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Old 09-23-2008, 09:46 PM   #81 (permalink)
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Hit the flow drop if you didnt. Its so intimidating, but this trip, first time wihtout looking i just hit it. the less i waited the less anticipation i had. its honestly like going off a curb its pretty smooth.
as long as you dont land at the bottom your bike shouldnt botom out
yeah, based on the experience of others, it seems it's more of a balls thing than a skills thing. I was preoccupied with the dropness of it all though. Happy_gilmore's helmet footage of that part of flow should tell you what I though as I rolled up to the drop area by next season I'll have tons more riding under my belt and I'll be ready for some of that stuff.
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Old 09-23-2008, 09:47 PM   #82 (permalink)
 
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yeah, based on the experience of others, it seems it's more of a balls thing than a skills thing. I was preoccupied with the dropness of it all though. Happy_gilmore's helmet footage of that part of flow should tell you what I though as I rolled up to the drop area by next season I'll have tons more riding under my belt and I'll be ready for some of that stuff.

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last year i had ridden more and i didnt hit it... i made a comeback and roade a few times in the past 6 months, and just came out and hit it... i think the fact that i was on the glory dh played a huge role
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Old 09-24-2008, 09:39 AM   #83 (permalink)
 
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Finally!!! Here are some of my favorites. The complete album is here: Mammoth Closing Weekend '08.

Darth Vadar with his new bike and sharp kit



New wood landing on the top Velocity rock section

Just_me



Jim



GVB



Pato



J_Sims



2 wheel lee



Mid station mob



GVB



Sprockethead



Kanga



GVB's alternate line



Mr. Hucktastic (formerly J_Sims)



Just_me



Sprockethead's dream come true



RacinJason



Denmo



Not so Slowspokes



Sheclimbs



Flow Drop

Sprockethead



J_Sims



Big Cajones!



Movie Star sighting



Our view from the condo (and where the drunks were hanging out)

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Old 09-24-2008, 10:09 AM   #84 (permalink)
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more video's on the way !
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Old 09-24-2008, 10:11 AM   #85 (permalink)
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I see someone who stares at the front tire a little to much

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Old 09-24-2008, 10:12 AM   #86 (permalink)
 
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Bummer, videos blocked at work!!! Guess I'll have to wait til tonight to check er out!!!
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Old 09-24-2008, 10:56 AM   #87 (permalink)
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Hey Denmother, this is a cool picture but it is not me. I am not sure who that is. It looks like you got 2 pics of me in your gallery.




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Old 09-24-2008, 11:50 AM   #88 (permalink)
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Denmo, your name-less pic is Jim C., Winston's friend. Thanks for posting up those pics. Big thanks to Winston too.
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Old 09-24-2008, 11:57 AM   #89 (permalink)
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Looks like Jim from Friday.

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Old 09-24-2008, 01:00 PM   #90 (permalink)
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Normally, I ride DH with shorts and knee/chin pads, but for this ride - considering that it could be cold - I wore moto pants and knee/chin pads. Since I've become used to wearing this setup from BMX racing, I somewhat knew what to expect: the fit and comfort is so much better than shorts and burly pads, since you don't need as burly of pads to stay in place because the pants will keep them in place in the event of a fall. I'm sold on pants for DH now.

When I play hockey I use these

http://www.hockeymonkey.com/vicshintigno.html

They are way more comfortable than straps on your legs. If you are going wear motopants these might work for you too.
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Old 09-24-2008, 01:10 PM   #91 (permalink)
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Old 09-24-2008, 02:20 PM   #92 (permalink)
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that video is pretty dang funny chuck...I love how the cliff is a little exaggerated by the fisheye, so it looks like this crazy steep face. Unless it's actually that steep, I never slowed down long enough to look
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Old 09-24-2008, 03:08 PM   #93 (permalink)
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Its the camera angle, I had the chin mount aimed to low , still made form some intersting edit footage.


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Old 09-24-2008, 03:16 PM   #94 (permalink)
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No exaggeration, there's approx 300 foot elevation drop from the corner to bottom at cloud nine chair.

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that video is pretty dang funny chuck...I love how the cliff is a little exaggerated by the fisheye, so it looks like this crazy steep face. Unless it's actually that steep, I never slowed down long enough to look
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Old 09-24-2008, 03:32 PM   #95 (permalink)
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funny, I just flew by it everytime... I must've hit that part of skidmarks 8 times too
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Old 09-25-2008, 03:52 PM   #96 (permalink)
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