Dual Slalom, Fire, Motos, & a Bent wheel

The Jeep King of the Mountain was held this past weekend @ Diablo. Lots of great racing went down. Lopes crashed out of the race in the first round on Saturday. I guess he lost control of his Mojo(Ibis).

The Finals were great. J.D Swanguen Vs. Cody Warren


Warren coasts in for the win.

J.D brushing off the Jersey dirt

Back on the bike. Finishing for style points.

Mr. Van Dine

All chick AC/DC cover band Helles Belles

This is what chad thinks of his Motorola Razor

Yeah

Jason Rinker, of Ridetopia. No hander on his home track

Yep, bent front wheel #2 this season...but its ok it hapened to my Diablo/training wheel set.
I expect this shit to happen to them. Time to rim swap

But, I did get some new bling for the bike.
Fuck Manitou Customer Service

DFRofD

Got some footage from The Salvation trail @Diablo Freeride Park this weekend!


Next update: KOM/48 straight and other nonsense from North Jersey.

Pedal like you have a pair!

The Maryland State Champs was held Aug 2 &3. It was a good DH course, but some rain the night before turned it into a slick mess.
Pics from Nick

I had my best finish, so far this season...5th...First time I didn't crash on my race run!

After a day of pounding countless stakes into the ground w/ a sledge hammer/taping the course w/ the Racer's Edge Crew or day of DH practice, we all retired to the Racer's Edge club house. It's definitely a designated Man Area. Beers, charred meat, motos(2wheeled and sled type), mountain bikes, and the ring game occupied our down time each night.

This ring game had me addicted to trying to get the ring that's tied onto a string thats connected to the ceiling, to hook onto the J bend hook on the wall for 2 nights.

The hook

I finally made it later that evening. Its all about the arc! It was a pretty sweet personal victory.
Just like the golf ball on the island, I never can get this stuff on camera.

Bike, Run, Drink Season Is Coming

Can u guess what season is coming?

If you guessed Cyclo-Cross you are correct, my friend. The nauseating headaches will be chronic from gluing tubular tires (griffos) @ the cross club house.

I also made a new addition to my quiver of cycles.
I will channel the powers of Slick Rick by riding his old cross bike this season.
It actually fits me perfectly...and its lighter that my road bike!

Here's what I know about cross:

-I've never been to a cross race.
-I've wrenched on cross bikes before, so i'm familiar with them. (From my understanding their road bikes with knobby tires with brakes that won't stop on a dime)
-No disc brakes allowed
-Cross racing is like dual slalom, but without the jumps & berms, plus up hill climbing.
-Jeb is really good @ it, so was Slick Rick.
-DCCofD cross practice is fun.
-El Hefe after cross practice.
-Skinsuits are the costume of choice (I'm gonna wear my DH jersey)


Oh, Yeah I added some more blue anodized parts to my Ibis Mojo

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I saw this on Comcast's Top Pictures of the week.
It was #4

After reading Rotten's blog I had to post this.

About a month ago I went to California to visit the east coast fugitive, John Bain. You might remember him for his largest rubber band ball in the world accomplishment.
Now he's a Manager at Orange County's dopest bike shop chain, Rock N Road Cyclery. Every one is really cool there! I got to be the Guest Mechanic one of the days I was there. Alot of laughing and high end bikes. Tony and Parker are pretty funny guys.
I also met one of their customers that thinks that The Fredrick Water Shed is the best place to ride. I agree.

So, on this ride I rode a Specialized Dual Suspension bike. I think it was a 08 Stump Jumper?
Bain took me to the San Juan Trail.

Switch backs

Henry's Syndicate

MTB riding in Socal in a nut shell.
Climb for 1 1/2hrs descend for 20 mins

we rode up 16 or so switch backs

Bain action shot

Gavagan action shot

Taking in the view/recovering

Cocktail rock

switch back

Got to see my friend since the 1st grade.
Amanda designs clothes for Matix. She gave me so much clothing That I had to check my bag because it couldn't fit into the overhead compartment.
Coops and I in LBC

Long over due 1

So about a month ago I went to Orange county to see my buddy, Bain. He works @ Rock N Road Cyclery. I got to use a lightspeed "test" bike so he could show me around the area.

Road ride to Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach. Side note: All the girls wear the tiniest bikinis. Sorry Rotten no Pics

Steep Road

It was short. Not to hard

Bain peed on a Multi Million house in the Hills. I heard goats and then he called me over to where he just peed and low and behold a bunch of goats. So we're standing under a window and we hear inside. "I thought I heard someone out side" So we start talking to this Rich lady about the goats. She said the goats and the Shepard are from Peru and the goats eat all the brush in the gullies to help prevent fires.
I once had a college professor that bought some goats to clear land on his property....but that was hill billy western Maryland. These were refined Peruvian goats that travel the globe eating brush

After the goats we continued climbing to "the top of the world" (Alta Laguna). The steepest climb I've ever climbed on a road bike.

Scenic Shit

If i look grumpy. I just climbed up super steep streets w/ a gear ratio of 39/25. I'm used to a 34/25