throet Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 1 hour ago, AntonioGG said: My favorite Chris Akrigg video is a Hill in Spain. I like the music too. Watching some of his behind the scenes stuff let's you know just how sketchy some of these moves are. Hard to believe he could even come back from the kind of injury he sustained back in 2011. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Skinnies are the new worldwide rage in biking... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockshins Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 On 11/13/2018 at 12:35 PM, AntonioGG said: My favorite Chris Akrigg video is a Hill in Spain. I like the music too. One of my all time favs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 5 hours ago, RidingAgain said: Skinnies are the new worldwide rage in biking... ...and they all got brain eating amoebas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 37 minutes ago, Sluggo said: Haha base jumping tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I don't like to fall, but when I do fall, I like to fall like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 This made me think of @sherpaxc and @CBaron what, 9 years ago? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBaron Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Ahhhh....I guess this may be why about an hour ago Travis asked me if I had our tandem cover photo. The date shows Feb 2010, when we did the Excruciation Exam together on the long bike. All the stuff they were commenting on in the video above is accurate. There's a T-O-N of partnership, trust, control/lack of control, communication, etc.. that goes on when aboard something 8 feet long, weighing in with a total of almost 400 lbs. The upside is that with enough horse power you can climb most anything. The traction is insane and you'll never loop-out. Same goes for going downhill. Its virtually impossible to endo a tandem (I knew 100% Seth & Phil would make that 'sketchy' decent). But the downside is that you can NEVER lift your front wheel over ANYTHING. Thus you simply just smash into any root, rock, ledge, etc.. But having a trusted partner is key. Being stuck on that machine with someone you don't work well with would be a nightmare. Its a testament to our friendship that Travis and I could spend 8hrs 40min on that beast that day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpaxc Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 So this is my first post in these new forums. I like it. Actually Cody, I was just talking with some friends about tandem bikes today at lunch and I had mentioned that I had done a race with one. I didn't even know this was up. Really REALLY strange timing. That's a day I'll never forget. Fun times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 New Jersey chunky... Really great riding... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadtokevin Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosmithy Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 BKXC just posted up his extended cut of his Austin trip on Patreon . Showed some local celebrities (riders, trail builders, trails). Pretty cool It'll cost you at least one month of his Patreon to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Kinda makes me want to go ride the Dolomites...and kinda not. https://youtu.be/3IaY7a1D1sw 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taco_junkie Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, Teamsloan said: Kinda makes me want to go ride the Dolomites...and kinda not. https://youtu.be/3IaY7a1D1sw Pucker factor over 9000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSarge Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 26 minutes ago, Teamsloan said: Kinda makes me want to go ride the Dolomites...and kinda not. https://youtu.be/3IaY7a1D1sw But seriously - the bit without stupid insane exposure looks like a lot of fun ... all 20 ft of it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Can you imagine the reaction the pioneers who carved this trail would have upon seeing this guy? They'd think he's a f@cking space alien or something. Nope, just a dude who races bicycles, doing it for clicks / hits and an unknown level of sponsorship. Insanely talented rider apparently born with a deathwish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) Something about his style of riding that's way cool... Seems to be stretched out with his weight behind the seat. Don't know if the bike has a long top tube. Doesn't seem to be fighting the bike in the way other really good riders look. Edited December 14, 2018 by RidingAgain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotdurt Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Teamsloan said: Kinda makes me want to go ride the Dolomites...and kinda not. https://youtu.be/3IaY7a1D1sw Meh, maybe 3/8 notch above Walnut. (<- Brushy joke) Wonder how long he spent getting his bars square again each time he turned his stem? Just one of those would have killed the rest of the day for me. Seriously though, while this is a pretty extreme example, and maybe I'd see it differently when I'm actually at the edge of that exposure... but I'm afraid of heights, and there have been times when I was home editing videos from trips where I was suddenly like "OH S@#%!, I don't remember that!"... sometimes you get so focused and involved in the ride and the trail ahead that these exposures just don't register... anyway, I wonder if that factored in here some. On another note, that was some fantastic videography... definitely going in my fav's. Edited December 14, 2018 by gotdurt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Yeah the actual trail surface and stuff he was riding wasn't too bad. Similar to what we have around here. But that level of exposure, penalty of just one unpredicted washout, is so high that I'd be lucky to walk it. The scenery is amazing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) Great video of some absolute LEGENDS riding through Hell-A to Catalina. Gonna put the that upper section of MT Wilson on my "todo" list the next time were out there. Edited January 3, 2019 by ATXZJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotdurt Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 32 minutes ago, ATXZJ said: Great video of some absolute LEGENDS riding through Hell-A to Catalina. Gonna put the that upper section of MT Wilson on my "todo" list the next time were out there. Hans and Missy on e-bikes?! The end of the world is nigh; no stopping e-bikes now, lol. That first trail was sweet... I have an old MTB buddy in LA, looks like I need to pay him a visit. All these years, I don't think I've ever heard Missy's voice... she needs to lay off the smokes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, gotdurt said: Hans and Missy on e-bikes?! The end of the world is nigh; no stopping e-bikes now, lol. That first trail was sweet... I have an old MTB buddy in LA, looks like I need to pay him a visit. All these years, I don't think I've ever heard Missy's voice... she needs to lay off the smokes. Had to suspend disbelief on the e-bikes, but it was cool to see the three of them riding. It'd be awesome to see Missy have more of a presence in the industry, maybe 2019 is her year. TimmyC is one big, fierce mofo. I remember seeing him banged up at a RATM show and never knew he was an OG mountain biker. Edited January 3, 2019 by ATXZJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) Think we'll see any of this on Spider Mountain... Edited January 7, 2019 by RidingAgain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinerider Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 8/22/2018 at 4:40 PM, WhoAmI said: My contribution. Turn your pixels down! And maybe the music. It wasn't my choice or doing. D And if you see a bright yellow bike - that is me. On a Rocky Mountain Element! I remember most of those video shoots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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