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Hi Randy

Posted on by Smoke

What, not British?

Holy cow, and American. Randy was here for a conference on medical imaging, like MRI’s and stuff like that. I’m sure no one reading this has ever had to deal with anything like that….

Luckily, we managed to have a great ride and avoid the emergency room.

3 big laps today. I guess if you live in Grand Junction, you learn how to ride a bike.

Not that CBC looks much like the Colorado desert, mind you.

He adapted pretty quickly. The light was kind of crap for pics today, so I laid off the camera most of the time. Besides, Randy was a lot of fun to ride with so it was shut up and shred time.

We did a couple of top to bottom laps, and hit all the usual high points.

Ooooo….sunshine on CBC. as it’s now December and CBC is covered by a couple of feet of snow, this takes on new meaning.

So ot only did we take three rounds out of Seymour, but Randy also managed to drop the 6 footer log drop at the bottom of Ned’s.

Not bad for a rookie….

If you ever need X-Rays in Colorado, let me know. I’ve got the contact.

Hi Simon

Posted on by Smoke

Simon was in town briefly from Nottingham. He went for a rip with Courtenay up in Squampton, then came down here for a day on Seymour. I think that all this riding may be affecting my performance. Only one run today.

CBC, of course.

My camera has been acting up a little. What a surprise….

It’s kind of a cool vignette effect though. Makes for some variety on the home turf. I think Simon’s ridden here before. For those of you who ride CBC a lot, this next one is an excellent demonstration of the smooth line off the log at the end of CBC.

Some Salvation berm action.

…and the gnar line off the Pangor rock..

Wicked. Thanks for a fun ride, Simon.

ChocolateFoot – Last Day

Posted on by Smoke

What? Last day already? Awwwww…. I was just getting to know you guys. Well, at least you lucked out and got a CLASSIC shore day. I bit of mist, a bit of fog, and we’re on my home turf.

Oooo! And I’ve got a new prototype from Cove Bikes to test too.

We’re calling it the Mingeebollockwanker for now. Lots of pics from CBC to show you today.

Hey, what can I say? It’s a go to spot for me.

You KNOW you’re going to get good shots here. It’s a gimmee.

Pffft …..Al, ya freakin showoff.

He is pretty good though. I think he pretty much ruled the tour….even if he never did find the marmalade.

Today’s star was Phil (finally). After struggling all week, he finally hit his stride on Seymour.

I think he was just waiting for everyone to blow up before making his move. I can relate. I use that strategy a lot.

Yo Phil, you’re up there now.

Well, Tom was stomping everything in sight too, and he didn’t look too tired.

Wa, on the other hand, had completely blown his load on Fromme yesterday. Hey, if this is struggling, you’ve got no worries….

Yeah, it’s a cliche now. Big trees, misty ambience, silhouetted rider…

Oooooo……a change from the usual. Yeah, the ChocoFoot crew rates. We’re going for the good stuff today. Welcome to Dale’s Trail.

Not everyone gets to ride this.

Of course, Al continued to stomp.

Wa managed to hang out some fairly large lines, even though he felt beat down from 2 weeks of riding.

Oh….my…..god. Al has put his foot down. Turn off the lights, lock it up, take it home….it’s all over.

Ahhhh screw it. Lets go for another run. CBC again….(see above for stupidly epic shots. Rinse and repeat). this time we got into Corkscrew.

How many guys can we get on the stunt at once?

Ye Olde Zipper Teeter.

Hey Al…there’s some marmalade at the bottom…..

Awwwwwwwwww…..I was just kidding. Look, you’re just gonna have to come back.

Boys, I had an excellent week. Come back any time.