Lord Jesus, when was that website built?Discovery of the day, found via googling those goofy Z Torque bent cranks:
http://pardo.net/bike/pic/mobi/index.html
Crash it now.Ate shit on the donkey bike yesterday hard. Washed out on turn, on a gravel path. Entire left side of my body is covered in road rash and feels tingly. Hands got chewed up too.
And destroyed the bar tape on the bike and broke the right shifter/brake pod.
Dammit.
When headed back to the lower lot there’s the narrow line between two rocks, right before the stairs with planks. The traditional optional line is to rider’s right, flat rock with a steep roll off of it.Qué?
Do you still remember what riding out here is like?!My opinion on Bend is that it would probably be a great place for biking if you lived there, but as a destination? Meh. The riding wasn't really that great. Dry, blown out, Sandy, dust made riding within 75' of the person ahead of you nearly impossible. It's nice to have done it, but I'm not going there as a destination again.
Do you still remember what riding is like at 100% your own effort?Do you still remember what riding out here is like?!
Not liking people is ok. Embrace itfeeling kind of pissy. long weekend with a lot of family. realizing that while i like most of them individually, i like all of them at the same time, and all of the chaos that ensues (especially when 10 kids between 14 and 2 are thrown into the mix) a whole lot less. plus being in the mountains and not riding also makes me grumpy. next two weeks suck for slipping away between busy shit at work and wife’s travel. /end bitching, carry on. maybe i’ll find a night where my buddy and i can build up my new wheels to make me feel better.
The scale difference was incredible. The dust clouds from normal riding we're 10' tall and lingered for 15secs. At least here they are easily visible through quickly. And every single corner was blown out. It's volcanic sand, so unless wet, it's shit. At least we have decomposing granite based sand.Do you still remember what riding out here is like?!
medium flavor wheels . . . might as well see what it was supposed to be like. hope pro4 rear/pro2 front (20mm) laced to ex471sNot liking people is ok. Embrace it
New wheels will remain strong-sized or will stand a bit taller to match the frame?