Originally Posted by Curtis_Elwood
Me too. I also prefer most gravity sports. Well, ones that doen't require a parachute or bungee cord. Started out canoeing, moved to touring kayaking briefly, then spent the last three years whitewater kayaking. I started running class V this past year and realized the importance of having strong legs. Thus, the mountain bike purchase last month. It's a great off-season sport for whitewater kayakers. Here's a couple of my exploits from this Winter and Spring. I'm the guy who can't boof (Green Mamba) in the first one and I'm in the Yellow H3 in the second one. Where do you paddle?
http://www.rivers-end.org/curtis/greentruss.mov
http://www.rivers-end.org/curtis/Joh...LRC%20web2.mov
Hi Curtis,
Great videos -- makes me want to put the Hammer on the Bronco and head to Great Falls on the Patomac, where I used to regularly ww kayak (tho I don't run the Falls). IV is my limit: Lower Gauley, Youghiogheny, New, and lots of other rivers in MD, VA, PA, WV.
What's identical about mtb'ing and ww is having to look ahead, pick lines, execute -- not to mention getting trashed when you blow it.
Take care, happy paddling and biking.
Al