endtroducing
06-18-2004, 12:23 PM
Even though i am supposed to be at home and sick (sun poisoning!) I couldn't waste a day off of work in bed. I gaggled down a fistful of advil and headed back to my local trails this morning around 8:30 with the intention of just taking some photos, but once i got there, I couldn't resist the temptation to attempt to ride. After warming up slowly on some rollers, I moved to the smaller tables in an effort to learn nosing in and work on my landings. After 3-4 tries i stuck one JUST right, and this resulted in a lot more speed than i had expected...and my first crash, when i overshot the next roller. Nothing too bad, only a twisted stem and some minor shin burger. I was beginning to get a little frustrated though, as of the jumps i was confident in hitting, all the landings were just a little too shallow to let me feel smooth w/ my rigid fork. I finally decided that i needed to hit a "real" double. Something with a gap at least the wide as my bike was long. After two roll ups and a half-assed casing, I did it clean. barely. It felt SO steep. and i almost botched it when my unforgiving front landing just a little before my rear. Lesson learned: I love my rigid fork for trails, and suspension might be less "pure" and allow you get away with being slopier, but I'm ALL sloppy now, so i'm probably goig to do myself a favor and ride with some boing until i grow some skills.
now on to the pics!
the entrance
http://www.hcor.net/gallery/album29/Picture_442.sized.jpg
looking up the medium line
http://www.hcor.net/gallery/album29/Picture_454.sized.jpg
the huge jump at the end of the large line (about 8-9' from the lowest point to the lip)
http://www.hcor.net/gallery/album29/Picture_457.sized.jpg
my first double
http://www.hcor.net/gallery/album29/Picture_459.sized.jpg
and a larger shot w/ the bike
http://www.hcor.net/gallery/album29/Picture_458.jpg
oh, and special thanks to Msisle Dad for pointing me in the right direction.
now on to the pics!
the entrance
http://www.hcor.net/gallery/album29/Picture_442.sized.jpg
looking up the medium line
http://www.hcor.net/gallery/album29/Picture_454.sized.jpg
the huge jump at the end of the large line (about 8-9' from the lowest point to the lip)
http://www.hcor.net/gallery/album29/Picture_457.sized.jpg
my first double
http://www.hcor.net/gallery/album29/Picture_459.sized.jpg
and a larger shot w/ the bike
http://www.hcor.net/gallery/album29/Picture_458.jpg
oh, and special thanks to Msisle Dad for pointing me in the right direction.