^^ My bad . . . I was reading too much between the lines :o

I guess you need to be wearing your reading glasses so you can actually focus on the lines.

Careful, there, sonny.

Sorry, sir!

As if our 2 and some feet of snow was not enough, we are expecting 10-20 inches tomorrow/wednesday. I don't think we're having school this week.

almost all our snow melted. lol

Must be getting hammered over there? I was talking to my uncle... His snowplow truck keeps getting stuck because of the amount of snow.

Hahaha, yeah, the city actually ran out of salt. I actually live just outside of DC though. I built this awesome track to go biking on out of snow in my back yard. It didn't work. I just kept sliding.

Dangit snow. 10-18 expected with this upcoming one.

With as much snow as you have, it's time to get in some jumping practice. I understand from Mike and the guys in Moscow, ID that it's the perfect way to hone your backflips:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...7/kyletest.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...psidedown1.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...thelanding.jpg

It seems the road department here is barely competent enough to handle 2" of snow fall.

Those pictures look awesome, but I don't have a ramp! Also, the video is cool.

It has been bugging me that I've not been able to figure out the speeds people reach in downhill races - Dminor - input?

Only time I get troubles is when get so deep it's higher than the top of my moldboard. Then what breaks back over top sneaks under the hood and drowns my distributor :notamused:.


Build one.

You mean as far as what speeds are attained or how to attain them?

Biggest snowfall I've seen in person is 3'.

Guess I have to dig the mtb out and put the minions on it for tomorrow.

What speeds are reached.

^^ Ahhh . . . most of the speeds in typical DH race sections are in the range of a normal 32T middle ring. But out West on big ski-slope mountains, there are parts where you'll spin out too early with gearing like that. I run a 38T chainring; although 36 is popular too. Fastest I've ever gone is a particular plummet off the edge of a ski run at Sun Peaks, B.C. that i hear got us to 40-45 MPH; but that is not typical.

Ah god that's crazy fast.

One of my friends/coworkers said that theres some place.. I forget what it's called.. where people hit 60 and above. As you would imagine crashes are nasty.

Hey D - you ride Yeti now?

If it's in the sig, then yes.

Btw...

Not yet; but a frame should be on its way in a week or two.

That's the Kamikaze on Mammoth mountain. In the mid 90's pros were running 70 tooth chainrings and breaking 70 mph

ya you need to get that sucker built up D. shiny DH bikes are good bike porn. I guess dirty ones are too though.

A little flash of stoke for a winter's morn: http://vimeo.com/8660292

It'll depend on the section of the course - the pinned speed over a sketchy rock garden with sharp turns will be much less than the pinned speed on a wide, sweeping doubletrack trail.

:thumb:

Yetis are great. I'm considering getting one of the DJ frames off jenson for 350. I don't DJ though..


And ssyco, that's the one! Cool video.

I don't mountain bike, that doesn't stop me from owning and riding one though.

True.

HAHAHAHA no school wednesday or thursday! This nice (10 days off consecutively) break will make up for our (now) 3 day spring break!

This is too weird to be on this time of day.