Kiwis – 1

Alright, some fresh meat for the machine.  A trio of Kiwis have shown up, having randomly found out about the Bush Pilot on the internet.  Lets see what they can do…

Pretty good action for guys that say they don’t have jumps at home.  I kind of expected it though.   Most Commonwealth riders are adaptable.

I found out later that the first jumps we hit on the first ride of the first day constituted the biggest airs they’d ever taken.  And this record was to be broken several times, much like this carbon bar of Nathan’s.

Yeah, I’m still not sold on the carbon handlebar.   This happens way too often.  Luckily I’ve got a stash of spare Chromag goodies on hand for just such an emergency, so we were quickly back in action.

And it was some good action.  That NightStocker line we cleaned out last week is a good one, and it will only get better this fall once I get it cleaned up a bit more.

A bit of a session on the last booter on Drops A Lot was also a game changer for the boys.

Not a bad start, with a solid 10k’+ of descending and some beers on the beach.

Tomorrow….Kobau….

July 18th Shop Ride

Hit a bit of a wall this week.  What with lots of riding, the heat, and various jobs/chores/etc., I didn’t ride this weekend. 

Did the youth ride on Tuesday, but didn’t take shots.  Hey…we had 12 guys and no flats!

Not so tonight.  Terry had his first before we even unloaded the bikes.

By the time we got to the bottom, it was 3 for Terry, two for Kurt, one for Karl, and Dave and I both finished with flats that we couldn’t be bothered to fix.

Yay Karma…

July 11th Shop Ride

It’s starting to get really hot.  I’m expecting to see some flat tires soon. Oh, there’s one.

Luckily the dust isn’t too bad yet

Ken is back, and while I can’t get how he rides in full armour and long sleeves in the summer, it’s good to see him.

Another good ride, as usual.  We’ll finish with old guys on the step-up.