4 weeks to go to my first race. Norba #1 will be Mar 31/Apr 1 near Phoenix Arizona. Everything’s all booked and I’ll be meeting up with Mical Dyck, Matt Hadley and new comer Joele Guynup (USA) for the weekend of racing. Got out for my first mtb ride on real trails yesterday and it felt sooo good. Still a bit snow covered, but enough to get a taste and some of the feel back. Can’t wait for my new bikes. The Norco EXCs just feel sooo good and we’ve got some great sponsors lined up again next year…Sram (Avid, truvativ), Marzocchi suspension forks, Wtb, DT Swiss, Kenda and sixsixone. Just got my new shoes the other day and they’re wicked. SixSixOne Pros- they’ve totally revamped the stingers giving them a stiffer sole, deeper tread pattern and removable toe cleats. They’ve also added a buckle strap on top – nothing worse then having your foot move around when you go to stomp on the pedals. All the changes with the newer flashier, sexier shoe and they’ve made a great affordable product eve