Goldstream Sports Fairbanks Alaska

It’s Trekfest at Goldstream Sports! Take an instant $50 off select bikes!  See a few models below, but come into the store for the full range! Check out the bikes below, click them to find out more about the bike!

All bikes come with a Lifetime Warranty on the Frame, a One Year Warranty on the Components, and FREE adjustments on brakes and shifters – FOR LIFE!

Trek 4300 Disc

Trek Skye

Trek Marlin 29er WSD

Trek Marlin 29er

Trek Wahoo 29er Disc

Trek 4500 29er Disc

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Fitness Bikes

Domane 6 Series with IsoSpeed has it all: Blistering speed. Incredible comfort and stability, even on the punishing pavé of Flanders and Roubaix. Welcome to a new class of race bike.

This bike has all the speed and power of the Trek Madone, but with an added feature – a bearing added to the seat tube, giving a softer ride without losing power transfer!

Read a review of the New Trek Domane!

Amnesia is a key ingredient of the appeal of the White Mountains 100. The ankle and wrist sprains and utter exhaustion I suffered skiing the 2010 race somehow vanished from my memory when I signed up for the 2011 event. And when vastly improved trail conditions in ‘11 enabled me to shed a whopping 8 ½ hours off my time, I made a vow to rest on my laurels – which conclusively evaporated from my memory when it came time for 2012 signups.

Photo courtesy of White Mountains 100

So it was that I snapped the bindings closed on my classic skis at 8 AM on March 25 in the crusty expanse of the White Mountains Rec Area parking lot. 65 competitors – 40 fat bikers, 19 skiers, and 6 hardy souls on foot – lined up at the start this year in warm temperatures and beneath sunny skies.

Photo courtesy of White Mountains 100

The race start was a replay of the previous two runnings – a few fat bikers raced to the front, the rest of us merged into a colorful moving scrum that inched its way up the long uphill that starts the course. This was followed by a downhill section that swiftly broke up the pack, as most of the bikers and skiers (the majority of them skating) raced out in front of me.

Trails were firm and temperatures were in the mid-20’s as I made terrific time to the first checkpoint, at the Haystack Trail intersection 17 miles in. But then a combination of soaring afternoon temperatures and lots of skidding fat bikes reduced the trail to a challenging-mile stretch of mashed potatoes. The soft stuff mostly disappeared before checkpoint 2, Cache Mountain Cabin; unfortunately, my appetite had also disappeared, replaced by nagging nausea and a vague dread that maybe I’d finally pushed myself past my limits.

It took half a liter of Coke, three liters of water and a loaded baked potato before I felt human enough to continue toward the most beautiful and perhaps most challenging part of the course, Cache Mountain Divide. The wind picked up and a light snow whirled as I slogged up the last punchy mile toward the stark and rocky pass tat mark’s the race’s midpoint. On the other side of the pass, the ice lakes – a of wall-to-wall overflow widely regaled as the most challenging section of the course – proved eminently manageable, with a fair amount of snow covering and little in the way of wet sections. After a picturesque 7 miles through rolling hardwood forest, I hit checkpoint 3 feeling invigorated and ready for the latter stages of the race.

Darkness fell half an hour after I left Windy Gap, and the rest of my White Mountains 100 experience was filtered through a small circle of light piercing an immensity of dark and quiet. Whereas the first half of the race had been a social affair – I had kept pace with a surprising number of fat bikers – I was now on an utterly solitary quest. In the four hours between Cache Mountain and the final checkpoint, Borealis-Lefevre Cabin, I passed a single skier, with nothing else – not even a headlight in the distance – to remind me that I was in a race. The impenetrable dim, the sleep deprivation, the sheer inestimable weirdness of shushing through the back of beyond at midnight on a Monday – these are part of what make the Whites 100 a unique event. And as much as I treasure the social aspects of the race, it is these solitary swaths of wilderness that stick in my memory.

The thermometer read 20 above and my spirits were high when I left Borealis and crossed Beaver Creek at 1:15 am. I was making such good time that I forswore a stop at the trail shelter at Mile 90 – an optional checkpoint – in order to make a stab at beating my personal best on the course.

Then came the overflow. A few miles past the trail shelter lie two sickly yellow lakes of the stuff, run through by so many bikes, skis, dogsleds and snowmachines that making it across them with dry feet would be akin to winning the lottery. Which didn’t stop me from trying. On the first stretch, I soaked my right foot; on the second, my left. Despite removing my skis to specifically avoid icing them over, I managed to trail their tails in the water, resulting in a total and inexplicable loss of glide that I didn’t diagnose for another three torturous miles. Meanwhile, the clouds suddenly cleared out, replaced by millions of stars, a faint aurora, and temperatures that dipped below zero. By the time I had finished hoofing up the mile-long hill known as the Wickersham Wall my sodden toes were going numb.

This was all, of course, my fault: I had brought waterproof overboots and failed to wear them. I had brought two changes of socks and had already run through both of them before the overflow. So I shrugged my shoulders and urged my sore legs on. Glide had disappeared as the temperature dropped and I alternated between futile attempts at kicking and more rewarding stretches of stomping loudly along to keep warm.

As slow as I went, though, it was just fast enough. In a year where many entrants slowed down a lot, I achieved a personal best, arriving back at the welcoming glow of the parking lot 20 minutes faster than my 2011 time. More importantly, I was able to jump into a warming tent, coax off my frozen boots, and begin the painful process of rediscovering my toes.

We have our first shipment of Brooks shoes in stock and WOW!

Brooks is a shoe company that makes shoes and for running only. Brooks works each and every day to ensure that all of their footwear products meet the biomechanical needs of runners, enhance comfort, and aid in the prevention of running-related injury.

We have shoes in stock for trail running, road running, and many other categories. Brooks only supplies retail stores and are not available in box stores.

Come in and speak to Ben Nelson, our shoe store manager. Ben is really knowledgeable on all things running. He has extensive knowledge on foot issues, and how to alleviate them.

Coming soon will be Salomon and Asics too!!

Here are the results from the 1st WNRace of the 2011-12 season. Lathrop ski coach Cody Priest was 1st followed by master Jim Lokken and Jim Button. Melissa Lewis was the first female with Karin Gillis the 1st female master.
The next WNrace will be next Wednesday night November 9th on Birch Hill.

Cody Priest……………….13:10
Jim Lokken ……………….13:20 (1st Master)
Jim Button………………….13:30
Melissa Lewis……………..14:26 (1st female)
Bob Baker………………….14:27
Mike Hajdukovich………..14:28
Dave Edic…………………..14:39
Karin Gillis………………….14:50 (1st Female Master)
Patrick Lovey………………16:20
Byron Broda………………..16:48
Matt Stoller………………….16:49
Pete Wilde…………………..18:50
Brandon Hoover……………20:38
Adam Johnson………………20:55
Jim Case………………………21:23
Debbie Brown………………22:13
John McKiney………………24:18

Come out and help create Alaska’s first Mountain Bike Pump and Skills Park!

Work Shop Schedule

Goldstream Valley Lions Club Bike Park

Participants and community volunteers may come and go as necessary. The Bike Park work party is open to all community members, families and children.  The work parties will be helping to construct the boardwalk skills area using hand tools. Participants will also assist with shaping the dirt pump course using shovels, rakes and compactors.  We are hoping to have lots of people all day long in order to finish the park by Sunday!   So come on out and help create Alaska’s first Mountain Bike Pump and Skills Park.

Friday Morning 9:00-1:00 July 22, 2011

·       Indoor Workshop: From Concept to Ride-Ready and Beyond. (Presented by Ben Blitch of Alpine-Trails)

·       Indoor Workshop: Trends In Community Bike Parks Present by Ben Blitch and Goldstream Sports)

·       Partnering with the borough for community driven projects (Steve Taylor- FNSB Rec Department)

·       Indoor Workshop: Risk Management, Liability, Insurance (Presented by Ben Blitch)

Friday Afternoon through Sunday evening  (Daily start time 9:00- End at 5:00)  July 22, 23 and 24

·       Outdoor workshop: Design! Build! Maintain!

·       Create two jump lines (beginner and intermediate)

·       Create mirrored pump track

·       Create small wooden board walk skills area

·       Provide maintenance demonstration and documentation for sustainability

·       Demonstration by local bike experts: emphasis on safety and skills

·       Celebration: Volunteer picnic and ride time (Sunday afternoon 4:00 PM)

*******  Please, if you have them,  bring  shovels and steel rakes. (we will have plenty of tools if you do not have them).  The Lions will provide snacks, lemonade and water.

What a great ride Dirt Divas! We had 7 people on this ride.  We met at the 8 mile gravel pit and rode a long 3.5 miles straight up Murphy Dome.  But, we were well rewarded by the gorgeous view at the top, and the super fun, beautiful 7.5 mile downhill.  11 miles total, about 1hr 20 min.

See you on the trails!

We had a successful women’s mountain bike camp.  The first camp was in June and our second camp just finished last weekend.  Each time we had a really great group of fun, energetic and motivated women.  Everyone had a chance to learn basic mountain bike skills and practice on wooden structures and varying types of terrain.  I think everyone left with more confidence in bike handling skills.  Thank you to all the participants and to our wonderful sponsors Goldstream Sports, In My Element, Breast Cancer Detection Center, and Alaska Coffee Roasting Co.  I’m looking forward to our next camp!

Hey Paulette! Here is the report of tonight’s ride:

The second meeting of the Dirt Dev(iants) was held on the Birch Hill Ski trails with a crew of 6. We were lucky enough to “book end” our ride between two light evening showers and only got a bit of mud on our bikes and shorts (though one member seemed to have a few more spots on her jersey than the rest of us….name omitted here to protect the guilty party). We cruised around the Relay loop as a warm-up and then high-tailed it out the White Bear where we chugged our way up to “SCUM” corner to have a look around the new Sonott access trail; it is nicely seeded, and a yellow caution tape kept us from even thinking about descending it. Save that one for another day. The rest of the ride on the WB trail was uneventful and pleasant, except for the swarm of mosquitoes which followed us up “heartbeak hill”; we quickly ditched ‘em with a little help from a handy wipe that Chris had in her seat satchel….now THOSE are the BOMB!! They should be required equipment for all Diva rides! The trail was in good shape, thanks to a single pass of the Borough’s mower, but we shied away from the section below the range anticipating a bit more mud there, and re-traced our tracks back up to the Access signpost. Finished up with a section of the Warm-up Loop where it looked like a small army had spent a week or so marching. Those crazy disc-golfers!!! Looks like fun though, and I’d recommend a round or two after we ride here again. Until next week!!! Dev(iant), Nancy

Success!  We had an awesome turnout for our first Dirt Divas B ride.  11 ladies rode 11.5 miles on mountain bikes for about 1.5 hours.  We lost one lady due to a flat tire (more on that later). But she was rescued by her night in shining armor!  It was a beautiful, sunny night and a fun ride.  We rode the bike path and commuter trail from Goldstream Sports to UAF, then we rode up to the ski hut and down the ski trail.  At the start of the bicycle bumps we split into two groups, those who wanted to ride the bicycle bumps and those who did not.  Several ladies decided to get more time and experience on their bikes before tackling those bicycle bumps.  We’re setting goals here.  We re-grouped at the bottom of the hill, road the T-field loop, the potato field loop, back up the ski trail, and back along the bike path to the store.  Great job everyone!

Okay, so about that flat tire.  You never know when it can happen.  It is pretty rare to get a flat on a mountain bike unless you pinch flat, but now we all know that we have to be prepared.  Here are two lists of necessities.  One list is the bare minimum, and the other is a more inclusive kit.  Get what you need and be prepared.

List one:  Bare necessities

• bike bag for the back of your seat to carry everything
• spare tube (the correct size)
• tire levers (to get the tire on and off)
• pump or co2 cartridge and inflator
• energy bar (so you don’t bonk)
• mosquito spray (in case you stuck in the woods changing your tire)

List two:  Inclusive kit for most situations

• includes list one bare necessities plus
• chain tool (and spare link) for the unexpected time when you break a chain (more common on mountain bikes than road bikes because of the rougher terrain)
• crash kit (for ouchies if you bite it)
• tire pressure gauge

So let’s be prepared out there!

See you on the trails,
Paulette

Last note, if this is your last email, enjoy the rest of your summer!

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— Mother Teresa