[fondigley]

This weekend was sick. About 30 people showed up both days for some minor maintenance and some serious sessions. 360's, can cans, one footers, turndowns, lookbacks, whatever you could think of was just about had. Everyone was throwing down and having a good time. The new work put in recently seemed to work out great. Some people were taking pics, but I wasn't one of them. I just managed to get a sick farmer tan. I got main street (aka A-line) running smooth after everyone left today, didn't hit tombstone, but hit the others. Most people were sessioning inside and outside. But some of us still hit the comeback line and spommers, everything running so smooth, mainly thanks to the BMXers. Lots of fun and with the extra hour of light many evening sessions will be had daily by me at least.

Thinking about setting up a jump jam, dig day, to help satisfy everyones needs. Anyone interested let it be known. With enough interest, we might be able to get some tunes a cranking, a water supply and possibly a BBQ & beverages.

Edit: Anyone with pics please post.

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

Im not sure a jump jam at gunbarrel is a great idea. At the fix or arbor its great, but we share gunbarrel with the other park users, and I think it would be better not to attract too much attention with music, BBQ, ect. All it takes is one bitchy boulder person to complain and next thing you know youre kicked out because your music is scaring the praire dogs or some crap like that.

 

[dream4est]

This weekend was sick. About 30 people showed up both days for some minor maintenance and some serious sessions. 360's, can cans, one footers, turndowns, lookbacks, whatever you could think of was just about had. Everyone was throwing down and having a good time. The new work put in recently seemed to work out great. Some people were taking pics, but I wasn't one of them. I just managed to get a sick farmer tan. I got main street (aka A-line) running smooth after everyone left today, didn't hit tombstone, but hit the others. Most people were sessioning inside and outside. But some of us still hit the comeback line and spommers, everything running so smooth, mainly thanks to the BMXers. Lots of fun and with the extra hour of light many evening sessions will be had daily by me at least.

Thinking about setting up a jump jam, dig day, to help satisfy everyones needs. Anyone interested let it be known. With enough interest, we might be able to get some tunes a cranking, a water supply and possibly a BBQ & beverages.

Edit: Anyone with pics please post.

i was there but must have missed you. i left at 2:30 but i swept main street and redid lips 2 and 4 so i hope you enjoyed it. outside line with the new entrance is sweet and the new inside line is amazing. i hit outside all day but the new inside berm entrance had me perplexed. props to matt and friends for rebuilding inside and the comeback line. everyone should head out there for a look and yes all the lips are still mtb friendly (but some are rebuilt by bmxers. i like em. clean smooth lips.) gunbarrel is better than ever.

 

[krazykow]

i would be down, and probally all of the krazy kow groms would be to

 

[fondigley]

Ok, so maybe a huge fiasco isn't what is needed out there, but people should come out and enjoy the park, cause it is rockin. Recently there has been music playing, but nothing super loud. I here more crap coming from that ghetto apartment complex across the preserve, than we could make with a couple of radios. I am not talking about loud speakers, just some tunes so people can flow. And a BBQ, would just be a polite gesture for those that chip in and keep the park up and running smooth. I mean others could grub too, but it would be mainly for those that work there muscles to build some new **** and maintain the park. You would be suprised, that a lot of people who have nothing to do with bikes, walk over and talk to us when we are riding out there. They seem to like the fact we are there and not getting into other trouble somewhere else. Some may not like it as much, but you can't please everybody. I was talking to a man in his 50's and he was hoping someone was going to hit the new inside line when he was there. He just watched me hit Main street.

And Dream, you know me. We were the first out there on Sunday.

 

[fondigley]

Im not sure a jump jam at gunbarrel is a great idea. At the fix or arbor its great, but we share gunbarrel with the other park users, and I think it would be better not to attract too much attention with music, BBQ, ect. All it takes is one bitchy boulder person to complain and next thing you know youre kicked out because your music is scaring the praire dogs or some crap like that.

So it is true, it seems a lot of Boulder people are bitchy, mainly cause they are rich, snobs around here and they get there way, but forget them. Like you said it is public and it is park we all share. Which means, we have as much right as they do to be there. Hey I work at a law firm, what do you expect from me. But glad to see you are sponsored from a shop from a town where I learned to ride a bike. I checked out there website, and I hadn't heard about Loch Raven res. in a long time, about 15 years, I remeber riding mountain bikes there when I was a kid. That is crazy. Yeah I am an older rider, but I will still through myself 20 feet in the air. And as long as we don't drink and do drugs at the park, there should be no problem.

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

I've never gotten any hassle while riding at GB, in fact like you said Ive had alot of friendly spectators. Just a good idea not to get too high profile, or that person that usually ignores us takes some unwanted interest. I havent been out there much this year as I've become a daily fixture at the fix jumps, but I'll have to come check it out once I'm healed up from the current injury.

I grew up in Catonsville, worked at The Catonsville Bike Shop for five years, and rode for the Petes Cycle team when I raced XC as a junior. I also live right next to Avalon, where I learned how to ride mountain bikes when I was 13. Im a young'un but I know alot of the old schoolers, we might know some of the same people.

 

[fondigley]

Im a young'un but I know alot of the old schoolers, we might know some of the same people.

Prolly not, I wasn't too active in Maryland, rode one of the first Specialized Hardrocks, back in 1989-90. Just had a friend that took me there. And I wouldn't even really call it riding compared to what I do now. I didn't get addicted to this sport until college in 1996, when I lived in West Viriginia.

 

[Romeo]

Story and photos on leelikesbikes

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

God damn Elliot is getting UP THERE. I just got out of the cast, 10 more days until I'm officially allowed to ride.

 

[big boy]

thats awesome Phil, that was a quick recovery. I just got the approval to ride last thursday, just in time for sea otter.

 

[flatulant_man]

God damn Elliot is getting UP THERE. I just got out of the cast, 10 more days until I'm officially allowed to ride.

damn, i want to ride, and elliot's pic just makes me want to more. end of may-end of june till i can ride. damn humerous not healed yet i've been jumping a little, just things i've been jumping for years, so i'm not too worried. but if i fall on it and break it again then i'll be screwed all summer.

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

damn, i want to ride, and elliot's pic just makes me want to more. end of may-end of june till i can ride. damn humerous not healed yet i've been jumping a little, just things i've been jumping for years, so i'm not too worried. but if i fall on it and break it again then i'll be screwed all summer.

Who is this?

 

[big boy]

Henry

 

[benice]

why would people build big jumps when the small ones were soooo sick?

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

why would people build big jumps when the small ones were soooo sick?

I hope this is supposed to be sarcastic.

 

[benice]

what do you mean???nothing was wrong with the way the jumps were..

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

Some people arent content to never improve, damn that progressive innovative kind of thinking....

 

[benice]

so, digging is good or bad?

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

Good, the is the universal ridemonkey sign to indicate sarcasm. Plus, the small jumps are still there at gunbarrel, the big ones just got bigger.

 

[benice]

by whom??

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

Alright I'm done talking to you.

 

[vtrider]

bwhahahah. and you're at 1000 posts hulk. Too bad by the time you notice it'l be gone.

 

[jhusktrials]

I know where we can go and have a jump jam, bbq, music, good times...

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

I know where we can go and have a jump jam, bbq, music, good times...

When's that goin down husk? Looks like alot of moisture in the forecast, not so good for riding but good for building as long as your place doesnt get real muddy.

 

[jhusktrials]

They will be finishing the road in tomorrow. After that it doens't matter if it's muddy, unless it gets really muddy. I was going to build last Sunday but my dad forgot the key to the tractor.


Just let me know when you guys are available. I will be out there most of the weekend. I have to help them move a little... but I will definitely get some digging done.

 

[fondigley]

Husk, your spot sounds pimp, but my backyard is the jumps at Eaton Park. So I have been putting in some digging there lately, especially with this weather. But man Gunbarrel is rockin. I do plan to check out your spot, Husk and give a hand.

 

[benice]

what you been diggin?

 

[fondigley]

what you been diggin?

A ton of dirt. Been moving it all around that place. Mainly in the back corner by the berm.

 

[benice]

sweet, alot more like that needs to be done,