Went to a wedding and ended up downhilling

[chillindrdude]

went to NYC because wifie forced me to go to her friend's wedding. of course i quickly escaped and went to see my folks in jersey. i made a quick detour to Diablo Freeride Park. :devil:

felt great to ride downhill again. being in chicago/midwest blows. boy, was i out of DH shape. after i got use to my rental sunday, i actually got a nice rhythm going on my favorite trails at diablo. it had been a 1 1/2 year hiatus, definitely not going as fast or jumping as far/high as i use to, but still a dirty grin on my face at the end of the day.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/diablo.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/diablo2.jpg

MEDIUM IH Sunday Team--Bone Stock, this bike rips!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/rental.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/wallride.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/larswallride.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/trainonalpine.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/alpine.jpg

I love this trail...i could ride this trail ALL DAY. so flowy, great berms, smooth tabletop, wallride. i'm in HEAVEN!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/alpineoverhead.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/wallride2.jpg

keep in mind, my camera is alittle rotated, those ramps are actually, level not upgoing like its pictured. yes i wimped out and only did the middle one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/progression.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/skinny.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/drop.jpg

Lower Breakout Trail -- very nice arm/leg workout when you hit those rock gardens at speed (that rider is NOT me, just some random dude)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/lowerbreakout.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/chillindrdude/lowerbreakout2.jpg

no pics of me in action, primarily because i rode alone for most of the day. finished up around 2pm, hopped on a plane to chi-town at 6pm.
until next year!

[splat]

This is a man Who thinks!!! Good Job!! , great Pics

[bcd]

did you guys ride over those big rock in the trail?

now that looks like fun.

nice pics, thanks

[ktmsx]

nice pics...that place looks fun....

[Quo Fan]

Sweet pics.

[Monkeybidnezz]

Nice pics. Man, talk about a killer rental fleet!

[skinny mike]

great pics! i really wish i could get back to diablo sometime this season. i miss lower breakout i think i did around 20 runs down that trail one day, it's just so much fun.

[McGRP01]

Great pics! I was at Diablo a few weeks ago and it was sweet. Oh, and I only did the middle bridge drop as well. :o: ;)

[chillindrdude]

thanks for the kind words on the pics. i used to ride diablo every weekend when i was in med school. i'm looking forward to moving back to the east coast when i'm done in chicago. i also plan on making the pilgrimage to Whistler next season.