Western Spirit Cycling

Thanks to climate change this has been one of the windiest (windy-est?) springs in the Moab valley.  The wind storm last week was the worst in local history and most of the blowing sand ended up over in Colorado.  Having seen some pictures of folks in Crested Butte I’d say their snow pack should be about melted by now.  Our La Sal mountains here have been hit pretty hard.  And now, due to the dirt drop, they are looking as if they are going to melt out fast and early.  From what my intelligent friends tell me (how intelligent can they be to be MY friend?) this is going to be really bad news for the seedlings that will be trying to sprout up in a few weeks.  Another drought here we come.  Thank goodness I live in a 3.2 beer state- at least I know I won’t go thirsty.

Our local river run is starting to come up and we’ve been out kayaking and looking forward to high water…..which is looking like it’s going to come early this year.  I’ll keep you posted.

Just got back from the FOX Shox 2010 Media Launch. While not one of the “official media” I was in charge of catering, shuttles, 1st aid and many other logistics. The darling Miss Elayna Caldwell (FOX Marketing Queen) organized the rest of the event at the beautiful Chamberlain Ranch in Los Olivos, CA from March 31st-April 2nd. In years past Western Spirit has supported the FOX press launch, but only for their mountain bike offerings. This year they stepped it up and brought in all their products from the moto cross world, quads, side X cars and even the awesome new Ford F150 Raptor complete with the coolest FOX shocks I’ve ever seen.

Western Spirit guides have been sponsored by FOX for years now and we can’t imagine riding anything else. Their suspension is just light years ahead of the competition. I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again, with such reliable product, it takes my mind off the hassles of maintenance and helps me concentrate on my # 1 priority - my guests. The suspension just does what it designed and helps me concentrate on just having fun.

While I did have my top secret belt buckle spy cam, you’ll have to wait a little while longer to see any spy photos. I can assure you though, that if you thought 09 stuff was hot, 2010 will really take it to the next level. Having FOX involved in so many motor sports from snowmobiles & moto cross, all the way up to Trophey truck racing at Baja gives them the upper hand on R & D and consequently what trickles down to the mountain bike lineup. Meeting some of their engineers and hearing how time and energy they put into these designs truly gives you a new appreciation of the product. One of the coolest parts of the week was actually meeting Bob Fox - the man that started it all, and hearing his story of the beginning. Little by little he just kept going and has built the company into the suspension powerhouse that it is today. the other coolest part was the rides in the Raptor with a professional driver behind the wheel - but I leave that story for another time.

Need to do some away from the office team building and bonding?  Not sure what makes a great retreat?  How about a little mix of fresh air, fantastic food, fabulous scenery, and fun mountain biking!  No matter what your biking skills or business budget, Western Spirit Cycling can deliver.  Check us out and give us a call, 800-845-2453, with your questions.  We look forward to helping you to help your business to be the dream team that this world so desperately needs. : )  YES WE CAN!