I guess I should intro myself

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  1. Jeff Hurricane

    Jeff Hurricane New Member

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    Hello all,
    Im pretty new to the site, but have been in this sport (cycling, that is) forever. Started riding a bike at five years old and my mom states that I never been off since.
    I started BMX in 1973, then got involved in motocross in the late seventies. I heard about mountain biking in 1982, when I read that the pro motocross racers of the time used mountain bikes as training. I was very interested and did a little research, I bought my first mountain bike (a Ross) soon after. I loved the sport so much that in 1985, I sold all my motorcycles and started riding and racing every chance I got, although MTB racing was very hard to find back then. I soon also got into road racing.
    I since have raced road, downhill, singlespeed, tandem, cyclocross and I will shortly be taking up BMX again to race with my 7 year old son.

    I have made cycling my career when I started Hurricane Components back in 1996, but since have sold the company. I am in the process of starting a mostly online bikeshop which will deal mostly in the niche markets.
    I have traveled the country for races and expos and have meet some really great people, people in which I feel that I need to stay inside the loop with.

    Anyway, when you wake up from boredom from my intro, this is a great site and I will monitor and post frequently.
    Jeff
     
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    Brewtal Squirrel Whisperer

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    Well hey hey, welcome from Ventura!
    :welcome:
     
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    moka Moka Was Here!

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    Welcome, looking forward to riding with you soon :wave:
     
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    Deadweight older, not much wiser.

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    welcome from San Mateo:welcome::welcome::wave:
     
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    Welcome from Covina. It's always fun to hear from people that have been in the sport for a while.
     
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    El Immigrante STR's resident Coyote.

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    Dino Brown Sir Smack-Alot

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    1. :welcome:

    2. Your Fork Up adapters made it possible to transport my QR20 and 20mm bikes....
    Huge thank you for that! :clap:

    3. Best of luck with the new company!
     
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    My favorite line in your post.
    Always looking for some more guys to run in the old farts cruiser class, and 20", if you're so inclined...
    What would be your local track?
     
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    Welcome, from Ladera Ranch
     
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  15. Jeff Hurricane

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    JCW,
    thanks!
    It looks like Perris will be our local track. Im looking for a 24" cruiser and getting my sons Intense built up, then we're going. We will do a clinic of two, since he has never raced, and I have'nt raced BMX since the late 70's.
    Hope to see you out there
     
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    Pain Freak Dead or Alive

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  17. spookydave

    spookydave A little dab will do me

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    I used to run one of your seat posts back in the day! Still have a tee shirt but somehow it shunk just sitting in my dresser.
     
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  18. spookydave

    spookydave A little dab will do me

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    here ya go, blast from the past. My old spooky with the Hurricane Components seat post. ​
     

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  19. ManInAShed

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    Cool! Heyyy I think I met you on a hot shuttle bus once & we had a converastion about the future of suspension and manufacturing in the bike biz with the Risse guys.

    Nice to see ya! Perhaps we'll ride!

    ...Watch out for the pub. Once it sucks you in, there's no escape.
     
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