Its that time of the year lets see some photos of your rides this year

This has been a great year, and as others have noted before, we too met some great people and had a lot of fun riding with those we were fortunate enough to have met through this forum.. that said, it's very tough to summarize such a great year in so few pics.. but below I've noted some highlights.. can't wait to see what 2013 has in store for us..

Whistler


Mammoth Opening Weekend

Big Bear


Bootleg Canyon

 

wow! the last rocky shot is AWWSOME!! that kid RULES!!

 

cool photos McG715. The boy rips

 

Nice pix and rides, all. Great RyGuy montage, McG.




One of many days on the Colorado Trail in August. RR to follow by 2014 :?:

 

I got a lot of time to ride with my kids this year, my son Jake (12) has progressed amazingly from his start two years ago and my daughter Ryan, 8, has also come a long way since she started last year. This year in March I hosted a family ride 10 people RSVP'ed, over 40 showed up here are some pictures from it:

This is only a small portion of the riders!


Ryan (in blue shirt) following one of the best Dad an son teams I have seen. I think the only word that little guy knows is "Faster!"


Nothing but smiles from these guys all day.


Ryan on the way up.


She was pushing him up the hill.


Jake with a new buddy!


Samusick and his boys.

 

A little later in the year the kids tried out Over The Hump.

Jake did the first race and decided that it wasn't his thing, but he looks like he was having fun here!


Ryan took to racing like a fish to water, she loved it!


She took 8 first place finishes and one third!


Ryan and Conner with our shops team.


Conner who is 7 got a chance to race, he finished dead last at every race, but had as much fun as anyone.

 

Each and every Wednesday from the beginning of summer all the way up to this week I had an open invitation to anyone who wanted to ride in the afternoons. We rode with a lot of different people. Sometimes it was just the kids and I but sometimes we were joined by several dads and their kids and even one mom and her son. Some of the STR members we rode with include Grego and Vincent, McG715 and Ryan, Taco Bike and his daughter Morgan, Dirtvert and Greengiant with their Wednesday crew, Blacksheep, and of course my good buddy Samusick.

Ryan on Fenceline


This was Morgan's first time out with her dad (taco bike), she did awesome!


Jake likes rocks.


Brother and Sister


Ryan rolls it.


Jake launches it.


Me with our normal crew.


Conner at Fairview with his new bike.


Jake at Fairview


Jake in the air again.


Ryan can almost get the bike off the ground.


Me shot by Jake


Jake hitting the doubles.

 

This year was also the first time I got Ryan to ride Rock-it.

Her first time up Cholla.


Not my first time up Cholla.


Jake and Ryan playing around at the top of Lynx.


Ryan's first time down Rock-it.


Her first look at the rock garden!


Jake took this one, he makes me look fast.


Not Jake's first time, he knows this trail.



Ryan's first trip down the rock garden.


Jake looking fast.

 

And lastly we attended Kid A's Ride Like A Kid 6, this was a great event. Once again a big thank you to Adam and his helpers who put this on!


Kid A, awesome job!


Group 1


Some of the big kids!


I don't know his name but he looks like he's ready for the cover of a magazine.


Little Imapodaddy and xHusker


Duke


Ryan was always at the front of our group, she seems most comfortable in the lead.


Dino and me.


Carbonman and family


The gangs all here! Ryan, Jake, Ryan, Vincent.


Jake winning the Teva Links in a push up contest.


Jake leaving victorious, he has worn them everyday since.


That is all for our year, I look forward to riding with everyone next year!

 

Very nice compilation Jeff.. whatta great year!

 

love the photo of Ryan's first look at the rock garden. lol:lol:

 

The Mondays After Work Ride w/ buddies.

 

How about the toughest ride of the year...bagging White Mountain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountain_(California)

Dean

 

Interesting Year for riding for me. January rode in Torres Del Paine in Patagonia. April hit up Zen and Gooseberry. September Guacamole, Phil's World and the Whole Enchilada. Plus a whole year of riding all the local trails with a JDM thrown in for good measure. Plus one weekend trip to Ojai in November on the Duc. Not a bad year at all on 2 wheels.

 

3 days in Death Valley. Awesome landscapes/skyscapes every day and no rain.

 

Is that a "78" SR500?, if so that is one of the BEST stock chassis for ice racing! Very nice, thanks for taking to the "Way Back Machine"!

 

I used to have a Monster. Great bike, but am really enjoying the Hyper now.

 

El Corte de Madera (Skeggs) - Giant Salamander Trail



Santiago Oaks - Yucca


El Moro - Spur Ridge


Whiting - Vulture View

 

love this pic

love this pic

 

Kinda like this one......from J-Drop: