News : All News
|
The Kingdom Trails
 E money and Mandizzle took themselves on a trip up the famous Kingdom Trails up there in East Burke, Vermont for some pre-peak leaf peeping, maple syrup, and most importantly, bicycle riding.They were good enough to snap some photos and jot down their thoughts and experiences for everyone to enjoy. It is a lot better than the crap I write and you might actually get something out of it, so be not afraid. Check it out! Posted on Oct 16 2008
Joplin R Adjustable Height Seat Post
 Had this thing sitting around since spring and finally got off my dupa and installed it.Why I waited this long is now a great mystery, this thing is freaking cool! Not perfect and probably not for everyone, but if you are independently wealthy, love gadgets, respect your undercarriage and ever found yourself raising and lowering your seat post... You should really read this. Posted on Sep 4 2008
Some Site Upgrades
 I have been shamefully lazy this summer. Not sure where the time goes, but it goes. So I started feeling pretty guilty about neglecting ole Crankfire here, so in the midst of the 50 million other things I am working on, I started (and mostly finished) one upgrade. It has something to do with trails, and I think it is a good thing. Curious? Check it out. Posted on Aug 1 2008
Endura Humvee Baggy Short
 Part 2 in a, well, 2 part expose on my 2 pair of shorts quest to find a decent pair of riding shorts. The Endura Humvee are on the slightly more expensive side at $80, so I bet you are wondering if they are worth it. Luckily, the last fella in the world that should be reviewing things is here to help you through this difficult time in your life. Read the darn review. Posted on Apr 24 2008
Gravity Moto X Crankset
 Oz provided us with a review of the FSA Gravity Moto X Crankset he put on his infamous pink bike. It is an ongoing review, so be sure to check back often. Read the review. Posted on Apr 16 2008
Hoss Ponderosa Short
 I am currently in the middle of my "get ready for the riding season spring buying spree" and picked up a pair of these Ponderosa shorts. Ya see, I am on a slight mission this season to find the perfect pair of riding shorts - and so far, these are in the lead. Plus they make me look much cooler than I actually am.Next up for review: Endura Hummvee Baggy Shorts. Read the review. Posted on Apr 11 2008
Ghetto Paint Jobs
 Have you ever looked at that shiny new 17 link dream machine in your local shop and wondered "Man, I wish that bike came in Barbie pink?". Do you fantasize about a frame that resembles those magically delicious colored marshmallows from you morning bowl of Lucky Charms?This first ever special guest editorial by Oz might be your ticket. And I gotta say, it's brilliant. Read. Posted on Apr 4 2008
2009 Star Trek/Fixie Niner Convention!
In the earth year of 2009 Vegas will play host to the first ever Star Trek/Fixie Niner convention avid cyclist Ron Veto of Star Trek fame will be on hand to give tutorials and the quickest and most efficient ways to combined the two phenomenons into your daily routine.
Read all about it here... Posted on Apr 1 2008
Site Upgrade
This is going to be an "in progress" type deal for the next couple days.
You might notice some new stuff here, a lot of updated pages, and new forums. Plus, a lot of bugs? Posted on Feb 23 2008
Photos, Exif, GPS and You
 Yeah, that's right, Electric Eye. This is either the most freaking awesome advancement in Crankfire technology ever, or an almost entire waste of time, or something that is so-so that some of you may like, while others will have no idea what is going on. So what's up? We now support gps-Exif! Now calm down, relax, yes, I understand how exciting this is, I know, I know... baby steps. Ok, in a nutshell, we now read and write geographic data from and to the photos you upload. You should really humor me and make an attempt to read about it. Though I am pretty sure "worst.... feature.... ever" applies. Posted on Jan 25 2008
Tara Jam 2008 @ Rye Airfield
 Rye Airfield and Kyle Ebbett are putting on "Tara Jam 2008" on Sunday February 23 - so go ride or just hang out in benefit of Tara and her road to recovery!There will be pros, contents, prizes and good times. Do it! Posted on Jan 23 2008
2007 State of the Crankfire Union Address
Reprinted mostly from my forum post of a similar name, inquire within to see what we learned in 2007, and what is in store for 2008.
Posted on Jan 8 2008
Princeton Tec Switchback 3
 Well, I made the move into a LED based lighting system and somehow ended up going all out with a Princeton Tec Switchback 3. If you are wondering what I thought about it, well, you can surely read another one of my long winded reviews about it. Posted on Dec 29 2007
Crankfire Racing Season Wrap Up
The 2007 Race season is pretty much done, and I gotta say, our boys had a fine season out there! Any season where there are more podiums than injuries is fine in my book.
Drop in and read all about it, and learn about all the good stuff that they have in store for 2008. The word "thrice" is even used in there. Posted on Nov 28 2007
Use your Garmin GPS More Seemlessly
 Did you ever wish you could just plug your GPS into your computer, hop on over here and upload your latest ride into the Crankfire universe without any sort of pesky 3rd party software? Well, if you have a Garmin GPS device (and its compatible), you can now do just that here, on this website, with your GPS, and a cord to plug it into your computer, and your fingers, and mind. Don't believe me? Read about it. Posted on Oct 18 2007
Getting a Jump on Halloween
 So it is still September, I realize this. I simply like to get an early jump on the Halloween spirit (pun intended). With that being said, during my research on how to put together a convincing Charo costume for this years festivities, I had this idea to pull together as many myths, legends and ghost stories that relate to the places we pedal our bicycles. Then I would make it into a rare Crankfire Editorial, with a sort of fancy google map mashup to make it even more digestible. Posted on Sep 19 2007
Crankfire Racing Mid Season Update
The boys are having a good year out there on the race course representing your most favoritest website ever.
Check in and see what's doing! Posted on Aug 21 2007
Merchandising: Socks and Pint Glasses
 A big thanks to dufman for pulling this all together! We now have Crankfire socks and pint glasses up for sale - reasonably priced quality schwag for a good cause? How can you possibly resist?Inquire Within!!! Posted on May 31 2007
Crankfire Redesign
It is about time for a new look for the old girl. But this change is not going to happen overnight - it may take a few days to get everything ironed out and happy.
So please bear with me here. Things could get a little funky. Go here for some details Posted on May 3 2007
Trail Reports, GeoRSS
 Maps, pretty colors, useful information? Just trying to really hammer our trail reports stuff home. Plus we are trying out some really cool stuff with this new fangled GeoRSS thing. Read all about it here Posted on Apr 2 2007
November 5-6, 2006 - Plattekill #7 race
Went up there solo to meet up with our buddy Tom Orsini and Lander. I rode with the guys and a couple others from Expert classes - Ivan and Carl from NYC. We had a lot of fun! My race run didn't go that well since I am noticeably out of shape compared to a month ago. I fell twice, but got up and went, and finished 6th in a class of 10. After "Dreadnought", I slid out and put my bar into the ground, effectively twisting my bar about 20 degrees. I just got up and went again, with my bar twisted. This made things slightly more difficult, as if I needed more, but I finished. All in all, it was a good way for me to end the 2006 race season! One of my biggest drops and a bunch a good race results. I'll take it! Until next year.... results: video of Dreadnought: Posted on Nov 7 2006
Google Earth & Some Other Stuff
 I finally put the finishing touches on a project I started long ago. Crankfire.com now provides data in the Google Earth KML format. I changed up a few other things as well, namely bike shops can now upload photos and the picture associator has been revised. Read you jerks! Posted on Nov 9 2006
Highlands GS2 First Race on October 1
We had a blast at Highlands. They have done a really good job with the trails they have so far and I have some large expectations about what will happen in the next year or so. Their first race went extremely well with a decent turnout in the middle of NH. They also did a fantastic job at running the whole thing! Nice job guys! Anyway, back to our program, the course was one of the funnest courses of 2006. Lots of challenging stuff and interesting obstacles, like the step up and incorporating the half pipe. Good mix of a course. So, Saturday was overcast and clear of moisture and fun to warm up and ride. I met up with Daryl and Tigs who came down from UVM. It was cool to see them. Sunday brought the rain and some terribly slippery conditions indeed. My race run went horribly as I fell twice and had a few poor line choices - I think I finished 18th/21 in the Pro class. Tigs smacked one of his balls while practicing on Saturday and was nursing himself back to health. And Daryl had a pretty good run, but I can't find a posting of any results, so I don't know exactly how he did. It was a fun weekend and a good couple days of riding. Took some runs with Slim and Daryl after the race which were really fun. And I had some ridiculous crash coming out of one of the berms I came into really fast. Got tossed up on my stem on my stomach like Superman and I think I rode like that with arms extending towards Earth for about 10 feet or so (at least a couple seconds). It was scary and so funny afterward!! Results (by memory) Duf - 18th/20 Pro DH Posted on Oct 4 2006
ECCC UVM Race at Bolton Valley
Had an awesome weekend up at UVM. Arrived friday night and sat around in Slims house. Saterdays practice was uber muddy and it rained most of the day. Managed to get a couple of runs in, not like pickin lines really mattered much but it was fun to slid around... Saterday night was crazzy, Had a total blast at the Prom, probably too much fun. Sunday morning came way to early, we had a late start and got to the mountain just in time to get a single practice run in. We all had decent race runs, Tigg took a digger and ended up slippin 'n slidding in the woods.. I (Pete) ended up in 6th, Dan in 9th, Daryl in 15th and Tigg in 18th. Results: Posted on Sep 24 2006
Forums Back & Running
Ok, the forums were down, something was screwy, but now, in theory, everything is all good again.
Let me know if you have any problems. Posted on Oct 10 2006
Mt Snow Ironhorse Series Race #4 Final - September 17, 2006
Well, dragged my butt out of bed after being in a wedding the day/night before for Matt & Lisa Dufour. We had a great time, but it was time to get moving to get to Mt Snow to sneak in a few practice runs before racing. Got a call from Daryl on the way that ampped me up to get there to ride with he and Todd, who were driving down from UVM. Got there at 9, registered, and got ready. Ended up getting only 2 practice runs, the first of which was extremely cautious because my idiot mechanic (me) put the shock on upside down and didn't check it! So I was running the risk of breaking the reservoir off. Of course I switched it after that run. Second practice run was pretty Daryl said he was having trouble staying over his bike and therefore was all over the place. Didn't get many practice runs though either Daryl, so... Finished, but towards the end of the pack. Couple pics that aren't exciting really:
Posted on Sep 19 2006
BIGGER NEWS!!!
Tigs applied for the coveted title of Semi-Pro and was approved this past week! Congrats kid, now you'll be kicking the big boys butts!!! Posted on Sep 11 2006
Plattekill Race #5
Drove up on Sat night to stay over and get some practice runs early on Sunday morn before my race run. It downpoured late on Saturday afternoon and muddied up the course really good. Somewhat slick on Sunday morn, but due to the beautiful day, it started to dry up slightly. The course was really good with some tougher tech sections, but nothing too Plattekill insane, several drops, grass sections with turns, lots of pedaling, and most of the usual Plattekill gnarl. My race run was going well until I slid out on an off camber section and laid down the bike. I got it back together right away and put a solid run together, finishing 1st in my class. The time I had would have been mid pack in the Pro class, so I was happy with my run. Bringing home the cash baby and representing! results And for the series, Pete is in 13th for the Expert 19-29 class and Dan's in 21st/41. Posted on Sep 11 2006
Bromont Trip and Bolton Valley Race
Me(Pete), Dan and Tigg went up to Burlington Vermont last weekend (8/18-8/20) for the Bolton Valley Race. We decided to head up early so we could get some extra riding in. Friday we hopped back in the car and headed to Canada... after fighting our way threw the boarder we arrived at Bromont Mountain.(Check it out @ http://www.skibromont.com ) This place was totaly sick! Long ass runs and a ton of good lookin Canadian babes at the water park.. The trails were technical up top but really opened up and let you lay on the gas towards the bottom. There was some built up stuff but mostly just nice fast single track. It was definatly worth the 1.5 hour drive from Burlington. Ok now for the Race: Bolton Valley is a smaller mountain about 30 minutes south of Burlington. We headed down around noon on saterday for practice. We knew it was going to be an awesome course cause it was built by some east coast pinners... and it definatly was! We had a solid day of practice and also managed to jump a van or too> Tigg and Dan did pretty well for there first Pro race! They both had solid runs and looked quick threw the bottom section. The course was ablosulty soaked! It rained way hard all day and didnt let up until we were driving home.... Either way it was an awesome race and weekend. Thanks again Slim for letting us crash at your sweet crib! Posted on Aug 25 2006
Mt Snow Race #3 - August 7th
Daryl and I went up to meet with Tigs and his UVM boys on Sunday morning. We got 3 practice runs before we had our race run. The course was alot of fun - 90% Super D course minus the climbs and a nice new, rooty singletrack up top. We had a really good time and Tigs and I did well. My time wasn't all that great, but not bad for a few practice runs I guess. It was good enough for me to win my class though! And Tigs got 2nd, again up on the podium! Nice job!! I think we'll be moving up for next year little bro. Daryl had the bad luck of getting a flat on his race run and therefore finished 18th. Duf - 1st Something funny worth mentioning... We were there for the entire awards part and I guess as I was spacing out, they must have called my name, so I missed my picture on the podium. What a dope! We were all laughing about it. Until next time... results: http://www.mountsnow.com/summer/images/IHSeries/IHDH_race3results.pdf Posted on Aug 8 2006
T-Shirts? The rumors are true.
 Oh joyous day, the T-Shirts are in. I have 2 big ole boxes filled to the rim with Crankfire t-shirts (along with a big old hole in my wallet) sitting in my basement. You all should really go buy some. Details within. Posted on Aug 14 2006
Tyler Mill XC race
Well, been gone for ten days and haven't really been on a bike in at least twelve, except for riding a total of 10 miles on a 24" to do laundry in the hot Oregon sun. Got on my road bike for a warm up on Sat for an hour and raced at Tyler Mill on Sunday. It proved to be a classic late July summer day with temps in the 90s and slight humidity. I felt pretty good and my bike worked well, but I wasn't sure how hard to push it without killing myself. I finished 8th out of 17 for the 30-39 Sport class. not too shabby for not being on the bike in a bit. Posted on Aug 1 2006
Plattekill #3 Race
We have a new winner!!!!! Nice job Dan! Rippin' down the hill in classic Phillips style at plattekill, Dan Phillips takes his first podium finish in Expert class. Pete and I were extremely excited to hear it. Results Posted on Jul 20 2006
Links, Stickers, Updates & WIWTWWYB
 It only took a year or so to get you stickers. And that's not the only treat I have for you: I am talking about some site enhancements. Ok, well, just 1. With maybe a second coming soon. Along with a few choice words. Read. Posted on Jul 25 2006
Diablo #2
OK. Here’s the breakdown for Diablo #2!! Pete – Am 6th The guys all went down on Saturday and when I spoke with Dan late Sat. morn, he was so ampped on the course that I couldn’t wait to get down there the next morning!! The course was slightly different than most of the Diablo and Plattekill courses with lots of high speed lines. Times in the Pro class were packed right in there, and same with the Ams. Pete had a good run as far as I know. He’s been riding really strong this year and I’m psyched! Tigs was freakin’ rippin’ the course!! The couple lines that I watched him ride were unbelievably fast. Holy shit!!! Unfortunately, on his race run, he ran into a tree that apparently snuck in front of him while he was warping to another universe. He still finished 7th, right behind his bro. Dan rides really strong as well and pretty solidly. I think he does slightly better in the gnarl that is East Coast rocky, rooty singletrack though. Nice Dan! My run started with a nice slip practically out of the gate, so I had to didn’t get a couple pedals I ought to have. I’ve been having pedal troubles and maybe its just time to get new Mallets or move towards flats. We’ll see. Anyway, my run was solid. I took 1 or 2 lines slightly conservatively so that I wouldn’t slip into the slower line. I was satisfied with my result. http://diablofreeridepark.com/images/pdf/06DOMINATIONROUND2.pdf Posted on Jul 14 2006
Mt Snow – NMBS #3
Crankfire Racing is doing really well so far this season. Our record now is 4 podiums out of 5 DH races! Not too bad so far! Tigs !st! of 35 total/33 to finish. despite destroying his Boxxer a couple of weeks prior at the U.S. Open. SRAM wanted to know if he was in the hospital. They said that besides the broken arch, twisted crowns, ovalized stanchions, and mashed internals, everything was fine. Dan bought a bike online and then let Tigs borrow the fork for his Mt Snow domination! Nice job Tigs! That’s 2 stars for you now! Pete 8th of 35 total/33 to finish. Pete always rides well and he’s only getting better. Watch out Tigs! Good finish in the top 10 for a tough class! Dan 14th of 35 total/33 to finish. Dan was doing well too and he’s finally gotten his bike dialed in with the new Fox 5.0 and loving it! Good job Dan! Daryl 29th of 35 total/33 to finish Daryl had a tough Friday practice when he fell and nailed his shoulder into a tree on the rooty chute section. He was hurting pretty badly, so he took it easy on his race run. Duf 6th of 18 total. I was doing pretty well and I had a good, clean race run. Just gotta stay off those brakes 4 seconds longer for a top 2 finish. Getting there. The weekend was quite fun all in all with the new campground that was found. We had a good setup and quite a few people come hang out, support, and cheer for us as we went by. That’s always such a joy to hear someone on the other side of the tape yelling your name! Thanks to all who came out! results: Posted on Jun 20 2006
Waypoint Wiki
 I am either taking things to the next level or I have wasted a tremendous amount of time.I wrote this thing that I poorly named the Waypoint Wiki. It gives you the ability to mark up our trail maps however you see fit. It also might be a little confusing. You will probably have to read up on it. Posted on Jun 14 2006
Plattekill Race #2
First off, I have to congratulate Pete on his first podium in Expert class. Nice job Pete on 2nd!! Pete had a killer time too overall! This puts Crankfire racing at 3 out of 5 podiums so far this year. Dan’s turn is next! Dan also did well and finished with 6th despite a slip up. I had a big slip up at the bottom of the chute and didn’t get my sh!t together until the last 25 secs of the race. I finished 5th. The 2nd Plattekill race was this past weekend and I met Dan & Pete up there on Saturday to practice. The course was pretty fun. It had all the usual Plattekill sketch, but with lots of mud added to the mix. The chute in the course definitely added an extra challenge. We had a good time and none of us got hurt, so… Pete – chute Duf – chute Posted on Jun 6 2006
U.S. Open race
YO!!! Big race this past weekend that started out with some serious rainfall and then ended with two beautiful days to ride and race. The U.S. Open of Mt Biking at Mt Creek in NJ has become one of the largest DH races of the season. I believe there were around 500 people that competed for $1000s of dollars in prizes and cash. Qualifiers on Saturday started out for the Pros on a wet course and the sun just baked away the moisture as the day went on so the Ams had a pretty dry course by the end. It turned out to be a gorgeous day and I was nervous as hell racing Pro for the 3rd time ever. Pete decided not to race because of interferences with his new job and I guess basically the same for Daryl. So there were three left to represent Crankfire. Dan did pretty well, though he caught up to some kid in the bermed out section at the bottom and the kid wouldn't move. No matter, Dan made it into the Finals with 33rd place out of 257 people who raced. Dan shaved some time off his Final run and ended up with 63rd place out of the 100 who qualified to race on Sunday. Chris qualified at 116th and missed qualifying by about 6 seconds. Tigs must have been rippin' coming through this turn when he took a line way inside, hit a rock, snapped the arch on his Boxxer, and fell hard. He got up and went but didn't quite make it. A crash replacement is in the works. I missed qualifying by 4 seconds and getting 68th out of 153 who raced. We had a blast the rest of the day riding and photo sessioning. other pics can be found here, including Tigs famous fall... Dan #343 Tigs #320 Qualifiers: Posted on May 31 2006
Gearing up....
We had a pretty good weekend this past one, though it was cold, rainy, wet, and then sunny and windy later on Sunday. Dan was still out a bike, so he came to hang out with us and take pics. Pete seemed to be doing pretty well and ended up finishing in one piece and around mid pack in the Am class. Tigs was ripping both days and finished with his second? podium finish to date. This was the first one that I witnessed and many more are to come. Third place finish out of 88 Ams, not bad. Not bad at all! I really wasn\'t feeling all that great on the course to start, and then it started raining a little around noon on Sunday. So, I wasn\'t psyched to race.... I ended up 44th/51 in the Pro class with a couple stupid falls and an almost fall sliding across a wet bridge sideways at one point. oh well, there\'s always next time. Nice job boys! Photos: http://www.crankfire.com/discuss/viewtopic.php?t=1960 Posted on May 22 2006
Crankfire Racing Team Update
Back on the horse for the 2006 race season, the Crankfire Racing team was out tearing it up last weekend! Tigs (Chris) was riding with his college bros at Bromont for the weekend. Pete was rippin on Sunday after having a slight amount of trouble getting back on the big horse on Saturday. Pete finished 6th out of 18 in the Expert 19-24 class in DH. Dan is without a DH bike due to lack of wheels and a shock, but he raced 4 Cross on his Intense Tracer anyway! He had some tough competition because he was lumped with two Pros in his first heat. Dan did rip it up though, finishing 3rd by just a bit on his first heat!! No results were posted for 4 Cross on the Plattekill website. Daryl was riding well and ended up with a 15th place finish out of 18 in one of the most competitive classes behind the Pro class (Expert 19-24 DH). I felt pretty good both days despite the sketch that defines the courses at Plattekill mountain. The \"new\" bike is sick with the FOX 40, Sun Ringle Eight Tracks, Maxxis Minions, and Hayes El Caminos. Anyway, I placed 2nd in the Expert DH 30-34 class after not being able to race last year because of difficulty in getting a bike and then a broken collarbone. I am hoping for a great, injury-free year!! I also raced XC a couple of weeks ago in a slopfest during a monsoon, or so it seemed! I was happy with the 11th/21 finish on this roadie type course. That\'s my best finish there to date! Looking for more fun with my racing little brothers and getting Tigs back! It\'s gonna be a good year!!! Some pics can be found here and more will be posted soon. Amazing first sequence of 3 pics, one footed superman off a 6 footer (\"broken tooth\")!!! Awesome! race: training: Enjoy! Thanks to all of you for your support!!! We can\'t do this without you! Have a great day! Posted on May 16 2006
Movin' on Up!
 Crankfire is moving to a new server.Traffic has been through the roof these first few days of April and if things stay like this, my current hosting is just not going to cut it. The good news is things are taking off. The bad news is that my labor of love is going to cost more money to, well, love. A lot like hookers, or crack. Anyway, the next week or so could be interesting. Posted on Apr 6 2006
Map Engine Part (Revved up like a) Deuce
 I was tired of the original map engine I did for this site. It had issues. And while the Google Mapper I wrote up was cool (and critically acclaimed), it just wasn\'t doing the trick.So as a winter project I decided to rewrite our little map engine. I am here now to say that it has gone live. It even kind of works. Most of the time. Be gentle. Posted on Mar 31 2006
Winter Projects, Updates, and More
It's been a while since any new and exciting site news came about, and well, I still don't have any. So with nothing new and exciting going on, I wrote up a little update about everything else thats not new and exciting.
Basically, I am (as the GFOS would say) talkin loud and saying nothing. Consider it to be my State of the Union Address. Do yourself some reading. Posted on Feb 8 2006
New GPS Features (oh yeah, and we exploded)
 You may have noticed Crankfire was MIA for a day or so. That was fun.What you may not have noticed is that we have some new features. New GPS features! So for all 3 or 4 of us here that actually have and use a GPS biking, you may or may not love this. Regardless, I think they are swell additions to the system. Read all about it. Posted on Oct 12 2005
HeadStrong Lights
 Just in time for our recent 24 Hours of Adrenalin experience (is experience the correct word for it?), the good people over at Headstrong sent us a set of their lights to check out.I can tell you now that these lights are good stuff, gorgeous even. But you should really read about them for yourself. Posted on Jul 5 2005
24 Hours of Adrenalin
 So... We did it. Team Crankfire.com somehow survived this ordeal, mostly uninjured, and god only knows how, we even came in 2nd place in our group.I think we all had a good time. We even took some time and did a little write up about it. Posted on Jun 28 2005
Bike Bonz Ring Thing
 I picked up a bash guard recently and was so tickled pink about the thing that I wanted to give it some props. So I wrote a review about it.Yeah, that's right, I spent time and wrote a review about a bash gaurd. As easy a task as it is a goofy thing to do. Something like that. Leave me alone. Posted on Jun 20 2005
Topofusion GPS Software
 Well, I finally got off my butt and wrote up a review for my favorite piece of GPS mapping software out there.Took an eternity to finish, but I like to think it is quite in depth and informative. Onto the Review! Posted on Jun 3 2005
Theme Mapping
 It is probably way too early to release this feature for fear of whatever bugs it might still contain - but I am doing it anyway. So... notice the options under the map on the main page. This allows you to geographically and thematically browse the trails, events, bike shops and clubs that our little online community might hold. By doing this, it not only makes the site easier to use and maybe even a little cooler, but it opens up the possibility to expand this site on more of a national level. Posted on Apr 22 2005
The Crankfire Racing team is heating up!
Well, we are finally getting spring to come around and the four of us are pretty ampped to ride and get out there to represent Crankfire. While we are waiting for our bikes to arrive, Crankfire Racing jerseys are in the works and should be ready for the first Plattekill race on May 8th. Let\'s rock!!! Posted on Apr 6 2005
Elevation Profiles et al.
 I decided to get into extracting data from our library of collected GPS data, and I have to admit, I think I got something. Uploaded GPX data is now automatically parsed in order to extract the total mileage and the minimum and maximum elevations. Using this data I was then able to construct elevation profiles. Pretty cool by me. Check out this Middlesex ride. The forum announcement can be found here. Posted on Mar 25 2005
Maps, Part 2
 I have been hard at work trying to improve the mapping features on this - namely I wanted to use topographic maps as basemaps. So, I am well into rewriting the mapping module and want to get some feedback on where I am at. There are certainly some issues with them still, but I think they are getting close. Take a look at Meshomasic! The official discussion thread can be found here. Posted on Mar 21 2005
Taco Dia, The Monster Burrito Challenge!
The First Annual (maybe semi-monthly) Monster Burrito Challenge took place on Friday September 17th, 2004 at Taco Dia in Newington.
Posted on Sep 17 2004
Trail Reports
New feature! Trail Reports. This is simply a means for you to share the conditions of any all all trails you happen to ride. You can enter one here or check them out from any trail page.
Now get to work. Posted on Mar 8 2005
Update Your User Profiles
I did some work to make this site more geographically spiffy. Within your user profiles you now should choose your native state and city/zipcode. Previously it was simply a text entry field - and that yielded nothing I could work with. So yeah, this will open up a bevy of new features for the community!
So please go and update your user profile! Posted on Feb 23 2005
The Corporation (aka The Man)
Things are pretty slow here. I suppose the cold weather tends to put a damper on things.
So what better thing to do to keep warm than to sell out! I am kidding. Well, mostly kidding. Ok, here is the deal: we need to make some money to pay the bills here, so I joined up with The Man and signed onto some affiliate programs to bring in a few bucks. So... if you are shopping online at select merchants, all you have to do is click from here to there, then you buy something, then we get a few cents (sometimes even dollars). And you will have our gratitude - which is something you can't put a price tag on. Posted on Dec 17 2004
GPS Unit Database
In keeping with my plan to push the GPS side of this website, I have created a GPS Units section to assist you in choosing the correct unit.
And of course, if you already own one, you can (and are urged to) rate and write reviews for them. Posted on Nov 17 2004
Crankfire Racing
You know it. We have a racing team. You can learn more about them at http://racing.crankfire.com.
Posted on Nov 10 2004
We have a Winner!
From on high I have learned that our own Duffy, has,and i quote "won the NORBA State (NY) Championship yesterday by winning the Plattekill series for his class, as well as winning his class DH race!!" Posted on Nov 8 2004
NORBA + Duffy = WINNER
From on high I have learned that our own Duffy, has,and i quote "won the NORBA State (NY) Championship yesterday by winning the Plattekill series for his class, as well as winning his class DH race!!"
Congrats! Freakin kick ass I say. Posted on Nov 8 2004
Other States?
You asked for it, you got! Ok, well, no one asked for it - but I didn't want other states to feel left out. I have added in the ability to add trails, bike shops and data for any state in the US. And mapping goodness for these will be coming soon as well.
Posted on Nov 3 2004
New Features
Local and Online Bike Shops listings and reviews are live. Add yours now! Whats even better? These records are also able to be updated by those who entered them.
Posted on Oct 26 2004
More Updates
Been somewhat busy here. Added some mapping features, avatar uploading and more.
Go here for a more Formal Announcement and details. Posted on Oct 18 2004
Mapper
The BETA version of the Crankfire Mapper has gone live! Keep in mind that it is a beta and you may find some bugs.
Posted on Oct 15 2004
REDESIGN
You may notice things are looking a bit different. Yeah, hang in there - this may take a few days to get everything fixed up.
Posted on Oct 8 2004
Hosting....
Had a slight hosting issue earlier today. Sorry about that. Also, check out the forums for a sneak peak into the clubs module.
Oh yeah, and stay tuned for some fancy live map features. Posted on Sep 29 2004
Crap
I broke my ankle a couple weeks back. I haven't really done much here on the site since then. But hang in there, the clubs stuff is pretty close.
Posted on Aug 12 2004
Close
The clubs module is getting very close to completion. Maybe someone will use this feature. I can only hope.
Posted on Jul 22 2004
Progress?
Nothing huge to report, i added a new theme to the Racer Portfolio, cleaned up some bugs, added a popup calendar to the add event page and I am currently working on the Clubs Module. Which is coming along just swimmingly thank you.
Posted on Jul 16 2004
Issues -
Had some hosting issues yesterday as some of you noticed. Apparently their database.server took a dump. But it looks like everything is back to normal now though. Sorry about the inconvenience.
Posted on Jul 10 2004
Event Calendar -
The event calendar is in working order. Still needs some tweaking and will change slightly when I get the clubs module working, but you can add and view events at your liesure.
Posted on Jul 1 2004
RACER PORTFOLIO
Alpha version of our Racers Portfolio is up! What is this you wonder? It's a free service we provide to allow you to track and promote your racing career. Check out it in your user profile.
Posted on Jun 24 2004
Mount Snow -
Mount Snow Photo Gallery is up. I am a horrible photographer. I am sorry. Enjoy the pictures silently.
Posted on Jun 22 2004
We are back!
Mount Snow was a blast as usual. I am retaining my title as worst sports photographer ever. Crappy pictures should be up this evening sometime I hope. Have some video too, which is equally bad.
Posted on Jun 21 2004
Ooh ah, sitemap
Added in a preliminary sitemap to the site and have made some excellent headway on the Racers Portfolio module. Also, please not progress will be slowed for the weekend because I will be attending the NORBA Nationals at Mount Snow. Woohoo!!
Posted on Jun 18 2004
Contributions are up -
Got user contributions pages up. Within each users profile you can now see any users recent posts along with any data (trails, waypoints, etc) they posted to this site.
Posted on Jun 16 2004
Progress?
We are up to 15 members which is nice - keep spreading the word! I also wanted to get some input on a "Racer Portfolio" enhancement - look here. And work has also begun on the event calendar. So things are moving along nicely.
Posted on Jun 15 2004
Forums are ALIVE!
I decided that my homebrewed comment and rating system here certainly is kickass - but for full on discussions, something more full featured and 'standard' would be a better choice . So I installed phpBB and hacked it up a bit to work with my user authentication. Seems to be working somewhat seemlessly....
Posted on Jun 11 2004
Not too bad of a restart.
Got some new features live: adding bikes to your profile, link index listing half done (see software under resources), contact form done, and a bunch of random fixes. Also we are up to 6 members, which i am thinking isn't so bad considering no recent promotion has been done - thanks all!
Posted on Jun 9 2004
So it begins again.
Things may look kinda the same, but they are not. Crankfire.com got an overhaul my little droogs. But there is still a long way to go and lots to do.
Posted on Jun 2 2004 |
If you want to become some sort of contributing editor, please drop me a line. Maybe you want to write an editorial, submit a review, have some sort of announcement you want to get out? |
