[manimal]

Damn Dsapp...both wheels off the ground and everything.

haha...you'd be proud of him the other day at the lake. i actually talked him into hitting the tech line after the table. our little daniel has come a long way :biggrin:

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i finally manned up and hit the newer stuff on my big bike
(frame grab from video)

el jeffe
sorry for the crappy quality, i think my camera is dying

 

[danielsapp414]

Manimal, you speak too soon, went to ride some slalom with the frenchman after forgetting a helmet and not wanting to drive all the way back to wilsons from winston, i got my second annual "hey, you can ride whistler and the shore all summer, it's really gnar, but you're not there, you're in NC, welcome back!" mishap....got crossed up and slammed the ground, shirtless, fullfaceless, and got my face pretty good, look like i have some sort of herp on my lip, a busted broke nose, and a bit of road rash....oh well, I can't jump, but at least I can ride trails.

 

[bizutch]

Manimal, you speak too soon, went to ride some slalom with the frenchman after forgetting a helmet and not wanting to drive all the way back to wilsons from winston, i got my second annual "hey, you can ride whistler and the shore all summer, it's really gnar, but you're not there, you're in NC, welcome back!" mishap....got crossed up and slammed the ground, shirtless, fullfaceless, and got my face pretty good, look like i have some sort of herp on my lip, a busted broke nose, and a bit of road rash....oh well, I can't jump, but at least I can ride trails.

if it makes you feel better, I can launch my DH on 40 foot plus road gaps all day long, but I can't get my hardtail across a 2 foot high dirt jump without breaking a wrist.

 

[bizutch]

Just a reminder that Ryan's race is coming up. I saw these pics of Greg's again & had to chuckle:

 

[bizutch]

Also...two guys you may not want to follow down the mountain:

....or stand close to for that matter Get ready to race....

 

[Mulestar]

That sucks daniel, get good soon.

kinda off topic but I've been climbing a lot and shook the dust off my camera gear. I was really happy with a couple of these shots.

Shots are by me and of my neighbor. Maybe one of these days I'll take a mountain bike picture again.

 

[Mulestar]

ROCKS!

Me havin fun on the dh bike.

 

[Mulestar]

Another at the same spot.

 

[FCLinder]

Looks nice Andrew!!! Did you guys build that RG? Looks man made!!!! We just added a small RG at the Bottom of the DH run here in Greenville. Its nice and Tech......

 

[Mulestar]

Looks nice Andrew!!! Did you guys build that RG? Looks man made!!!! We just added a small RG at the Bottom of the DH run here in Greenville. Its nice and Tech......

Yeah, we built it. Literally tons of rock in it. Its got turns and grade changes within the rock garden...supa flow.

 

[bizutch]

is that the rock garden I chose to not ride on my trail bike in an amped up, elevated sorta way?

 

[Mulestar]

is that the rock garden I chose to not ride on my trail bike in an amped up, elevated sorta way?

Yeah sho 'nuff. We altered it...to say the least. The whole trail is now manmade rock sections with drops and berms.

 

[manimal]

a shot from our mini-road trip yesterday.

noah at mike montgomery's place (m-land)

and at the lake crabtree pump track

 

[DHPeteinSC]

Damn Brandon, Noahs gettin big! He'll be comin after all of us before too long!

 

[mtnbiker66]

The Girlscouts new ride......Thanks Wheeliemert!

 

[manimal]

Damn Brandon, Noahs gettin big! He'll be comin after all of us before too long!

i know...and yet he's still the smallest kid in his class by 2 inches


that stinky is sick!

 

[mtnbiker66]

that stinky is sick!

Yeah but he didn't think so pedaling around Greenboro this weekend. I'm real proud of him,he worked all summer and paid for it. The only coin I had in it was gas to drive him down to get it.
Girlscout was ragging me at the zone about getting flogged by your kid.Ever since I crashed earlier this year I have this huge mental block on jumps like that.I made run after run trying to work through it.Mabey I can hire Noah to coach me back into shape.

 

[bizutch]

Yeah but he didn't think so pedaling around Greenboro this weekend. I'm real proud of him,he worked all summer and paid for it. The only coin I had in it was gas to drive him down to get it.
Girlscout was ragging me at the zone about getting flogged by your kid.Ever since I crashed earlier this year I have this huge mental block on jumps like that.I made run after run trying to work through it.Mabey I can hire Noah to coach me back into shape.

is girlscout your son?

 

[mtnbiker66]

Yup....
He got that name from biggins a few years ago.

 

[bizutch]

oh. I thought you guys shopped at Sycamore. Where'd the Kona come from?

Oh...and for picture content, I did a road ride with roadies uphill Sunday with no descent meeting the wifes in the "picnic area". This is what over 2 hours of pedaling non-stop uphill with no pee brakes gets you to:

 

[mtnbiker66]

We do, but Merrit at ReCycles gave him a really good deal on the Kona plus he's a good friend so he got it from him.

 

[manimal]

oh. I thought you guys shopped at Sycamore. Where'd the Kona come from?

Oh...and for picture content, I did a road ride with roadies uphill Sunday with no descent meeting the wifes in the "picnic area". This is what over 2 hours of pedaling non-stop uphill with no pee brakes gets you to:

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pretty rad pic butch???

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me trying to figure out the unique lip at m-land

 

[Jeremy R]

oh. I thought you guys shopped at Sycamore. Where'd the Kona come from?

Oh...and for picture content, I did a road ride with roadies uphill Sunday with no descent meeting the wifes in the "picnic area". This is what over 2 hours of pedaling non-stop uphill with no pee brakes gets you to:

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[bizutch]

Arrggh!

 

[manimal]

Girlscout was ragging me at the zone about getting flogged by your kid.

don't worry, he didn't hit anything at the zone last month when we were there. it's so washed out and bumpy that he couldn't hold his speed to boot the table or anything.

pic:
crabtree pump track

noah stepdown at m-land

 

[def]

At Dupont a few days ago. Mark Webb ain't got sh** on this.

 

[manimal]

i was bored this weekend and decided to paint noah's mini. he's been nagging me for a camo paint job like i have on my P1 so i gave him some urban camo

his mini is now the love child of my P1 and my bottlerocket (green camo and raw)

 

[FCLinder]

They look great man!!!!

 

[Flowtec]

At Dupont a few days ago. Mark Webb ain't got sh** on this.

bizarre. I must have taken this pic moments after you passed it. same exact spot. was this on Saturday? prob so. it was rattling quite loudly.

good day for a ride at Dupont..

 

[def]

Were you w/ the big group at the trail intersection about 30yds up the trail? I was riding solo on a black yeti trying to get lost. I didn't see anyone after this point for the next 2.5 hours.

IT was really cool looking sunning itself on the trail, but he curled up before I could grab my camera. Your shot looks like your a bit more brave than me.

 

[Flowtec]

Were you w/ the big group at the trail intersection about 30yds up the trail? I was riding solo on a black yeti trying to get lost. I didn't see anyone after this point for the next 2.5 hours.

IT was really cool looking sunning itself on the trail, but he curled up before I could grab my camera. Your shot looks like your a bit more brave than me.

yep, big group. almost too big. it had been years since i've ridden at Dupont. i was pleasantly suprised...its hard not to go to the Pisgah forest when you're in that area.

Dupont fun:

 

[bizutch]

Snowshoe was fun. I posted these in the VA forum...but my local bros may appreciate 'em more. JeffD forwarded this guys flikr stream. Check out Ethan's bubba scrub:

 

[mtnbiker66]

...a few from 26 today.

 

[bizutch]

A guy sent this to me from Snowshoe...2nd road gap. Yeah...me time. But...you gotta admit it's a cool pic!

 

[drkenan]

...a few from 26 today.

Is that Paxton??

 

[mtnbiker66]

Is that Paxton??

Yeah.Thats him.

 

[TrekBro]

nice to see girlscout rocking the new bike

 

[mtnbiker66]

nice to see girlscout rocking the new bike

I was totally bummed that I didn't get to see you guys when we were in town.You need to to gather up the gang and meet us a 26 one weekend.

 

[grom-dom]

Yeah.Thats him.

little paxton little?

 

[steve owens]

little paxton little?

yeah, that's paxton. sending the road gap on his short travel sx. I wish I could be there, but I'm nursing a broken wrist. definitely a nice pic. Good job paxton.