flow
Careful Documentation of Nothing Much

And some pictures....

Troy Nelson
Lantern Rouge
Dirt Works
Michael Tarne

Bone Bender on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/usacyclingorg#p/a/u/0/SqzE5Ojj-oY

The Bone Bender is ON!

The 2nd Annual Bone Bender 3/6 Hour MTB Odyssey is ON for Sunday!

Join us this Sunday in Paradise, Missouri for a full day of mountain biking fun. Come enjoy an 11.5 mile loop around the Smithville lake MTB trails. You can chose either 3 or 6 hours of FUN. Solo and Team classes are available.

Bone Bender 3/6 Hour MTB Odyssey
April 18, 2010
Paradise, Missouri

A large raffle will be taking place along with food all day long from the Earthriders . Over 100 items including an Orbea frame courtesy of The Wheel Cyclery will be given away.

Race day registration is available beginning at 7:00 a.m. Registration/packet pickup ends at 9:30am. Riders meeting will be held at 9:45 a.m. Mass Start at 10:00 a.m.

Bone Bender Course Map

Here is the latest course map. Total distance is 11.5 miles and is wicked fast.

Go to Garmin Connect for a detailed view.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/30100107

BB36 Update #1

Registration closes tomorrow (4/15/10). We are at 102 pre-registered athletes so far. I predict a sellout....

Register at Sport Base Online

A nice pre-ride is taking place Wednesday (yes that is tonight). Meet at Smoke N Davey Trailhead at 6:00 pm for the weekly Northland Humpday Ride. More info at www.earthriders.com

Here is the new t-shirt design by Rich Bowman. Going to the lucky few who pre-registered and the lovely volunteers......


For those of you who have not been to Smithville in awhile. Here is a video by Lawson from Saturday.

Bone Bender Athlete Information Guide

The 2010 Bone Bender Athlete Information Guide is now available.

Download 1.3 MB pdf - BB36 Athlete Information Guide

BB36 Pre-ride #1

After a long hard winter, Spring is here and the Smithville Lake MTB trails are open. Come get them while they are good.

Countdown for the Bone Bender has begun....

BB36 Pre-ride #1
April 1, 2010
Smoke N Davey Trailhead
5:00 pm til dark

Updated BB36 Flyer

Here is an updated flyer with some new sponsors.

Thank you to The Wheel Cyclery, Pace Line Products, Kuat Racks, Hammer Nutrition, Volker Bicycles, Pot Pie and In-A-Tub
























Stay tuned for some upcoming rides to help get you ready for this years BB36.

Bone Bender Training Offically Begins....

Trials were in great shape today. The snow missed Smithville and afforded us a great opportunity to get in some serious BB36 training.


The rigs are unloaded ready to go for the 0700 start time. But what is this? Darkness still so we wait...

Despite the cold tempatures, smiles could be found on everyones faces. Darn those Smithville trails are sweet..


Some single track photos.

The biggest problem of the day, besides keeping your toes from freezing off, was keeping your water from freezing. Looks like JP got it solved. Drink early before your bottle freezes...


It is time to hit the trails for some serious Bone Bender training....

What: Bone Bender 3/6 Hour Training Ride #1
Where: Smithville Lake Mountain Bike Trails
When: Saturday, 1/30/10.

Meeting at the Smoke N Davey Trailhead at 0700. Ride for 4 to 5 hours. Or until done...come join in the fun anytime you like. Laps start on the hour. All ride levels welcomed.

After the ride heading down to the Urban Cyclocross Challenge http://www.tricycletrackstands.blogspot.com/

And do not forget about Sunday's LoneStar Epic Gravel Grinder over in Lawrence http://gravelgrinders.blogspot.com

BB36 Registration Opens

Registration is open for the BB36....

Classes:

3 hour classes: Solo Male, Solo Female, Solo Junior, Solo Single Speed and Solo Clydesdale
6 hour classes: Solo male, Solo Female, Solo Single Speed, Solo Clydesdale and Open Duo Team

We are looking at dividing the Male and Female classes into 10 year age-groups.

Bone Bender 3/6 Hour MTB Odyssey Registration Link

2010 Bone Bender Poster