Hello everybody.

[Sebring]

Newly transplanted experienced DH rider from Washington state. Looking for technical DH trails in the Glendale / Pasadena area, and people to ride with. Looking forward to meeting some gravity junkies and seeing what kind of trails SoCal has hidden away.

[SAR_boats]

Welcome to the madness. A few notes to help familiarize yourself with some of the other members.

1. Don't ever let ShinKen set the pace on a ride. You will die
2. CeeDub is a sandbagger, don't make any "friendly bets" with him before a ride.
3. LBMTB commonly tells people to "Stay thirsty, my friends." He means beer.
4. You get five points if you can guess what brand of bikes the following people ride: TurnerRob, ChumbaJason, TitusChick, TurnerWhore
5. When FoShizzle says "You're Ghey", just take it as a compliment.
6. MTBer3737 is the oldest mountain biker in the world. He is also faster than you or me.
7. Report to CC for "kickstand inspection" at the first ride you attend.
8. Report to SheClimbs after you get your kickstand inspection, for a "rearend and final drive inspection". Pray she doesn't give you "the shocker"
9. STR is way better than MTBR or Ridemonkey
10. Support JensonUSA and Adrenaline Bike Shop since they provide financial support for STR
11. Don't be stingy with the "thanks" button, it is free to use
12. No matter what your personal feelings or exeriences are, don't ever tell Dino Brown that Iron Horse bikes suck.
13. Don't ever challenge Guero to a drinking competition, you will lose.
14. FiredYoMomma, however, is a lightweight. I've seen girl scouts and Mormans drink him under the table.
15. Don't ever expect Integradriv3r to wake up in time for a ride, you will be waiting for a long time.
16. The only reason why Ladd Jasper is so nice is because he pitys the slow
17. Don't try to have more posts than TKblazer. It is impossible.
18. If I am ever on a ride with you, expect to hear a lot of cursing followed by crashing noises. Call 911 when this happens.
19. 2WheelLee and Hoosierdaddy can do one-handed wheelies up hills you or I would walk up. You will learn to hate them as much as I do.
20. AndyakaRut and Genusmtnbiker are the official STR ambassadors to every bike race available.
21. If you can catch Sauce, you get to kiss her. (Don't bother trying)
22. *Fill in the blank: I don't always drink beer, but when I do I drink _____________.*
23. *If I can see the coins in your pocket, you had better use them to call a tailor.*
24. 53,482: The number of bikes Rob will have to work on to pay off his bike parts and hot wing debts
25: 15.31: Number of seconds, on average, that a post by GabrielZink stays on the forum before it is deleted
26: JordansRealm has a better job than you, or me, or anyone that doesn't work at the playboy mansion.
27: LetyRides does roller derby. She is tougher than you.
28: Don't compare tattoos with JSims or QueenWilhemina. You will lose.
29: ~Pakiha~ was once the owner of the largest bruise in the history of man.
30. PainFreak thinks his moustache make him look manly.
31. Don't talk to Gurp13 about dogs.
32. For that matter, don't talk to Shudder about chopped Harley-Davidsons either
33. Dstepper makes the tough choices look easy: "Hmm I broke my Turner 5-spot frame, so should I get another 5-spot frame, a Turner RFX or a Niner RIP9? Eh, I'll get all of them and sort it out later."
34. Avoid hucking contests with CalEpic
35. Report all Steven Jackson sightings immediately. You'll know him when you see him
36. Mechmann and Allison don't really have jobs, all they do is go on bike trips
37. Carbonman and Shugamama ride the same trails as everyone else. But they do it on a tandem, pulling a trailer (seriously)
38. If you use words like cheers, bloody good, smashing, footy, tuppence, wot wot, guv'nor, or have ever said "God save the Queen" and meant it, then you will get along great with KeithB, Lefty Kev and Lazy Brit
39. Yes, I do love my bikes almost as much as my wife and daughter.
40. 1x1Clyde is faster than he looks. A lot faster.
41. Jackieo gives new meaning to the term "starved for attention"
42. PacMan has been seen recently racing around on his bike, eating dots and running from ghosts
43. You may know TurnerRob by his Indian name: Supah Wrench
44. When One_leg_rolled_up gets done with a ride in his reeboks and jeans, there is usually a bunch of pissed off riders on bikes that cost 4x as much as his that got dropped somewhere
45. Kid A excels at ignoring the doctor's orders
46. The following members are broken: Kid A, slowSSer, ChumbaJason
47. There is no sex in the champagne room. None

*Stolen from "The most interesting man in the world" but very true

Welcome to STR

[ride hard]

what bike do you ride?

[Punky]

Where in WA are you from?? Im from Poulsbo but lived in Bellingham and Seattle for some time.

[Burner]

[carbonman]

Welcome to the madness.

[Pugz]

[Wrecker]

Be sure to read the above list, there is a test upon your first ride with everyone

[genusmtbkr5]

Welcome to STR. We leave no one behind!

[Sebring]

I ride an older C-Dale Gemini... X0, O4 Super-t, Diabolus, Egg Beaters, HFX 9, Mavic 321, Hope Bigun hubs... It a little bit of a dinosaur, But its pretty light (~37lbs), and it works for me really well... It survived 3 full WIM seasons, and countless of Exit runs in Snoquamie (if you know the area)

I Moved from Kirkland, WA.. I already miss the terrain of the PNW, but I'm guessing the terrain here is very similar to what you find out in Eastern WA, where most of the norba events in the area take place.

Im a pretty typical Washintonian *cough*... Easy going, easy to get along with.

I was a longtime member in the PNW forum on RideMonkey, tried to introduce myself to the SoCal forum, and got a less than enthusiastic response... one reply directing me to mtbr.com forums.
There was already a Glendale thread on the first page there ( anyone livin in glendale? - Mtbr.com Forums ) Didnt want to touch that freaking thread with a 10-foot seatpost.. found a link to this site in the thread, and here I am! FWIW, im quite framiliar with the trail situations Dh/FR people face... Its the same deal in the PNW with the "hush hush" factor.

How do you guys deal with the bloody heat here!? The idea of strapping on full body armour here in the summer makes me SICK!

Any advice on good shops in the area (Glendale / Pasadena) that cater to the downhill crowd? I see lots of bike "stores" but they seem to be filled with rather plebian equipment.

Heres a pic of the Dinosaur... And somehow my stupid cat snuck in there...

Feel free to make fun of my Azonic Love Seat.... Everyone does. But I'll never switch to a different seat... I think its the best DH seat ever made.






And, Thanks for the warm welcome.

[ghixon]

Welcome to So Cal. Did you ever ride with (or against) J Allard or any of the folks at Project 529?

[Sebring]

Originally Posted by ghixon

Welcome to So Cal. Did you ever ride with (or against) J Allard or any of the folks at Project 529?

Name doesnt sound framiliar... But I rode with lots of people whose names I cant recall, or never knew in the first place. Did he race in the WIM series at any point? Age? Rode with the guys from SpeedMetal, a couple of the guys from GoHuckYourself, The Mutolis, Greg Grubb from Grubbworks and his gang, Some of the guys from Bikeworks, DHZ, and A few of the guys from Rapid Decent.... Everyone else I rode with were pretty much non-competetive friends, and you probably wouldnt know em

[J_Sims]

50% of 28 here...

[2wheel_lee]

That's a beautiful area where you're from. Why would you come to So Cal??? Many of us want out of here (to go where you came from). Is the grass really greener?

Anyhow, welcome!

You're going to hear a lot about the San Gabrial mountains, which are now in your backyard. I haven't been up there in a couple years, but there is some fun stuff there.

And yeah, it's a bit toasty this time of year.

[dhshuttlemonkey]

We usually do a dh ride every Sat in and around the San Gabriels and Santa Monica mtns. Check here for weekly DH rides: Rydezilla.com - Online community for mountain bikers

[Sebring]

I moved down here to go to school... Art Center for Tansportation design...

I cant tell you if the grass is greener, I haven seen enough of it down here to make a fair comparison

I do like riding on loam, and mud better than the dusty dirt here... I like a muddy face better than a day or two of black boogers ...

And I think its safe to asume... that nowhere in SoCal looks like this So i can confirm that the trees at least, are definitly greener. And being a hundred miles away from the North Shore wasnt really all that painfull either!

[tkblazer]

welcome, check out this shuttle ride that dan is setting up

Mt. Wilson Saturday 07/21 @ 7am...ish

[CeeDubb]

Welcome aboard!!

[project_d]

Welcome!

How do we deal with the heat?.....We ride at 6am or else we melt into a pool of snot! I don't do well in the heat myself, so I HAVE to go early or I'm ruined for a day at least.

[Pain Freak]

Wait till it gets hot!