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Stump Grinder DC - Trail Work Days
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So we have some confirmed locals that will be helping us this weekend out at the Stump Grinder Dirt Club building the new DH and starting on the new XC addition! Tony, Terri, Paul, Josh and Katie, then there is Marshall who will be bringing some of the Village Dirt Bags from the Vandenberg Village area. What are your plans? We will be there both Saturday and Sunday.
Remember, our trails are conflict free, there are no other users (except the cattle, and they move out of the area quickly), the DH is shuttle-able all day long, most of the XC trails are in fine shape! All we ask for is some help creating new trails in the morning hours, then you can eat hotdogs and go ride! Bring shovels, picks, McLoeds & Pilazkis if you got em, your bike and water! There is no XC racing this weekend, the road events are CBR races way south or drive all the way to Merced, in the DH world I see nothing on the calendar! So come have fun in the Santa Ynez Valley with us!
Enjoy the ride,
Mike Hecker Owner
SG Productions www.ridesb.com
Santa Ynez Valley Classic presented by Platinum Performance May 15th - 18th, 2008
220 Arden Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 896-0673
hecktone1@cox.net
Remember, our trails are conflict free, there are no other users (except the cattle, and they move out of the area quickly), the DH is shuttle-able all day long, most of the XC trails are in fine shape! All we ask for is some help creating new trails in the morning hours, then you can eat hotdogs and go ride! Bring shovels, picks, McLoeds & Pilazkis if you got em, your bike and water! There is no XC racing this weekend, the road events are CBR races way south or drive all the way to Merced, in the DH world I see nothing on the calendar! So come have fun in the Santa Ynez Valley with us!
Enjoy the ride,
Mike Hecker Owner
SG Productions www.ridesb.com
Santa Ynez Valley Classic presented by Platinum Performance May 15th - 18th, 2008
220 Arden Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 896-0673
hecktone1@cox.net
Ok 12 Noon, 6 people, 3 bridges and two birms built on the new DH! Special thanks to the Village Dirt Bags, and Marshall!
Tomorrow we're here too! Hotdogs being served in seconds ... then riding!
Tomorrow we're here too! Hotdogs being served in seconds ... then riding!
Here are some pics from todays bridge building session on the new DH Run #2! The new course is really starting to come together. But there's still a lot to do, so we'll be back tomorrow to build some of the upper sections. Now who's going to join us?
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Ok Sunday 3/2 @11:07 ...
Tony, Terri, Paul, Bruce and Pete, thanks for making it. We accomplished quite a bit of roughing in the top of the DH course. All that is really left to do is the building of features as there is almost a complete line to the trail now, we may want to knock down the upslope lip of the trail cut a bit. There is plenty of dirt to harvest for building jumps and birms. The course is about a mile long, and a fat slow poke XC rider (me) rode it in 4:45. So expect the fastest time to be 3:00+. That's a winner to me, since the DH Course #1 was like a 1:30. Longer and more technical!
Our next build weekend is the Easter Weekend, March 21-23. Here is the deal if it's good weather anyone who wants to camp Friday and Saturday night and willing to dig in the mornings and then ride is welcome to make a weekend of it. Bring the family! There will be a BBQ lunch each day.
Hope to see a bunch of the DH crowd here that weekend. I'll post more pics later.
Tony, Terri, Paul, Bruce and Pete, thanks for making it. We accomplished quite a bit of roughing in the top of the DH course. All that is really left to do is the building of features as there is almost a complete line to the trail now, we may want to knock down the upslope lip of the trail cut a bit. There is plenty of dirt to harvest for building jumps and birms. The course is about a mile long, and a fat slow poke XC rider (me) rode it in 4:45. So expect the fastest time to be 3:00+. That's a winner to me, since the DH Course #1 was like a 1:30. Longer and more technical!
Our next build weekend is the Easter Weekend, March 21-23. Here is the deal if it's good weather anyone who wants to camp Friday and Saturday night and willing to dig in the mornings and then ride is welcome to make a weekend of it. Bring the family! There will be a BBQ lunch each day.
Hope to see a bunch of the DH crowd here that weekend. I'll post more pics later.
I couldn't make it this weekend... I'll be there Easter Weekend.
hey is it your dad that owns SoccerAction? if not who was that kid?Haha, I wish I could call in sick!
Last time I checked we don't sell those...sorry
Nope! My dad is an airline pilot, haha.
So clear the calendar, blow off knapps or tunnel, give the hikers a weekend off, steal the keys from dad for the RV, or pitch your tent, bring the family if you have one. Starting Friday and going through Easter Sunday the deal is that anyone who wants do work in the mornings for at least 4 hours can ride in the afternoon and into the evening, then camp Friday and Saturday nights!
FREE FIREWOOD!
There is a lot to do, fence building, dual slalom and DH grooming.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
Hecky
FREE FIREWOOD!
There is a lot to do, fence building, dual slalom and DH grooming.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
Hecky
I'd go but my parents would kill me. Haha!
Haha at your parents or me for tying to get something good done for you DH guys? The only DH people that have shown up are M-Dub and Tony D, then everything else on that new course has been done by XC riders, like Amanda, G-Man, Nils and some of the Village Dirt Bags.
Come up on Saturday! Not bitter just want more participation form the local DH community and less selfishness.
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Come on you DH dudes lets make a rad DH course..
I'll be there both days this weekend.
Well thats great Pat, but we need people who are going to actually work.
LOL!!!Well thats great Pat, but we need people who are going to actually work.
Im in for a day and a 1/2.
Well, yeah..that's kind of a problem.
I'll be there at about 1pm. You need to figure out how to get people who work to come.
I'll be there at about 1pm. You need to figure out how to get people who work to come.
Pat, you need to be there on time at 8 AM ready to work. Or show up at 1 PM w/o your bike.Well, yeah..that's kind of a problem.
I'll be there at about 1pm. You need to figure out how to get people who work to come.
It's not selfishness, that just happens to be the biggest day of my religion. All the other times I have either been working or been out of town. Trust me, I would love to help and I'll make it up there sometime soon.
Look, I'm not singling you out, and I'm not making light of your religion ... sorry if it came across that way.
I just need HELP to get this done and to do it right. So far we have Marshall, Gman, Pat, Amanda, Josh and a few others for the weekend. We need more people.
That's cool. I know you're not singling me out.
My friend is comming in town to ride that weekend now, so I got Sat. off. I'm going to try to talk him into helping you guys out! Looks like I should be able to get a decent group together to come on out there.
Ok, I can make it on Sat. but not Sun.
Here's the people I'm bringing with me.
Myself (Mike), Preston, Brian, Traver, Hans, Garrett, Max (possibly) and Kevin.
Here's the people I'm bringing with me.
Myself (Mike), Preston, Brian, Traver, Hans, Garrett, Max (possibly) and Kevin.
That's great, thanks!
Full monn and warmer temps for this weekend!
So that means ... "Full Moon Ride Saturday Night!"Full monn and warmer temps for this weekend!
Oopsies...plans are now iffy since members (including myself and Traver) are now sick
Ughhhh, Traver got it from his mom and I got it from traver. If I'm feeling good then i'll still be out there, but we'll see...i soooo wasn't planning on this!!!
Ughhhh, Traver got it from his mom and I got it from traver. If I'm feeling good then i'll still be out there, but we'll see...i soooo wasn't planning on this!!!
Oopsies...plans are now iffy since members (including myself and Traver) are now sick
Ughhhh, Traver got it from his mom and I got it from traver. If I'm feeling good then i'll still be out there, but we'll see...i soooo wasn't planning on this!!!
I will go and work Saturday if you are still having a work day. I'm max that 5150dhbiker said may go.
oh yeah max it's still on, try to get there at 8 am ok? bring some of your friends too ...
Ok, so we had 15 people today and got a lot accomplished! Tons of quality work on the DH and a lot of the fence built around the Dual Slalom! Will post pics tomorrow. Speaking of tomorrow we will be here again on Easter, please join us if you can get away.
Thanks to everyone who came up to help!
mh
Thanks to everyone who came up to help!
mh
I was going to come today, but I have so much homework and midterms to study for....
Yep...same here. I've been a baaaaaad boy and havn't really done any homework for my Flash class. haha.
pics from saturday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_pat/sets/72157604246230258/
Thanks! The race is in 2 weeks! We need to get those tabletops and other berms built. We should get a bunch of people together to build next Tuesday. That's my only day that's free up until the race.
Ok, let me get this stright. we should get a bunch of people who have jobs to take a day off and work (because you have a free tues.) then we could all dig while you take pictures
Wow, great idea.lthumbsdown:
Dude, you're free everyday ...
Ok, let me get this stright. we should get a bunch of people who have jobs to take a day off and work (because you have a free tues.) then we could all dig while you take pictures
....pictures are important! Night dig?I wish.Dude, you're free everyday ...
So...will the race coming up be on the new course? I wouldn't really call it 'ready'.
I'm retarded! I thought the 'pre-otter' was next weekend.