Don Leet

It is time for you whiney mountain bikers to either grow up or become
roadies. That was a great race. If you can't ride in the snow maybe
you should learn. Mountain biking is an outdoor sport. I live in Bend
and ride 12 months a year. I was out this winter in 15 degrees, and 8
inches of snow. What an adventure that was. Yesterday was like a walk
in the park. I have many friends who mountain bike in Great Britain.
Yesterday would have been the best conditions they would have had all
year. I have been racing mountain bikes for over 25 years and I am
constantly amazed at what people expect. Schedules are drawn up months
in advance, we don't have much say in how fast snow melts or how much
it snows. Go out and have fun, revel in the unexpected, be challenged
by the conditions.
Don Leet