Yeh, I've had bikers in and out of my shop this whole weekend, and they have been talking about it since Saturday afternoon. Sad thing to hear.

 

Not making it this year, but looking to sell my bike. '04 Specialized Enduro Expert. Mostly stock. Probably won't sell the seat with the bike ($120 WTB). Willing to talk price, but not giving the thing away. Frame is in awesome shape. Could use tune.

Let me know.

 

are you talking about the Sea Otter Classic? well yeah you wont make it, the event is over for the year

 

I'm so behind.

Last weekend? Bah!

 

you can still come down here, I'm just not gonna promise that it'll be a very big event

 

I was there on Monday for a track event, but I brought my bike and rode the dual slalom track. It was the same as it was 5 years ago, pretty crappy to be honest. I was looking forward to riding the BMX track, but they were there at 7 in the morning already tearing it down! I figured it would be up for at least a week... guess not.

Did they get rid of mountain cross? I didn't see it anywhere.

 

It's being torn down. Fortunately Cam has brought a TON of attention to the santa cruz county jumping and mtb scene so the city respects him. They gave him another year at the PO hits but they are being forced to take down the first hits. Someone basically complained that they were using the road as a run in. So they're tearing down the first hits next week and turning it into a giant roll in. Basically they'll be pushing the place in 30 feet to eliminate need for a run in.

Too me the PO hits are all about the first animals. That is how they started. Was just a big mound of dirt and we starting carving jumps out of it. Was fun as hell back in the day. You could go big or go small. Now everything is so big and so rhythm orientated that you can not mess up. It's definately built for those 15 guys that are doing it.

Polo grounds is the same way but there's a few small guys.

I keep saying that I'm gonna let people build out behind my house just so I have something not so massive to ride. I am old and just don't ride like I used to or as often so that stuff is way out of reach for me.

Even the hump jump has gotten turned into this gnarly back flip jump.

bah... gettin old.

I'm proud of cam and his group of guys. Some of the best guys in the mtb jumping scene are coming out of SC. Pretty damn cool. Who would have thunk my little jumps would get so big...haaaa.

 

Those jumps are huge! i mean, they are medium, but so close together, you definitely need to bail or commit right when you land to do the next jump that is 10 feet away.

I dont like those jumps, id do them if they werent such a close rhythm, but i like flat long jumps, motoX style.

I got lots of pics, i'll post them later.

Roll in is gonna suck, but at least they have more room at the bottom to build.

I still wanna go to the bike park at the beginning of the wharf in SC, some cool box jumps and ish

I hear you on getting old, im almost 22 but man breaking my collar bone threw me out of alignment about 4 years ago. S*** still cracks when i move my shoulders around. Im done with doing crazy stuff like them...but if i were getting paid for it
Yeah i didnt see MountainCross. I think BMX took that one over.

 

Looks like Minaar likes his new bikes! I hope he does good this season.

 

BTW, for those that remember. Anyone keeping tabs on Nicolas Vouilloz? He's doing pretty good in the IRC driving for Peugot, 2nd place right now.

 

Sick shot of Mr. Fairclough throwin' some steez on the DH course, from Transcend Magazine
http://www.transcendmagazine.com/gal...tter08/T2A4681

 

My son throwin' some steez at 8 years old


No, he didn't run the Sea Otter this year, but I can't pass up a chance to show off my kid