even the best go down from time to time

i had a few mis-haps on the ride tonight. maybe i should have went on the guthrie trail ride and whooped spencers ass.

i had the power goin on and it was feelin good, i was.,, you know big ringin it.

i once went to italy and raced worlds in 1991. tomac was king back in the day and he could rip the dh like nobody. a good climber and even better at power climbing. making up time on the dh at every race. either bridging gaps to the leaders or totally workin them over to get huge time gains while leading. i thought that was the best way to race. it was the best to watch also, nobody since then has filled those shoes.

todays pros dont ever match the talent and animation of the tomes, ned, tinker old skool, rishi, travis brown,dave weins,daryl price and stenger who once ruled the slc area pro races.

its all faded memories. what has happened to pro xc racing?
this is the worlds team this year.
jeremiah bishop
adam craig
todd wells
jhk
tree farm
i missed some one but the point is these guys are good but they dont compare to the old guys at the top of the story.

anyway back to crashing. i was at the worlds in italy in 1991 and i was watching dh practice. even glen adams was there. he got 3rd by the way in pro dh. tomac got 2nd. i saw the tomes eat shit in practice, the trail went across some pavement and he went down sliding side ways.

i shook my head in dis belief.

he wasnt hurt but the best do go down from time to time.


i put a new tire on the back and i was rippin it up by the zoo.
the whole thing blew off the rim and stans got all over everything. what a god dam mess.

i had to ride back downtown on a flat and that really blows.
so i fix it and want to finish the ride but its getting dark.

i head up to dry creek and its dark, so i rip down bobsled and cant see shit. full on night riding with no lights and im not going slow.

i like to call it riding by braille and its good for the reflexes to feel the trail and try to picture the trail from memory.

it didnt work to good and i ate shit, i have not crashed for so long i cant remember when it was.
what comes to mind is 2002 when i broke my pinky at solitude.

well that run is over.
and maybe i should be careful.

i didnt break anything and thats always good.


glen adams works at specialized and still kicks ass. 2nd to bart at 2004 E100.
tomac races dh from time to time at the norbas.
rishi is a mtn hermet in aspen
daryl price is the santa cruz rep for slc and i saw him a few weeks ago
tinker does raam and 24 hr races and i get to see him at the E100 every year
ned still races pro at 51 and kicks ass. 15th at norba finals last month in pro. thats hard core
stenger lives in cali some where and probably is drunk and stoned.
weins lives near crested butte and up until last year race marathon and won leadville like 20 times
travis brown races pro marathon and wins all of them if bishop doesnt do the xc/marathon double