[kidwoo]

May or may not contain dudes in underwear and xc helmets.

Right click, save it


Streaming version for you mac weirdos

http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/2009-Collegiate-4x-Championship,979/kidwoo,316

 

[William42]

sick...

 

[stoney]

vimeo?

 

[kidwoo]

vimeo?

Friggin mac users........


I just loaded it on vitalmtb. Link at top.

 

[stoney]

Jon is an animal.

 

[kidwoo]

Jon is an animal.

He got messed up and dropped in both of his first two heats and sprinted his ass off to finish second and qualify. It was friggin awesome.

 

[stoney]

I remember at Idaho nats back in '00 this rock drop-uphill landing-corner that everyone was getting destroyed on. John somehow (as in only person to see and attempt) found a straightline that allowed him to carry speed into it and gap the section. Animal.

 

[monkeyboy424]

woo, youduhman.

 

[rockofullr]

So jealous. Racing 4X on LiveWire looks fun.

 

[IH8Rice]

great work Kid.....what kind of bikes were the guys riding? some look like DH bikes..was it rideable with a big bike?

 

[kidwoo]

Yeah in some spots a dh bike is definitely a better option. The trail they used is actually pretty chewed up and rocky.

There was everything from hardtails to dh bikes. Most of the top placers (except for shusler) were on short travel suspension. I know wilson was glad he wasn't on his dh bike.

 

[jonKranked]

livewire is a blast, and definitely rideable on a big bike.

Some sections are kinda tight for 4 riders head to head IMO.

Did they start at the top of the mountain, or only use part of the trail?

 

[kidwoo]

You know the part that's about the last quarter or third of the trail where you cross a road and head towards a big water storage tank? The start was on that road.

 

[jonKranked]

You know the part that's about the last quarter or third of the trail where you cross a road and head towards a big water storage tank? The start was on that road.

Yea that was kinda where I was guessing. Otherwise it woulda been a super long track.

 

[jnooth]

I raced it on my DH rig... for lack of another option. For most of the track it was the best bike but for the long flat first strait i couldn't keep up with the 4x bikes.

so i guess you could say i lost the race due to the big bike. guess it wasn't the bike of choice

fun race for sure!!!

 

[Jeremy R]

I remember at Idaho nats back in '00 this rock drop-uphill landing-corner that everyone was getting destroyed on. John somehow (as in only person to see and attempt) found a straightline that allowed him to carry speed into it and gap the section. Animal.

If he was gapping that on a pro course in 2000, and its 2009 now and he is still in college?
Awesome.

 

[J]

Nice video! Some podium shots would have been fun- we all sang happy birthday to Jon for the 10th time of the season!

 

[kidwoo]

Nice video! Some podium shots would have been fun-

Yeah I went dirt jumping on some prime recently rained on dirt jumps as soon as the race ended. I'm a bike rider, not a documentarian.

 

[J]

Yeah I went dirt jumping on some prime recently rained on dirt jumps as soon as the race ended. I'm a bike rider, not a documentarian.

Haha I hear you. I'm working on a San Luis project and filming is fun and all but when it comes down to it I'd rather just ride.

 

[gemini2k]

Nice video. I was waiting to see one of that. Looks like they should have a lot more 4x races on livewire.

 

[stiksandstones]

good clean fun, thanks for your efforts on the vid.

FWIW, I am a mac geek, and the wmv plays fine here.

 

[kidwoo]

FWIW, I am a civilized mac geek, who doesn't expect the rest of the world to cater to me, and the wmv plays fine here.

Fixed

Thanks man!

 

[stoney]

good clean fun, thanks for your efforts on the vid.

FWIW, I am a mac geek, and the wmv plays fine here.

I'm a dude at work, and know better than to d/l anything from Kevin.

 

[kidwoo]

I'm a dude at work, and know better than to d/l anything from Kevin.

You still pissed about that boy porn I had labled "new trail footage"?????

 

[stoney]

Yep. Not so much the visuals, but the groaning. Hard to hit that.

 

[Huck Banzai]

Shumbibblay!

 

[Orvan]

omg, is jon on a 16 yr program at un reno? i was racing with him when i was a senior. he was on a gsr frame and carbon inverted fork. remember gsr? old dudes rock.

 

[kidwoo]

He goes back for another degree anytime he starts to feel like he's not winning enough races.

 

[monkeyboy424]

He would respond to this thread, but his typewriter isn't internet ready.

HA! oldguys!

 

[DUKESofTAH0E]

nice video woo you really captured the essence of the day happy birthday wilson

watch out for next year and the course improvements to make it even more exciting and fun


INSIDE LINE YAAAAAAA

 

[kidwoo]

watch out for next year and the course improvements to make it even more exciting and fun

Are you saying there will be another collegiate 4x race there or that there will be 'normal' 4x races?

You said 'course' and not 'trail' which is why I ask

 

[Handy Man]

Awesome. Now I just have to find some way to postpone my graduation another two semesters so I can make it next year.

 

[DUKESofTAH0E]

i dont want to spread rumors woo but there is some talk about running a 4x race this up coming season for the public racers. now is a good time to start the buzz and get the intrest rolling so we can convince the powers that be to make it happen.