Yes...now watch the video.
We are preaching this same thing all over the country and here the "liberal" media is picking up on it.
We are still in Orlando working away on the design and scheduling of a new bike park, with lots of local support. Ironically, there are four buildings screaming to have indoor bike parks in them all.
Hope to get the design up on here in the next couple days.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Orlando...Biketown USA?
Seems like this little area has been VERY underestimated. With Santos as the closeby destination for this "big" city in Florida, Orlando has quite a few mountain bikers, like a meet up group with about 750 members...Whaaaa! Yeah. So, we have been summoned to this little desert of mountain bike experience to give people an oasis to vent their energy when time is too scarce to travel. Below are some photos from day one of the design week. This area is cool, loads of character and more land than the estimated budget can fill out. We may even throw in a Dirt Velodrome, just to get those roadies tires dirty...bwawawawaaa. More stuff coming as the design comes together, but for now...do you see what I see?
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
A week of offices and riding...
Well, we finished the Augusta park and lost the Valmont bid, so it feels like a transition period coming on right now. Check ou the locals shredding the pumptrack in North Augusta.
We got done with the track and headed over to the Victor's for a little out the door R and R. The FATS was great, it was Jenn's first real ride, which she stomped, and my first 20+ mile ride of the season, which I survived.
After the Fats, we headed to Gainesville for a couple days to see Jenn's friends and family and now we are camping for the rest of the week at Santos. We got two rides in today and expect to do the same until we roll out on Sunday. Jenn is doing great riding and this whole experience of teaching someone who is a natural athlete new sports is GREAT!
When we aren't riding work is piling up. I am working on the design for the project in Middleton that comes up after the Summit, we head to Orlando for a design next, and I have about 4 bids either in process or in writing which will decide our Summer, the second wave has come a bit early which makes me wonder what the end of May will look like. Onward and upward for the next little while and riding a bike as much as WE can...tired legs today, happy legs in a week.
We got done with the track and headed over to the Victor's for a little out the door R and R. The FATS was great, it was Jenn's first real ride, which she stomped, and my first 20+ mile ride of the season, which I survived.
After the Fats, we headed to Gainesville for a couple days to see Jenn's friends and family and now we are camping for the rest of the week at Santos. We got two rides in today and expect to do the same until we roll out on Sunday. Jenn is doing great riding and this whole experience of teaching someone who is a natural athlete new sports is GREAT!
When we aren't riding work is piling up. I am working on the design for the project in Middleton that comes up after the Summit, we head to Orlando for a design next, and I have about 4 bids either in process or in writing which will decide our Summer, the second wave has come a bit early which makes me wonder what the end of May will look like. Onward and upward for the next little while and riding a bike as much as WE can...tired legs today, happy legs in a week.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Happy. Sad.
Well, we finished the build today by completing the log rides and dialing in the pumptrack some more. This thing needs a heep of rain and a bit more shovel time to really be bad ass. The logs came together perfect and are more fun than I thought.
The pumptrack is pretty much the coolest thing ever. Easy line to the outside and a tight rager turn to a little pedal kick to a nice little set in the middle of the whole thing. Check out the boost on this whip...on a pumptrack...WHAT!!!!
So tomorrow we depart, we are honestly really going to miss this crew, the mountain bikers ruled the roost over the weekend, then the BMX crowd showed up during the week to dial it all in. Can't wait to get back and show people from around the globe how we roll. BIG HUGE SHOUT OUT to the locals. You all are our brothers from another mother. Keep it real and watch out for Hurricanes and Kagey folks.
The pumptrack is pretty much the coolest thing ever. Easy line to the outside and a tight rager turn to a little pedal kick to a nice little set in the middle of the whole thing. Check out the boost on this whip...on a pumptrack...WHAT!!!!
So tomorrow we depart, we are honestly really going to miss this crew, the mountain bikers ruled the roost over the weekend, then the BMX crowd showed up during the week to dial it all in. Can't wait to get back and show people from around the globe how we roll. BIG HUGE SHOUT OUT to the locals. You all are our brothers from another mother. Keep it real and watch out for Hurricanes and Kagey folks.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
A day off, but a RIPPIN' afternoon.
A photo of the watered down back nine...just coming into form. The usual suspects and the inside line is dialing in.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Session and chill...ride and repeat.
Another stellar day at the North Augusta pumptrack. Lots of riding and shaping happened today. Thankfully more riding than digging was required though. We are about 75% there. Some more compacting and work on the inside and crossover lines and we should be sitting pretty. We even solicited some child labor today!
Little guy chillin with the big boys thinking about his run...this is a Victor, thanks Bill.
The afternoon riding crew, 60 year old mnt bikers and 16 year old BMX kids, how can you not get it. Get it!
Little guy chillin with the big boys thinking about his run...this is a Victor, thanks Bill.
The afternoon riding crew, 60 year old mnt bikers and 16 year old BMX kids, how can you not get it. Get it!
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