[Trond]

Hey!

Thought I'd share a few pics of last weeks little epic. The snow is slowly melting here and trails are sort of drying up. Anyway, this is south of Oslo and closer to the boarder of sweden. Happy trails.

Gaute wearing the sexiest wifebeater...

Trails are drying up

off camber with water added, always fun...

great trail, that's me up front

getting technical, pics don't do it justice

Sveinung showing us how to leave a sinking ship

Sveinung clearing a fairly steep climb

Dammit, it won't inflate !!

"I'll just personify the rat from IceAge while eating this..."

Øyvind clearing a nice part

Sveinung giving our Commencal XC testbike the treatment...

 

[Damn True]

Nice stuff!

 

[Echo]

One of the most awesome things about mountain biking is, no matter where I travel and how much I ride, there will always be a kickass trail out there that I haven't ridden yet

 

[Heidi]

COMPLETELY AWSOME! Is that typical of the terrain in the area? Very nice.

 

[TreeSaw]

Those trails look AWESOME!!!! Maybe someday I will have the pleasure of riding them too

 

[I Are Baboon]

Cool pictures!!! Those trails look exactly like one of my local spots (Middlesex, CT for anyone that has ridden there).

 

[MMcG]

Originally posted by I Are Baboon
Cool pictures!!! Those trails look exactly like one of my local spots (Middlesex, CT for anyone that has ridden there).

I was going to say that those trails look a lot like New England Trails - I haven't ridden Middlesex (yet) but they also look a lot like what you might see in Lynn Woods in Massachusetts (again based on pics only right now - but hopefully that'll change someday as well).

Great pics!!

I like the low profile Giro helmets you guys are wearing too.

 

[Heidi]

Originally posted by MMcG


I like the low profile Giro helmets you guys are wearing too.

Are those Giro, or UVEX?

 

[splat]

Those are sweet pics !

they look just like some of the trails up here!

 

[stosh]

Originally posted by I Are Baboon
Cool pictures!!! Those trails look exactly like one of my local spots (Middlesex, CT for anyone that has ridden there).

I was going to say the same thing!! But not not the same spot in CT.

 

[jdcamb]

Originally posted by Echo
One of the most awesome things about mountain biking is, no matter where I travel and how much I ride, there will always be a kickass trail out there that I haven't ridden yet

So true. Can I call a roadtrip! ....jdcamb

 

[I Are Baboon]

Originally posted by MMcG
I was going to say that those trails look a lot like New England Trails - I haven't ridden Middlesex (yet)

Middlesex has a lot of those rock beds and the vegetation is the same as in these pics.

 

[Trond]

Thanks for the replies I just read in a thread that are too little actual ride threads in the lounge and monkeys are sort of losing interest, so I'd thought I'd share some pics.

Heidi, there's a bunch of different riding terrain in Norway. This is on the southeast and has trails like this that would take you years to cover, out west we have Alp-like terrain, Mid-Norway has a lot of high plain trails like this:

Treesaw: BikingViking from mtbr.com is inviting people from all over to Trondheim in Norway in June. I know 3 Americans are already coming. Thors Hammer.

 

[Squeak]

Very cool! I am planning on going to Norway sometime in the future.

 

[slcpunk21]

Originally posted by jdcamb
So true. Can I call a roadtrip! ....jdcamb

hey if you east coasters are roadtripping that way.. mind if a midwest monkey joins in? PUH LEASE?

Sweet pics man!


edit: this was already answerd!.. doh.."Is all the terrain out there like that? or does it differentiate (word?) alot depending on the area?"

and this picture..

my god.. it just makes me want to up and quit work right now and get on my bike! I wish I new why this pictures sturs up so much emotion like that.. but it does.....


monkey! GREAT PICS! Thanks for bringing the "ride" back to the

 

[Trond]

Originally posted by I Are Baboon
Cool pictures!!! Those trails look exactly like one of my local spots (Middlesex, CT for anyone that has ridden there).

I lived in Burlington, VT for three years - the terrain is very much the same. We just have way more trails, and they are all open to bikers

 

[Trond]

Originally posted by Squeak
Very cool! I am planning on going to Norway sometime in the future.

Any time man, visit terrengsykkel.no. I run the largest mtb e-zine in Scandinavia with a bunch of friends. We can hook you up with awesome riding.

 

[ghostrider]

ghostrider makes note to self: Visit Norway, soon. Awesome! Thanks for posting.

 

[Heidi]

Originally posted by Squeak
Very cool! I am planning on going to Norway sometime in the future.

I'm there. Can we rent an RV?

Trond, thanks A LOT for those pics dude.

 

[Skookum]

Awesomeness! Looks like some great terrain. Thanx for sharing! i'm especially glad to know now that i'm not the only one who has tried pumping a tube up with his nose.

 

[Trond]

Alright monkeys, I'm officially on a roll

Up north, where the sun never sets during summer.

 

[Heidi]

You're killing me!!! Those are the best I've seen in a long time. I feel like I just had sex.:devil:

 

[Trond]

Mid Norway - Alp terrain:

Pictures by Geir Anders Rybakken Ørslien

 

[jdcamb]

Dude thanks so much for the awesome pics. I am getting moist looking at all those freeking rocks! (Glacially scoured Granite! Mmm tasty!). This is exactly the thing RM needs!

 

[slcpunk21]

do you happen to have an open spot in the dirt next to your house I could sleep in? I really need to get out there!

FREAKIN AMAZING pics dude!

 

[KPicha]

Gorgeous scenery!! I'm always amazed at how much different the topography is in other places and still rideable.

By the way, Norwegians and Swedes are THE nicest people I have ever met when travelling in Europe!

 

[greasey monkey]

That looks like a whole lot of fun. Awsome pics.

 

[MMcG]

Holy Cow those are amazing photos, and some amazing scenery and terrain too!

So cool!

HOw about a Norway Monkeyfest!

 

[Skookum]

cool switchbacks look fun.

Hey is that rock you're riding is that old lava flow?

 

[Trond]

Originally posted by MMcG


HOw about a Norway Monkeyfest!

I am all up for it. You need to bring me some TommyKnockers from CO though gooood beer.

As I said above, BikingViking from mtbr.com is inviting people from all over to Trondheim in Norway in June. I know 3 Americans are already coming. It should be a blast!Thors Hammer.

 

[ghostrider]

Trond has singlehandedly redeemed the Lounge, and taken it to a new level of greatness.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

Wow....!!

Where is my bike???

Those are some incredible pictures

 

[I Are Baboon]

Jealousy factor: HIGH.

 

[Jozz]

Holly mooly!!!

Those where just too much!

Never though of Norway as a futur bike trip destination, but those really got me thinking!

 

[Heidi]

Originally posted by Jozz
Holly mooly!!!

Those where just too much!

Never though of Norway as a futur bike trip destination, but those really got me thinking!

Exactly, get Deyv on board now!

 

[Trond]

Originally posted by Skookum


Hey is that rock you're riding is that old lava flow?

Good old hard rocks!

 

[slcpunk21]

Originally posted by Heidi
Exactly, get Deyv on board now!

Nah he's to good for that... he's got New Zealand.... pfff...

 

[douglas]

A W E S O M E !

 

[berkshire_rider]

Trond:

Very nice pics. The shots of the slickrock and the switchbacks above the water are sweet. I can't believe I'm stuck at work right now. I should be riding.

 

[Trond]

We got some great NorthShore trails too. There a tram only 5 bikeminutes from my apt, it goes every 15minutes to the top of a smaller mountain right outside Capitol Oslo. ALL DAY. The nuskool kids are creating loads of NS trails on the way down

I am more of a trail/epic rider but here's me on one of the stunts:

Nils Tweaking

Pottis launching

And of course, Nils' infamous backflip nofooter