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>Outdoor Life Network covers some events too.  Hell, they sponsored the >Tour of the Rockies.  I’ve never had a chance to watch though, so I >don’t know how good the coverage is.  You can bet that when the sponsor >the event, though, it’s probably not in that 2am time slot.

The Outdoor Life Network cycling coverage is on Thursday evenings (8pm eastern time) and Saturday afternoons (2pm eastern time). If you call 1-800-OUTDOOR, they will send you their monthly program schedule, no charge.  /m

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Yes the coverage that espn 2 gives to mountain biking is just plain pathetic > they cram the whole event into a hlaf your and show it at 2 in the morning >sTeve > They do? I saw it a couple times in the afternoon around 4:30-5:30 when I was > flipping channels. (since there’s nothing on at that time around here) > I don’t like the coverage, though. Too MTV-ish with the camera angles, > and they never show the course long enough, they keep cutting around. I like > to see the same corner and see how each different rider handles it, but I > also like for them to closely follow one particular rider as he travels the > course.  Instead, I get two guys on a corner, but to the interbike show, a > blimp shot of a tiny little mtber on a course that looks way too easy from > up there, cut to some chick with a nose ring talking about how hard it > was to get to the top (in the men’s race!)  well you get the picture… > Not *all* of us are 15 year old boys in a testosterone frenzy. Some of us > like to sit and watch tv without getting dizzy and nauseated. > jn

Outdoor Life Network covers some events too.  Hell, they sponsored the Tour of the Rockies.  I’ve never had a chance to watch though, so I don’t know how good the coverage is.  You can bet that when the sponsor the event, though, it’s probably not in that 2am time slot. Peace!

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Yes the coverage that espn 2 gives to mountain biking is just plain pathetic  they cram the whole event into a hlaf your and show it at 2 in the morning sTeve

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>Yes the coverage that espn 2 gives to mountain biking is just plain pathetic > they cram the whole event into a hlaf your and show it at 2 in the morning >sTeve

They do? I saw it a couple times in the afternoon around 4:30-5:30 when I was flipping channels. (since there’s nothing on at that time around here) I don’t like the coverage, though. Too MTV-ish with the camera angles, and they never show the course long enough, they keep cutting around. I like to see the same corner and see how each different rider handles it, but I also like for them to closely follow one particular rider as he travels the course.  Instead, I get two guys on a corner, but to the interbike show, a blimp shot of a tiny little mtber on a course that looks way too easy from up there, cut to some chick with a nose ring talking about how hard it was to get to the top (in the men’s race!)  well you get the picture… Not *all* of us are 15 year old boys in a testosterone frenzy. Some of us like to sit and watch tv without getting dizzy and nauseated. jn

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> I saw a SWEET show on ESPN 2 not too long ago; I wish I could remember the > name of it… > Kevin Munson > In 1995 when MB took off commercially you’d see it regularly on ESPN or > some > other cable channel. > Are they still televising MB regularly?

I’m not sure that the MTB races I’ve seen on ESPN2 do the sport any justice.  I love racing and MTBing, but these things are boring.

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> I saw a SWEET show on ESPN 2 not too long ago; I wish I could remember > the > name of it… > Kevin Munson

There’s a show called B3 (biking, blading, boarding??), but I’m not sure if it was on ESPN2 or not…. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> In 1995 when MB took off commercially you’d see it regularly on ESPN > or > some > other cable channel. > Are they still televising MB regularly?

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> In 1995 when MB took off commercially you’d see it regularly on ESPN or some > other cable channel. > Are they still televising MB regularly?

check out the velonews one, they regularly post cycling on tv sked. http://www.velonews.com/ http://outside.starwave.com:80/events/giro97/index.html — too much of a good thing can be great!  - captain dondo robin and john france

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I saw a SWEET show on ESPN 2 not too long ago; I wish I could remember the name of it… Kevin Munson – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> In 1995 when MB took off commercially you’d see it regularly on ESPN or some > other cable channel. > Are they still televising MB regularly?

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> > In 1995 when MB took off commercially you’d see it regularly on ESPN or some > other cable channel. > Are they still televising MB regularly? > Check out the Outdoor Life Channel on Saturday afternoon about 2:00. > Fattrax is a great show.  And they cover many races as well. > Mike

What level of cable service do you need for this "Outdoor Life Channel?"

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I get Outdoor LIfe Network on my "standard" level of service, one level up from broadcast-only channels.  The standard level includes CNN, Weather Channel, ESPN, NICK, TBS, etc.   The next level up is the premium services, HBO, Disney, etc. On DirecTV, Outdoor Life Network is included in the [expensive] sports package. Outdoor Life Network has the cycling stuff on Thurs evenings also, repeated on Saturday afternoon.  /m – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > In 1995 when MB took off commercially you’d see it regularly on ESPN or some > > other cable channel. > > Are they still televising MB regularly? > Check out the Outdoor Life Channel on Saturday afternoon about 2:00. > Fattrax is a great show.  And they cover many races as well. > Mike >What level of cable service do you need for this "Outdoor Life Channel?"

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In 1995 when MB took off commercially you’d see it regularly on ESPN or some other cable channel. Are they still televising MB regularly?

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> In 1995 when MB took off commercially you’d see it regularly on ESPN or some > other cable channel. > Are they still televising MB regularly?

Check out the Outdoor Life Channel on Saturday afternoon about 2:00. Fattrax is a great show.  And they cover many races as well. Mike

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