On Saturday 03-19-05 . . . I'd like to tour San Antonio's most challenging trails!
Hopefully, SteveOwe, SWallis, and some others can give me a tour of the local trails. I'd like to get in 7-10 miles. Also, it would be nice if someone could allow me to take a quick shower after the ride. Onefiftyfour is considering coming down on Saturday also (but currently has a brutal injury to the hand).
The current forecast is "few showers" - but the forecast has been a bit "off" lately. I will be up for riding rain or shine. Please let me know if you are interested in joining the ride, and I will update you on the itinerary.
Love to have you in our fine city. We found some great new trails last night, so our options keep growing! Rain or shine we can find something to ride. Shower would be no problem, I am sure that your would be welcome at any of our humble abodes(sp?)! Are you going to be in town Friday night? Need a place to stay? We can work that out if you need it.
Lasty night Krashin Kenny took Steve and I to 700 acres and it is now reborn......the place was a blast. And the three good spots we have are all different from each other so San Antonio will be very diverse. As for a shower I live only about 5-10 mins away from 700 acres so if we all go there my place is up for you, love to have ya here. If it rains we have a local gym that we can play in or downtown has a ton of playin stuff.
Here's one more offer We can actually ride all 3 places on Saturday. It all depends on the weather. I'd prefer an early start (9 or 10). Fortunately, Scott lives by O.P. Park, Steve lives by McAllister and I live near 700 Acres, so we can all check the trail conditions Thursday or Friday and let you know how they are before you make the trip. Some of the areas can get qute nasty after a good rain
-- Krashin'Kenny - Crash Tested
If you ain't crashing, you ain't going fast enough!!!!!!!!!!!
I think we should start with O.P. Saturday morning @ 9, then we can see how everybody feels before we hit some of the other locales. Sort of just play it by ear after the first ride. How's that sound?
-- Krashin'Kenny - Crash Tested
If you ain't crashing, you ain't going fast enough!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes you are right.... Erics climbing ability was amazing. Does anyone have Erics home address? Thats right, he did live at the top of the hill right? Nothing like practicing and competing in your own back yard. He is a hill climbing machine, but wait till next year.....
I just hope that he and his missing digit can make it to SA for a fun ride with a big group of people. The more riders, the more fun we can have!
Drew, what time are you going to be in SA? Happy birthday! See you at OP at 9:00. my cell is 825-1433. Call if you get lost! Big day tomorrow and should be a fair turnout!
ChangingLINKS.com 20 March 2005 21:37:11 [ permanent link ]
First, I would like to thank the riders in San Antonio for their hospitality. They bought lunch, filmed, put up with my haggling, helped me repair my seat (which took an hour or more) , and many other things that made the adventure extremely enjoyable. Thanks SWallis, SteveOwe, Krashin'Kenny!
I am now the proud owner of the 3 year old SWallis (Gemcrest) seat cover! My Gemcrest cover torn in many places from hitting the ground and simply riding. Didn't last long at all. Anyway, I promise to only ride the SWallis seat cover off-road to preserve it for historical purposes.
My carbon fiber frame can be twisted - it flexes. I bought it from Darren Bedford (and I assume it is the same that Unicycle.com sells). I had the opportunity to examine the SWallis carbon fiber frame. Apples and Oranges. The SWallis carbon fiber frame does NOT flex, is just as light and has many contours. I recommend them over other frames. I hope one day he'll make a version that doesn't require the special seat post.
I want to verify that many things in the video look like "a joke." Remeber the thread where 'SteveOwe' (http://tinyurl.com/4edua) asked for tips on making that drop. Well, when I saw the video, I assumed that the drop was 1' high, and landing on a very mild grade. I assumed that I would be able to ride up to it and shifty off of it on my first try. I WAS WRONG. The *real* drop is like dropping off of 4-5 pallets and riding 30 stairs. I tried to put my unicycle in the shot on some of it to show perspective. Traction was a problem - and Steve was right, a bit of moisture WOULD have helped things a bit. My guess is that it is 30-50 feet tall.
I'm wondering why the footage of a biker launching off of the drop and rolling the back wheel off SteveOwe's head was excluded . . . ..
Seeing the video of the days' riding leaves me feeling almost embarrassed. For example, when I was using all of those corrective hops and still failed to make that climb in the video - it's actually steep. Stuff that took nerve, patience and skill in reality *looks like* stuff I should be able to roll first try. Some things that were filmed with only 1 or 2 riders was actually challenging enough to keep others from trying it.
If the stuff I am doing looks easy, then the stuff that looks hard (like the Irene/Kris Holm video footage) shows lines I would consider *impossible.* Perhaps that is why there isn't very much off-road footage/24" work.
My guess is that videos should be shot from farther away.
We are planning to do an Austin ride in 2 weeks. We will be doing the technical stuff (Emma Long, 360 Bridge and possibly Hill of Life or Toys R' Us). This time we'll zoom out a bit.
I had a great time and I'm eager to go back and ride the more technical trails and spend more time in San Antonio - where off-road riding is booming!
Drew, I'm glad you got to meet "some of guys". It was good to get a chance to ride with ya'. Sorry I had to "disappear" for a while at O.P., but Fish needed some time to adjust on his first "off road" ride. He did really well considering it was his first ride on a 3" tire, (a borrowed Muni), and his first experience with riding in the dirt!!!! 5 1/2 miles was quite impressive for a first timer
-- Krashin'Kenny - Crash Tested
If you ain't crashing, you ain't going fast enough!!!!!!!!!!!
ChangingLINKS.com wrote:> *. For some reason, I don't get sound after the first few seconds. > *
After the music ends, turn the volume all the way up to hear the rest of the audio. If ya'll got any pics of Fish, please send them to him at: vehse@bigfoot.com
Jagur, we ain't got no accent ;)
-- Krashin'Kenny - Crash Tested
If you ain't crashing, you ain't going fast enough!!!!!!!!!!!
S_Wallis wrote:> * until 2 weeks ago when I dismounted off the Coker in a rocky creek> bottom and twisted it. * thats to bad, those Coker are always injuring people. hope it heals son.
if you start wearing that KH jersey , you will have to join 'the thread' (http://tinyurl.com/65rje)
-- jagur - Sealed in Pixels
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast. --------------------------------------------------- -forget_your_life- -------------------------------------- -------*muni militia *------- *one wheeled death squad* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jagur's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/502 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/38892
S_Wallis wrote:> *Yes, yes, I know. If I listened to Frank and Jagur I wouldn't own a> Coker, but my "friends" thought I needed one and donated enough pieces> that I couldn't resist. Maybe they are just trying to finish me off.> *
We're not trying to finish you off, just slow you down enough to keep you within sight
-- Krashin'Kenny - Crash Tested
If you ain't crashing, you ain't going fast enough!!!!!!!!!!!
I think we need to put a little parachute on Scott. A little drone chute we be perfect. Dont let Scott even get a sniff of a Mt Bike pack. He is like a bug drawn to the zapper. He kicks it into "Oh, you dont think I can?" gear, and is gone. You should see the Mt Bikers as they realize he is on one wheel. Its the best~
