[MMcG]

I took a few crappy photos on Saturday during a great ride with IAB, Tonyhawk, Douglas, Jozz and Karine and thought I'd post em up for the forum.

It was such a great weekend last weekend with an amazing ride at Nepaug on Saturday and an equally if not more amazing ride on Sunday.

Here are my photos from Saturday's ride. I hope IAB and Jozz will add to this thread when they get a chance.

First up is Air Baboon in full effect! IAB was killing it with the freeride and cross stuntry skills on Saturday.

Next up is Jozz pinnin it on a pretty steep rock n roller - Jozz has great skills on these type of rollers.

Tonyhawk using the Bullit to full advantage on the same roller (different camera angle)

Nope Jozz isn't down from a digger in this photo - he's just positioning himself under a pretty big drop to get some "artsy" photo angles of IAB and Tonyhawk hitting it!

Air Hawk cleared for takeoff - Tonyhawk launching the Bullit to a super smooth landing on a good sized drop.

IAB in the foreground and Jozz handling a tricky little roller with style and grace.

It was really hot that day - but we had a blast! Thanks to Tonyhawk for showing us the goods and the great trails to be ridden within Nepaug. I think we only scratched the surface too.

I regret not getting any photos of IAB nailing a really long log ride - but trust me he nailed it like a pro! I think Jozz has some photos of that one and hopefully he'll post em up when he returns from vacation.

Good times, Good times indeed!

MMcG

 

[Echo]

Cool pics Mark! Someday I'll get to ride with you all.

 

[MMcG]

Cool pics Mark! Someday I'll get to ride with you all.

Echo - fall is a great time to visit CT and do some riding. Bring your Blur and your Yeti and pay a visit - remember if you visit I owe you beers and will have em ready for ya!

 

[berkshire_rider]

hanks to Tonyhawk for showing us the goods and the great trails to be ridden within Nepaug. I think we only scratched the surface too.

I want to get back to Nepaug some time. Nice pics.

 

[douglas]

yup, fun ride/fun w/e !

MMcG, sounds like you need to host a ride w/e !!

 

[I Are Baboon]

Cool pics, Mark!! Thanks for posting them. We finally got our wireless card yesterday, so hopefully I can get my pics up in the next day or two.

 

[tonyhawk]

Those pics came out pretty good!

 

[I Are Baboon]

Those pics came out pretty good!

Pretty cool how you can ride upside down like that. Talk about super sticky tires!

 

[JSB]

Cool pictures! Those look like some nice trails.

 

[MMcG]

Cool pics, Mark!! Thanks for posting them. We finally got our wireless card yesterday, so hopefully I can get my pics up in the next day or two.

Thanks Babs - get yours up bro!

I'd like to get back to Nepaug soon so I can hit some of those other smaller jumps and stuff. Lots of good stuff that matches my ability in there - and plenty that is way over my head but fun to look at and or watch others hit.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Thanks Babs - get yours up bro!

I'd like to get back to Nepaug soon so I can hit some of those other smaller jumps and stuff. Lots of good stuff that matches my ability in there - and plenty that is way over my head but fun to look at and or watch others hit.

I believe MBC and I are free Sunday.

 

[tonyhawk]

Pretty cool how you can ride upside down like that. Talk about super sticky tires!

It's the optional anti-gravity switch on the Bullit.

 

[MMcG]

I believe MBC and I are free Sunday.

Sweet! Let's ride!

 

[I Are Baboon]

Sweet! Let's ride!

Hmmmm..........

ok.

 

[tmx]

Hey Mark, where are the crappy pics? These here are damn fine! Looks like a ton of fun.

YO! That third pic is nutso. That guys doing an inverted descent!!! Gnarlacious.

 

[jacksonpt]

Nice pics man... I really gotta get out that way for some riding.

 

[blue]

Hey that little camera thing on IAB's pack, where did he get it? I need one...

 

[I Are Baboon]

Hey that little camera thing on IAB's pack, where did he get it? I need one...

Dick Sporting Goods. It's a small accessory CamelBak makes. It's only like $8. The velcro is getting pretty worn though and the camera has come flying out a few times. I have the cord on the camera attached to my CamelBak with another cord in case that happens again, which it did this past Sunday.

 

[narlus]

where is nepaug in relation to say hartford?

and IAB, have you found any decent riding in the pioneer valley? when i lived there in wilbraham, i hadn't started biking yet, but i've ridden the holyoke range once and that was fun as i recall (and very cold too...below freezing easy. but a good xmas ride nonetheless).

 

[MMcG]

Hey Mark, where are the crappy pics? These here are damn fine! Looks like a ton of fun.

YO! That third pic is nutso. That guys doing an inverted descent!!! Gnarlacious.

Hey Terry - well what I didn't post were the pics of riders with their heads cut off or pics of just green trees and space when I mis-fired with the camera etc. etc.

I took about 10 more photos but they all sucked - so what you see are the decent ones I was able to take. I missed several shots of IAB going huge unfortunately.

 

[I Are Baboon]

where is nepaug in relation to say hartford?

and IAB, have you found any decent riding in the pioneer valley? when i lived there in wilbraham, i hadn't started biking yet, but i've ridden the holyoke range once and that was fun as i recall (and very cold too...below freezing easy. but a good xmas ride nonetheless).

Nepaug is in Canton, between Simsbury and Torrington. So, it's about 20 minutes northeast of Hartford.

I have not ventured out to any trails in the greater Springfield area. I don't know anyone out here that rides. I have heard about that Holyoke Range.

 

[MMcG]

where is nepaug in relation to say hartford?

and IAB, have you found any decent riding in the pioneer valley? when i lived there in wilbraham, i hadn't started biking yet, but i've ridden the holyoke range once and that was fun as i recall (and very cold too...below freezing easy. but a good xmas ride nonetheless).

Tim - Nepaug is in New Hartford, CT (Canton, CT) - about 40 minutes from Downtown Hartford. You are more than welcome to pay a visit to hit the trails with us. But if you visit you have to bring Ireland photos with you!!

D.A.R. State Forest in the Pioneer Valley has some good trails - did a NEMBA Harpoon Adventure Series ride there earlier this year. Some really top notch NEMBA built bridges in there.

 

[MMcG]

Hey that little camera thing on IAB's pack, where did he get it? I need one...

If you have a really small camera - look into the TumbuK 2 ipod cases - they would be perfect for say an Elph sized camera.

 

[MtnBikerChk]

Nepaug is in Canton, between Simsbury and Torrington. So, it's about 20 minutes northeast of Hartford.

northWEST and further than 20 minutes

 

[I Are Baboon]

northWEST

D'oh!