Ski Bum Poet

Teton Gravity Research premiered their new film, “One for the Road,” last Saturday in Jackson, WY. Here is the play-by-play. I went to a premier up in Jackson once before, but considering it was almost a decade ago I couldn’t tell you which of their films it was that I saw. That was a lot of brain cells ago for a guy like me. I do remember wild energy in the theater back then, so I can only imagine what it must be like now.

TGR is a true media success story for the ski industry, and I think they have a lot to do with the progression of skiing over that past decade.

Now for the fun stuff… Every year I look forward to seeing some of Sage’s highlights from the previous season (check this or this from Alta–although not from a ski film)…and every year he keeps stepping it up more. Check out the trailer for the new film below, and this piece on one of Sage’s segments. Gulp.

Don’t think it’s available quite yet, but soon you should be able to get this film direct from TGR or from web retailers like evo or backcountry.com.

You may have seen “Lucid” logos on bikes or cars lately around Park City, Utah. Lucid Cycles was started by my friend Kris, and he has been building handmade steel mountain bikes and custom 29ers for a few years now… made to order, made to shred.

I do not own a Lucid, YET. But I will soon enough when the time is right. Yep and as soon as that happens I’ll be fortunate enough to be on custom powder skis and a custom trail bike, both hand built by two long-time friends…and two real craftsmen.

Check out some of these rigs…pics below! If you’re interested in learning more about how to acquire your own Lucid custom steel 29er or other mountain bike check out LucidCycles.com, and tell Kris the Ski Bum Poet sent you.

Black Velvet 29er Single Speed

Barron Von Slayer 29er Single Speed

The Antifreeze Super Snow Bike

Espresso Love Touring 29er

And a quick shout out to Kris! He was the one who introduced me to SS 29ers & the Park City “Wobbly XC” movement a few years ago, so I have to thank him for that. I took some time off from trail riding, what with our childbearing and all. It was certainly a rough go getting lungs and legs up to speed again, especially on a fully rigid one speed 29er (punished myself for almost two seasons on a fully rigid trail bike to get back to feeling every nook, cranny, root and rock; and to finding the path of least resistance).

Looking back not sure what I was thinking straying away from long trail rides, but I can say this much: I’ll never go back to a standard 26″ mountain bike for trail riding again.