Summit / Black Diamond Freeride park

On Deck

Bikies,

It is almost time for the 2010 New Year's Day ride. Will there be ice and snow or
sunshine??

Shake off the dust and mud and bring your bike out and start off the New Year
with a bike ride (rain, snow or shine??). This is the 39th New Year's Day Ride.
We all start at NOON from Enatai Beach (The Bellevue side of the I-90 East
Channel Bridge) and head north towards Evergreen point and beyond... This a
rather short (about 18 miles - it could be shorter for me if the weather is
disagreeable!!) social ride. For most that is "plenty far" on the day after, but for
some it is a nice warm-up for a little more exercise later on.
Many of you are too anxious and start a little fast!! Do try and stay talkable for
the first 12 miles or so and then you can try the big ring..... That means easy on
the flats and the hills – otherwise I will be way off the back........

See ya all there and happy New Year!

Jerry Baker

Fatal Staples Center Collapse Brings Merciful Early End To Clippers Game

Pub Crawl

The 4th annual Recycled Cycled Christmas Sweater Pub Crawl is ON!

Another team tradition, This Saturday the 19th of December, don your ugliest X-mas sweater and meet up 7:30 at The Bit in Ballard

Schedule is as follows:

* 7:30 The Bit
* 8:00 Bad Albert's
* 8:30 The Loft
* 9:00 Connor Bryne's*
* 9:30 The Lock n' Keel
* 10:00 King's Hardware
* 10:30 Hattie's Hat
* 11:00 Zayda BuddysOr
* 11:30 The Smokeshop,
* and we end as always at...
* 12:00 The Old Peculiar


Every 1/2 hour the whistle blows, we move along to the next bar. Requirements for team members are 1 beer per bar (bpb)**, no requirements for guests. Any and all guests are welcome and encouraged to participate. Randy Salamon will be the official whistle blower once again.

This is a required event for all team members.


*if there is a show at Conor Brynes, we will double up at the Smoke-Shop.
**late arrivals will be given the oppurtunity to double-up. Or not.

Rider Down

Brooklyn cyclist and DJ Solange Raulston, 33, was killed in a collision with a truck this past Sunday while lawfully riding her bike westbound on Nassau Avenue. The truck sideswiped her at the intersection of McGuinness Blvd. She was unresponsive and was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where she died. No charges were filed against the driver.

In a cruel twist of fate, the collision coincided with a mock funeral for the bike lane on Bedford Avenue, which was removed by the DOT on December 1. Though the lane was briefly resuscitated by after-hours activists with rollers and spray-paint stencils, the DOT made clear its intention to re-sandblast the 14-block stretch of markings after the weekend's rain. The site of Raulston's collision was two blocks from her home, and less than three miles from the former bike lane.

Detractors of the bike lane have argued that there is no place for bikes on Bedford because it is too busy and congested; because there are too many businesses and schools; because local women may dress "immodestly" and offend some of the more conservative residents of the neighborhood.

While bike lanes are still no substitute for alert, attentive, smart bicycling habits, they are instrumental in calming and slowing down traffic as a whole, as well as conditioning motorists to watch for cyclists. Unappealing as it may be for drivers to lower their speeds and increase their awareness, it is a crucial practice that is even moreso in school zones when children are present, as well as businesses that see a heavy pedestrian traffic. It is also far more preferable to see a scantily clad woman in one's neighborhood than one injured or killed by an automobile.

Perhaps a bike lane could have saved this woman's life; perhaps there was nothing that could have been done. Either way, in light of this tragedy, the DOT needs to continue extending, not hobbling, its bike lane network.

Most of us will never know the thrill of riding our bikes around the city, weaving in and out of traffic (obeying the rules of the road of course). The only time that any of us come close to riding a bike is more than likely the gym than the local avenue. Enter the Emerald Sprints, the best of both worlds, a fixed position road bike with a twist. The rules are simple: you and another get on competing bikes and from the word "go," you pedal your butt off until a reader board in the background indicates the winner.

December 16th, Brouwer’s Cafe is teaming up with Emerald Sprints to have a bike off. The idea makes perfect sense for Brouwer’s, since both the general manager (Ian Roberts) and the bar manager (Nat Pellman) cycle around town before and after work. Registration with a chance to win over $100 in swag is free and starts at 10:00 PM. Those of us with less enthusiasm to participate in this two-wheeled event are welcome to stop in and watch while sipping on some discounted Cazadores Tequila or New Belgium brew.

10:00 p.m. // Brouwer's Cafe // 400 N. 35th Street // (206) 267-2437 // FREE

Carnage in Bend

Newberry Heritage Park Master Planning Process

Kitsap County Parks Department is developing the master plan for Newberry Heritage Park. Newberry Heritage Park (NHP) will eventually encompass 1000 acres, 75% of which must remain in a natural state. This means that the park will use primarily for trails and passive recreational use. There is already 20 miles of trails in the park for mountain biking and other use.

At this point in the process, the County is taking suggestions on use. Local riders and
www.kitsapmtb.com are urging people to let the County know that passive use, including trail riding, is preferred. They are not collecting demographic information at this time, so all comments are welcome.

Please e-mail County planners at NewberryHill@co.kitsap.wa.us and let them know that trails and trail access are important.

The master planning process is scheduled to be complete sometime in June 2010 and submitted to the County commissioners

Duthie Hill from Walter Yi on Vimeo.

Fornication Friday

Liver Splitting Holiday Goodness

So glad I'll be out of town for this one. Riding Syncline and Post Canyon with Granola friends has got to be easier on your body than an "All You Can Drink" deal. Unghh.



Throw on your best duds and come out to celebrate the holidays with your favorite G-town friends!
All you can drink!
All you can eat grub brought to you by the Husky Deli!
DJ Hefe and Paco dance party fun all night long!

Just $50! Tickets are limited! So get some now!
Get yours at the 9lb Hammer or Georgetown Records.

SST, Rest in Peace

Then, I was playing; now; I see that I was also learning, learning of the power of containment, of the beauty of the minutely delineated, of the clarity of vision that comes from rendering experience on a scale that offers in compressed force what it lacks in livid amplitutude.
Colette Brooks - Seattle and Vicinity

I lost the taste for judging right from wrong

The Day of Feasting

Going to Nationals? Here's the music they'll be playing.

Billy Lewis-Welcome to Diamondback. from corytepper.com on Vimeo.

Hall of Famer for Rock -n- Roll : check
Hall of Famer for Country : check

Time Trials Suck but this is uncalled for...

My house in NE Seattle was burglarized last night and my TT bike was stolen. Please keep an eye out for someone trying to unload a 55cm black Cervelo P3SL model year 2005. The most distinguishing feature is brand new a quarq power meter on brand new rotor cranks. Luckily I had training wheels on it, velomax I think, and not zipps.

Thanks,

Jeff

206.335.3551

One Less Fixie

Playing Hooky

There are not many firm hard rules in life but one cardinal rule to live by is if you are going to play hooky, get a mountain bike ride in that day. No excuses. I'm such a proponent of the concept I got in two. The first one was about a two hour spin in Paradise Valley and I'm ashamed to say that I had never been there before. Probably 10 minutes from my house. But that's all changed. The Lloyd trail alternate is pretty fun and the single track in the mountain bike park portion is twisty goodness. I have an exhausted dog and a DiamondBack Sortie Black that desperately needs cleaning. It's the sort of trail that would be awesome on a single speed in the slop.Here's the DL provided by EMBA.

Dirty Girl Post

Sell Your Worn Out Crap Here!

Vendor registration is now open for the Seattle Bike Swap set for Sat. Feb. 27 at Magnuson Park - hanger #30 - same place as last year.

Selling spaces goes fast so make sure to reserve yours early. More details and the registration form can be found here - http://www.cascade.org/EandR/bikeswap/index.cfm

Interesting Insurance Option

For those who have a car but don't drive much:

What is pay-as-you-drive auto insurance?

Car insurance is currently sold like an all-you-can-eat meal plan: once you've made the purchase, you may as well gorge. Traditional low-mileage discounts don't come close to capturing the difference in accident risk between high- and low-mileage drivers; those who drive less are penalized.
Pay-as-you-drive insurance would make buying car insurance more like buying gasoline: the less you drive, the less you pay. Insurers would offer motorists a per-mile rate that would also incorporate existing rating factors, such as a driver's crash history or geographic location.
Evidence suggests that low-mileage drivers are a large untapped market.

Benefits

For consumers: They would have access to more affordable insurance and would have more control over their insurance costs.
For society: Initial research estimates that pricing insurance by the mile could cut total driving by 5 to 15 percent, which would slash the huge environmental impacts of the automobile and lessen the number of crashes and claims. A 10 percent reduction in driving is estimated to result in a 17 percent reduction in crashes.
For taxpayers: Reduced driving would also save money on roadwork. Oregon Environmental Council, a nonprofit group working to pilot PAYD in Oregon, estimates that PAYD insurance could trim the state's road-related costs substantially over the next 20 years.
For insurers: They may see an increased market share and a growing reputation as an innovative, customer-oriented, and socially responsible company. They may also have fewer claims.

PAYD in the Northwest
Oregon: Oregon passed legislation in 2003 to encourage insurers--through a tax credit--to offer pay-as-you-drive insurance. Oregon Environment Council (OEC) sponsored the bill and is seeking an insurance partner for a 24-month trial of PAYD and building a database of consumers interested in PAYD.
Washington: A PAYD pilot project will soon start in Washington State, under the sponsorship of groups including King County Metro, Seattle City Light, and Climate Solutions.

State Championship on deck

joe bar racing
presents
WASHINGTON STATE CYCLOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS
with the generous support of
the Starbucks Cycling Team, the WSBA, and BuDu Racing
as a fundraiser for

Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Pacific Raceways (Kent, WA)

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Registration
Opens at 7:30 am. Closes at 15 minutes before start time
Pre-Register Online at: http://www.BikeReg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=9506
Day-of Registration will be in the main ticket booths at Pacific Raceways.

NOTE: Seattle Cyclocross Series Numbers will be used (and available).

Everyone must complete a 2009 USA Cycling Event Release Form or one-day license form as appropriate. http://www.usacycling.org/forms/rider_release.pdf

Questions email J. at jjuelis@gmail.com or 206.276.9873
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USCF Permit # TBD
All USCF rules enforced. This includes wearing a HELMET at ALL times when on your bike.
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Cost
• Pre-register and pay $20 ($20 does not include BikeReg.com service charge. $10 for an additional race).
• Day of race entry fees will be $25 ($10 for an additional race).
• USCF license required to race or a one-day license can be purchased for category 4 and 5 men and 4 women; the cost for this license is $10 and will be available at registration.
• To race in category 3 and above you must present a current USCF annual license. The $2 insurance surcharge is included in the registration fee.

The proceeds of this year's event will go to Bike Works in the Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle so that they can continue to "build sustainable communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling." Learn more at http://bikeworks.org


Directions
Pacific Raceway (31001 144th Ave Se, Kent, WA 98042) - From highway 18 take the 304th Street exit and turn left. Take first right hand turn (entrance to Pacific Raceways), follow signs to registration (approximately 1 mile to the registration area).

2010 Design

Knuckle Box Fundamentals 2010 from Paul Giarratano on Vimeo.

Lighter, stiffer, easier to work on and more durable? I'm in.

Ultra-Realistic Modern Warfare Game Features Awaiting Orders, Repairing Trucks

'Tis that time of year again where we all meet up to share some good laughs with old friends and make some new one's while we're at it.
Please come join us for this year's annual Evergreen Holiday Party. We look forward to spending a great evening eating good food, sharing stories, and sipping some tasty libations.

We're currently looking for a good beer sponsor to fill this here space to my left with the decorative Budweiser lights... I mean Bud's nice and all but we'd like to see you again next year as well!

So if you know of a brewery that can help out (needs to be in bottles by the way), feel free to email me at jon@evergreenMTB.org.

When: Friday December 4th, 2009 - Social hour (drinking) begins at 6pm. Dinner begins at 7pm
Where: Newport Shores Yacht Club. Directions below.
What to bring: To ensure we don't have 43 hummus plates, please follow these simple guidelines. If your last name begins with:

A to H - Appetizer or Salad
I to R - Main Dish
S to Z - Dessert
Beer and soft drinks will be provided!

More Info:
Newport Shores Yacht Club
81 Skagit Key
Bellevue, WA 98006
425-747-3291
Directions to Newport Shores Yacht Club:


From 405 take Exit 10 to Coal Creek Pkwy heading West.
Coal Creek will turn into Lake Washington Blvd.
Go under the railroad trestle and turn left into Newport Shores.
Stay to your right once you enter the neighborhood and the road will just wrap around to the yacht club which is on Lake Washington.
The club will be on your right.

The old Emerald State gets to 120

Woodland Park MFG Cross News!

Be honest: When was the last time you rode in a limo? Do you remember said trip? If you’re Brayden Buchanan, MFG series leader in the Junior 10-12 category, the answer is “last summer”.

Recently, we’ve made arrangements with our friends at Fremont Auto Detail to provide shuttle service from Woodland Park, to Brouwer’s Cafe, and back to Woodland Park during race day this Sunday, November 15th! The shuttle is on MFG, and tips are welcome to the driver. Shuttle begins at noon, and runs through the afternoon. So, finish your race, head down to Brouwer’s, and have a drink!!!

Brouwer’s Power Hour begins at 3 pm, and the MFG Woodland Park After Party begins at 5:30 pm. A light dinner buffet will be served until food runs out. (You are on your own for drinks!) All 21+ are welcome, and the dinner is on MFG and Brouwer’s. Hope to see you at the party, and ride that shuttle!

Zac Daab

Low Pressure Promotions, LLC

www.mfgcyclocross.com

Hooray for the Yankees

On Deck...............

He was in a shark gray Dodge, and he was good. He intentionally lagged far enough behind so that I wouldn't recognize him.

He followed and I let it ride. I let him tail me down 17th NE right through the University of Washington campus and out the other side of the football stadium, although I could have foiled his plans at any point. I knew a dozen choice footpaths I could have detoured onto. By the time I crossed the Montlake Bridge, I knew who he was and I had a good idea what he wanted. When I zigzagged through some residential streets, I lost him momentarily, but he picked me up again after the industrial museum, just shy of the Arboreteum. The Arboreteum road was over a mile long, narrow and twisty. The area spawned alot of crime. Pedestrians were rare and houses were non-existant. Today, there was little traffic.

Pedaling against a moist southerly wind, I wasn't making very good time. The Dodge paced me. Twice, he crept closer, gunning the engine once, as if to make a move, but at each attempt, a car approached us from the other direction, putting a temporary halt to his plans.

It was Holder, Julius Casear Holder, and I would have bet my life that his game was bump and run. He knew if he sabotaged the truck I'd eventually ride the bike. And he also knew how vulnerable a man on a bicycle was. He figured he could bounce me into the ditch and motor away, nobody the wiser. It was a neat ploy. He made his move in front of the Japanese tea gardens, and strangely enough, he missed on his first pass. He wasn't trying to kill me. He could have easily run right over me. Instead, he tried to sideswipe my bicycle and knock me for a loop. He must have figured that wouldn't be murder. He was in trouble now. He wasn't just one motorist trying something funny. He was the culmination of hundreds of sloppy, thoughtless motorists that I had run up against in the last few years. It was rare that you caught one. It was even rare to have a gun on you when you did. My temper got the better of me.

Suddenly, I felt the cold metal of his car brushing my hip. I had been waiting for it. I slammed the caliper brakes on. The Dodge catapulted in front of me as I decelerated.

Slowing down so that he could attempt it a second time was his big blunder.

Instead of pedaling by on the passenger side the way he expected, I swung behind the Dodge and pulled around into the oncoming lane. Sitting up and steering with one hand, I dragged the .45 out from under my windbreaker.

I took careful aim, placing a slug through his side window, as close to his face as I could manage without actually hitting him.

Tires screeched like dying animals, brakes squealed, and the Dodge veered right, bounding up over the high curb and scraping the underbelly with shrill metallic yowls.

I didn't even get off my bicycle. Riding up to the glassless window, I rammed the muzzle of the .45 into Holder's face.

I spoke evenly. "Say your prayers, bastard."

-Earl Emerson, Rainy City, 1985

DWB @ Duthie

Ahem...

The weather is definitely upon us. Cold / wet / dark. Waiting for the sun.

On Deck

Guess what I'll be

It's hit the Big Time now!

Cyclocross race must change locations after park permit pulled

A cyclocross bike race set for Saturday in West Seattle was canceled only four days before the event over what the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department calls a bureaucratic snafu.

By Marc Ramirez

Seattle Times staff reporter

A cyclocross bike race set for Saturday was canceled only four days before the event in what the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department calls a bureaucratic snafu, leaving hundreds of local cyclocross enthusiasts all revved up with no place to go — temporarily, at least.

On Tuesday, the city officially notified Seattle's Low Pressure Promotions that it was revoking its permit to hold the race at West Seattle's Lincoln Park, an event it had been planning for months.

"It's unfortunate," said Zac Daab, co-promoter of the event. "... With the timing, I don't feel like we were given any sort of recourse to either prove ourselves or to sort out from a community standpoint how to move forward."

Daab's organization was able to negotiate a last-minute venue with King County Parks, but the cyclocross community remained upset about the city's handling of the matter.

In an e-mail, Seattle parks officials cited three reasons for the permit revocation — resident complaints, the potential for damage and an earlier department decision not to allow such events at Lincoln Park after a similar event by another promoter caused "significant damage" in 2003.

Parks Department spokeswoman Dewey Potter said information about the 2003 decision was likely part of the institutional knowledge lost when a parks employee died several years ago, leaving current scheduling staff unaware.

"They were erroneous in issuing the permit for the event, basically," she said.

Asked why such important criteria regarding park usage had not been noted in writing, Potter responded: "That's a good question. This incident makes it clear that we need to do that."

Event organizers "absolutely acted in good faith," she said. "It was our mistake ... . We feel bad for the inconvenience to them and all their people."

Cyclocross is a European-based sport featuring road bikes racing on a three-kilometer course, a combination of grass, pavement and dirt.

Word of the race's cancellation set the blogosphere ablaze Tuesday, with 50 comments posted on West Seattle Blog in less than two hours.

Most were from cyclocross advocates, venting about the last-minute decision and the perception that parks officials had been swayed by a few vocal residents.

Potter said the permit was revoked not only because of resident objections but because the event, expected to draw up to 600 riders and an equal number of fans, was too large. "(Lincoln Park is) designed for small-scale recreation," she said. "It doesn't have the capacity to accommodate an event of this size."

Thus, the department's special-events committee should have been informed, she said — a rationale Daab finds mysterious since the race's expected turnout was noted on previous application materials.

The department has offered to refund $500 in fees to the group. Other venues it suggested either had unsuitable terrain or were already booked.

On Wednesday, Daab was able to negotiate terms with King County to hold the race at White Center's Lakewood Park — on Saturday, as originally scheduled.

"Typically, venues take months to confirm," he said.

Another Doping Incident

Swanguen suspended
By VeloNews.com
Published: Oct. 20, 2009
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Tuesday that downhill racer J.D. Swanguen has accepted a three-month suspension from competition after testing positive for a metabolite of marijuana at this year’s national championships.

A urine sample provided by the 20-year-old Swanguen at the USA Cycling national mountain bike championships on July 19 of this year tested positive for Carboxy THC, a metabolite of cannabis.

Swanguen accepted a three-month period of ineligibility, which began on October 9, 2009, the day he accepted the sanction. As part of his sanction, the period of ineligibility can be suspended and reduced to time served since he accepted his sanction on October 9, 2009, upon completion of a USADA anti-doping educational program.

Swanguen has also been disqualified from all competitive results achieved on the date of his positive test, through and including the date the doping education program is completed.

Riding as a junior, Swanguen was a silver medalist at the 2007 world championships and competed as an elite rider in 2008, finishing 33rd.

In case you haven't heard, one of our own has turned pro. Local rider and Cycle U coach Adrian Hegyvary signed with OUCH! and will be making his pro debut this Spring alongside Tim Johnson and Floyd Landis.


Adrian will be giving a talk at the new West Seattle Cycle U Grand Opening on November 7th at 6pm. He will be giving a presentation on the keys to his breakout season that led to his pro contract. Free and open to the public.


This location was a Chrysler showroom and is now a full service Specialized shop with wattage based training center. 4550 Fauntleroy Way SW. Plenty of parking and right off the West Seattle freeway. Open house prior from noon-6pm. Hope you can come celebrate another great homegrown success story.

Jackass

LA road rage trial begins. Prosecutors play a 911 recording, the defense calls it an unfortunate accident.
By Patrick Brady
Published: Oct. 19, 2009
After one cyclist slammed into the rear of his car and vaulted over it into oncoming traffic, and another crashed through his rear window, Dr. Christopher Thomas Thompson called 911 and told the operator, “They’ll tell you they are seriously injured, but they’re not.”

Prosecutors presented a recording of the call on Friday during the opening day of testimony in Thompson's trial on assault with a dangerous weapon and other charges. The trial continues Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Prosecutors say Thompson, 60, a former ER doctor, purposefully braked in front of the two riders as they descended Mandeville Canyon Road on July 4, 2008.

Cyclist Christian Stoehr hit the back of Thompson's Infiniti sedan and went over the top into the other lane. His injuries included a grade-3 shoulder separation and road rash. Ron Peterson went through the rear window; the impact broke his nose, nearly severing it, and shattered several of his teeth. More than 90 stitches were required to reattach his nose.

In opening statements Friday, Thompson's defense attorney Peter Swarth said the collision was an unfortunate accident and not the result of any intentional action. He said Dr. Thompson had been saving lives for more than 30 years and would never deliberately hurt anyone. He told the jury there are two sides to every story and insisted that the facts of the case would exonerate his client, provided jurors kept open minds and didn’t decide the case prematurely.

Earlier incidents will be examined
District Attorney Mary Stone promised jurors that she would present evidence about the Fourth of July incident, including the tape of the 911 call, in which Thompson can be heard telling one of the cyclists to get his bike out of the road before downplaying the extent of their injuries. Stone told jurors she would also present evidence from two prior episodes on the same road, allegedly involving Thompson, the owner of a medical records company who lives on the road.

Mandeville Canyon Road is a two-lane, dead-end street in the Los Angeles suburb of Brentwood. It's popular with cyclists who want a climb with relatively little traffic.

In both prior incidents, the cyclists described a driver in a car similar to Thompson's and in one case the cyclist recorded the car's license plate number, which matched Thompson's.

The first incident involved car buff and casual cyclist Patrick Early. Early was riding up the hill in winter 2008 when he said someone resembling Thompson approached from behind, swung close and shouted at him, “Get the fuck off the road.” Early replied “Fuck you,” and says the driver hit his brakes, stopping short. Because Early was traveling uphill, he was able to stop without running into the back of the car. He reported the incident only after reading about Peterson and Stoehr's incident in the Los Angeles Times. Early told the prosecutor he felt remorse for not contacting the police at the time of the incident.

The second incident occurred in March 2008 when cyclists Patrick Watson and Josh Crosby were passed from behind by a car resembling Thompson's. After shouting at them, the driver allegedly hit his brakes and stopped, forcing Crosby into the oncoming traffic lane while Watson bunny hopped over the curb and rode into a yard.

The Fourth of July ride
Peterson and Stoehr had taken part in a Fourth of July group ride and were descending behind the rest of the group after assisting another cyclist who had fallen and waiting for paramedics to arrive.

They say Thompson approached the duo at speed in a late-model burgundy Infiniti sedan and honked at them before pulling alongside and telling them to ride single file. After a brief exchange of words, the cyclists say, Thompson pulled ahead of them and then stopped short.

Thompson is charged with two felony counts each of assault with a deadly weapon, mayhem, battery with serious bodily injury and the added enhancement of causing great bodily injury. The reckless driving charge is related to the March, 2008, incident. The other charges are related to the July 4 incident.

Opening Testimony
Opening testimony came from Stoehr. Stone asked him a number of questions about his expertise as a cyclist, when he began racing, when he hired a coach, the attraction of riding on Mandeville Canyon, the nature of the road, the location of the crash and Thompson’s actions leading up to, during and following the crash. Swarth made four objections about testimony lacking foundation and each time Judge Scott Millington overruled the objection.

Swarth, on cross examination, tried to suggest that the cyclists involved in the Fourth of July holiday ride “took over the road.” Stone objected to the characterization, and the judge sustained the objection.

What followed was a lengthy discussion about Stoehr’s level of experience, whether his bike was in proper working order, how brakes work on a bicycle and the distances involved in the accident: how far Stoehr was behind Peterson at the time Thompson stopped, how much room Thomspon left as he passed them and how much room Peterson and Stoehr took up in the traffic lane as they descended. On several occasions Judge Millington had to admonish Swarth to allow Stoehr to finish answering a question before asking another.

Testimony ended early as a juror had to leave court for a funeral. Testimony will resume with Stoehr, followed by Peterson on Monday at 10:30 a.m. PST.