St. Edwards
Going riding today at a pit close here to work. Some dude built some ladder drops, hips, and an interesting looking wallride. Should be good. Finally gonna ship my fork back to FOX so I can get back to my weekly epics. Epics are the best....long grueling rides are the fruit of mountain biking. So much time to think...you really gotta push yourself and my favorite part about riding a long distance is when you get to that point of no return. When you get to the point where the truck is a ways back there and you just gotta keep pluggin away. It's all relative by the way cause 25miles to a road rider is nothing but if you are riding tough single track sometimes that amount is equal to three times the distance on the road. Good stuff and very rewarding with an all mountain capable bike. What a good purchase...the fork is a mearly a set back. How many times did you have to send your fork back Brent? Bring on the PIKE!
I rode the Glamis Sand Dunes this past weekend with Donna and Nick. One word to describe Glamis...MASSIVE! It's probably the gnarliest place I have ever been. It was very difficult for me to change my riding style to match the terrain there. This became abundantly clear numerous times when I found myself laying in the sand with the KTM 400 thumpin in the sand next to me. First crash I hit some loose sand on a small climb and sacked into the bars, second I was trying to get tricky on a jump we found and had to hit the eject button, third I hit some soft sand on a steep going to slow and high sided while the bike decided to land on top of me jus to say hi....Donna was behind me and almost ran me over. Glamis is no joke....it was a lot of fun and I was able to hang for the most part. Everything I knew about riding a dirtbike on the trails was thrown right out the window...throttle was steering, braking, momentum, and acceleration. I'm sure glad Donna has a steering damper on the bike cause the dunes would be hell without one. Saw some really cool FAST as shit sand rails at the sand drags on Saturday night, slept in the sand under the stars, put in a ton of miles, and burnt up a ton of gas. I was scared the entire time...felt great!
Band of Horses - The Great Salt Lake
Tegan and Sara - Walking with a Ghost
Gorilla Biscuits - Start Today
I rode the Glamis Sand Dunes this past weekend with Donna and Nick. One word to describe Glamis...MASSIVE! It's probably the gnarliest place I have ever been. It was very difficult for me to change my riding style to match the terrain there. This became abundantly clear numerous times when I found myself laying in the sand with the KTM 400 thumpin in the sand next to me. First crash I hit some loose sand on a small climb and sacked into the bars, second I was trying to get tricky on a jump we found and had to hit the eject button, third I hit some soft sand on a steep going to slow and high sided while the bike decided to land on top of me jus to say hi....Donna was behind me and almost ran me over. Glamis is no joke....it was a lot of fun and I was able to hang for the most part. Everything I knew about riding a dirtbike on the trails was thrown right out the window...throttle was steering, braking, momentum, and acceleration. I'm sure glad Donna has a steering damper on the bike cause the dunes would be hell without one. Saw some really cool FAST as shit sand rails at the sand drags on Saturday night, slept in the sand under the stars, put in a ton of miles, and burnt up a ton of gas. I was scared the entire time...felt great!
Band of Horses - The Great Salt Lake
Tegan and Sara - Walking with a Ghost
Gorilla Biscuits - Start Today
