sscyco

Going up again in the morn - your invited.

ed 

My drivetrain got so loaded up...it froze.

If you remember...it used to be a SS...a true destroyer. I was really fast on it. There are too many climbs around here. My knees started to fall apart. I went from SS back to 1x9. I can't SS the thing w/o a tensioner (which I have) and the tensioner bolts to the hanger.

I got a hanger OTW. Should be here mid-week.

Daspydyr 

First visit to Bootleg Canyon. Not many miles, but some of the hardest single track I've seen in a while. It was a blast.

Dannihilator

Taken with 10 miles of my ride remaining.

mtnbiker66

Got two really great rides in on Friday and Saturday. The ground is really mushy after all the freezing and thawing but it gives a good workout. Mostly gravel roads right now.......... I'm in need of some dry hardpack fast single track..........bummer.

Daspydyr 

I could ride at night if my trails looked like that,HEY-are you a closet ROADIE?

Covalent Jello

First time riding for real out on the trail in almost a year since a dislocated shoulder & surgery ordeal.
Really happy, and not even really sore! It's been a VERY LONG TIME!! AHHHH!!!
Also, me looking like the hunchback after surgery, about to explode with IV and joint fluids.

Daspydyr 

Welcome back COV. Good scar.

Covalent Jello

Thanks D!! Massive rain on the way, hope it turns that snow into ice but we'll see

Daspydyr 

Back to my easy Beaver Tail Loop. Derailer didn't want to drop the chain to granny ring. Climbed in the middle ring. Good to feel the burn. I ain't ready to race, but i aint what I was l. Old dogs can learn new tricks. roof roof!

Dannihilator

More of a track person than roadie these days, but once in awhile I do get out on the mtb.

From today:



Something I've been eyeing.

Daspydyr 

Leaves seem to be the scary variable that I don't have to face. Good pictures.

4evrplan

I could ride DOWN that feature. Once.

dminor 

Sscyco, his son and I hit up Beacon again Sunday - - along with just about every other downhiller in the area. After the morning fog lifted, the day opened up to sunshine and the dirt conditions were nearly perfect. Spent a while up near the top of the 'new' course trying to get one particular double dialed - - just sessioned that section until we all got it down cold. Good feeling - - I'd only cleared it once before, so was able to tick another nemesis off my list.

Big crowd had assembled at Girthmore - - a huge drop - - some of the regulars have an eye to incorporating it as a Pro-only line in the first race this season. I'll spare the details but suffice to say sscyco has more balls than I do. He went off it and lived to tell. I better leave it to him to fill in the details. His boy launched it too. Dunno if I'll do that one this season or not; it's one of those ones where logic tells you it's perfectly do-able and seeing a dozen guys do it confirms it. But looking down from the top is just kinda a gut-check.

Skye sending it last winter:

Covalent Jello

ridiculous, sheeesh

sscyco

Lived - but barely. That pic does not do it justice. It is said to be a 16" vert drop with the same distance out from the ledge to the landing.

Anyway - my boy has wanted to do it for a while - he's 15. I actually think he is a better rider than myself - just needs to smooth out the rough spots. So after watching a bunch of guys do it, Bob (my boy) says "do you think I can do it" - I reply "I wouldn't let you if I thought you'd crash". He follows out one of the fast locals down it and lands it perfectly. I got so excited and asked who was going next - a young guy that I don't know says follow me - I think OK I've seen him hit it a bunch of times today. I find out much later that this kid hits it quite a bit slower than most the other guys. I knew it was bad as soon as I cleared the ledge, I nosed into the landing about a foot short - sent me over the bars and I came to a stop about 50' from the landing. Probably something I learned in my previous military life - I kept a good tuck and rolled it out. Every thing on me took a hit, and I am incredibly sore - but that's it - no breaks, sprains, hematomas, etc. I have had much lighter hits with way worse injuries. And my bike seems to be fine - a close inspection will be performed tonight.

When I got home and told my wife - she called me an idiot - and said I have to try it again next weekend. She will have the camera ready......

Daspydyr 

Look, the spawn of Danny Mac!

sscyco

Here is a pic of me right after the crash -


Dminor is in the background astonished that I am still breathing.

7daysaweek

This is the coolest picture I've seen in a LOOOONG time. Awesome.

victim

That drop look nuts. That Skye dude throwing steeze in the snow makes is insane. Awesome pic did he crash or make it?

dminor 

Made it. Skye always busts something off it - - that's just the way he is (read that: young and fearless).

I honestly think it's a good 18-20' down into the transition, with at least a 12' projection out to catch it. If it was just a cliff jump into the water it would still give me the willies (but I am old and over-cautious). But to give you an idea why sscyco did it, it was just kinda that 'right' environment that day: a lot of people doing it to study, experienced guys to follow off to guage speed . . . and plenty of cell phone support if you piled it . Unfortunately, as ss said, he picked the wrong kid to drop in behind. It's one of those places where you really have to have your flow on and you can't afford an interruption - - especially since there's no pull-out once you might discover things are off.

He's also right that the photo does not do it justice; but that was the best perspective I can find of it on short notice. It was surreal watching - - it was like he nosed straight down nto the top of the landing, and then it was almost slow-motion watching him loosely tumble to a stop. I was bracing for a big crunch and clatter that thankfully did not come.

Whoa, you told her after all, eh? I come clean in small bits of digestible information over the course of a few days. Hey, if conditions are still good and you're going back I may have to do some Rushmore warmups and then finally give it a go . . . .

sscyco

Yea - I will hit the Kokanee drop a few times and purposely flat land it - make sure I keep that front wheel where it needs to be.

never

Ah Doug, you can do it! If I can make it out there, we'll hit it together.

stevemtbr

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Wow.......just wow.

dminor 

. . . and one of me right after the crash: