Tuesday, November 20, 2007

high speed dh flow


yesterday around 2pm was one of the best days on the bike i have had since mid summer. its the temps, the trails, the conditions, the timing, the tail winds and the dh flow.

on road bikes you can haul ass with tail winds, on mtn bikes its even better.
like today,
south breezes, 75 degrees on the foot hills with trail memorization and knowing how to take a corner that has been ridden 500 times.

tecno full blast on the ipod.
cannondale rush 5" travel.
2.3" oriflames and mad skills means hauling ass and if you know what im talkin about this trail shred was flowing and it gives me goose bumps.

these moments are rare, it takes the stars aligning and i know thats why pure downhillers risk it all for this 3 min run of glory.

it could be the risk of dying, i feel like im on the edge of death sometimes. one mistake and i could be screwed bad.

the tires hooking up just in time for the next turn or kicker, lock it up a bit and drift it.


first it started out on roller coaster over by the zoo, on the rush, these fat tires eat that shit up.
normally on 310's it would be over. sharp rocky high speed dh, not like any xc race course i have been on.

plowing the g force on the bottom of these rollers is more fun than a real roller coaster. hitting the bottom at 40mph compacts the suspension and forces the blood from the brain for a few seconds.

next was fast tail wind section over to red butt, short 1 min dh sections that are rocky and have small kickers.
eatin all up on the rush.

climb up dry creek head over to bobsled,
this trail over the years has been good and bad. mostly rutted out and muddy. but over the last year i have been down it more and the dhers have buffed it out, its fast, got jumps, drops and options.
4mins top to bottom hauling ass and plain just layin it out on the line.


next up climb up the road to the top of bobsled again and hit the high speed 40mph dirt road of boulders and rocks into city creek. since the leaves are gone, its easy to see through the branches on the lazy lefts for hikers. normally in the spring or summer this is a death trap trying this high speed no brakes on this trail.

mid day 2 to 4pm i saw a few hikers and bikers. plowing the boulder field and 2 wheel drift the corners, praying not to fly off the edge or smash any dogs.

3 hrs later im cashed and its cuz this big ass bike climbs like atrain and its hard to steer that much travel with out dying.

its a day for the history books. warm sunny dh trail shred before the snow flies, if it ever does.

1 comment:

KanyonKris said...

Those sweet moments on the bike linger long - another one for your collection.

I got a little taste of something similar with my first real night ride last night. Not as long or sweet as your 3 hour cruise, but doing something new and fun on the bike gave me a similar boost.