AZSF 09 is here! T-100 Ride/Vid

Got out for a Wed. afternoon ride with Greg (MTBR handle 'steelmonkey') on Trail 100. The idea was to do a loop, then head over to Aunt Chiledas. Ended up getting over there before the rest of the MTBR crowd showed, and ended up havng to head home due to time constraints. Did meet up with Jeff and SuLing and some of the others for a quick hello and some cheap El Salvadorian beers! (thanks Jeff!) before heading home.

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AZSF 09 T100 Phx. AZ from tim schneider on Vimeo.

Above is a short video of part of the ride.. still getting the latest 'toy' dialed in. Kinda cool, but this GoPro video camera really eats the batteries! I picked up some 1000mah AAA rechargeables to see how they work. I really hope I dont have to buy the Energizer lithiums for this sucker. They are expensive!

Garmin connect data here:

The new 5 Spot first ride..

This new bike rocks. Very balanced, smooth and nimble. Pedals well uphill also. The DW link shines on the gravelly uphills out at Hawes. Still getting the front fork dialed in. ATA is a nice thing to have for 'cardiac' hill! Nice mellow 8mi or so, stopped and took time to mess around with the bike a bit and snap some photos. Link to the Garmin data here:

The desert is coming into full on bloom. No snakes out today, but it's starting to warm up pretty good. This is likely the last coolish weekend. Forecast is for 90's by weeks end.. what happened to Spring!? :-)



Props to chollaball and other MTBer's that got out and shored up some of the trail. Could see the results of their handywork, as well as the signage to try and dissuade others from hacking up the water bars.

Stopped to hack together a panoramic view looking off towards Red Mountain and the Salt River. Clicking the link will take you to the full size version on Flickr.

Eddie Roman's 'Hammertime'

This is pretty wacky.. and classic. From 1995!
dig the lycra and the stuff these guys are doing
on the bikes of that era. It's not that long ago..
but 13 years is a LONG time when it comes to
mtn bike design.

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Here’s the description Eddie posted with the video…
“MTB and BMX action featuring Mat Hoffman, Tim Fuzzy Hall, Brian Lopes, Chad Herrington, Eric Carter, Hans Rey, Dave Voelker, Ryan Vanderveen, Todd Lyons, Alan Foster and many others. Filmed in Utah, Oklahoma and California, Hammertime features some of the first MTB jumping including the first MTB backflip. Mat Hoffman riding his motorized BMX bike on the gigantic half pipe is absolutely amazing. Watch Mat launch off a quarter-pipe after being towed by a motorcycle at 55 mph.”