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Of race fans, culture clashes and flying bmx bikes. (75 posts)
|  Of race fans, culture clashes and flying bmx bikes. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:03 AM | | I spent Sunday, the big amateur day, at Sea Otter.
No "famous" riders, just some amateurs out having some fun (despite all of the whining about how muddy the Mountain cross course was).
Race fans? Are these guys ready for a truck pull or what? |
| Mountaincross. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:05 AM | | You could tell who the fast guys were just by the quality of their berm lean. |
| In the lead. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:07 AM | | Mountain cross is very spectator friendly since there is so much carnage and so many lead changes. |
| UCI canned duals in favor of 4-up racing for this reason | nm-
Mar 28, 2002 5:13 AM | | |
| Like, ya know, it's pink, but it's a phat ride, yo. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:08 AM | | Do the Dew |
| AWEsOME!!! | wrecks
Mar 27, 2002 12:56 PM | | thnx for takin the time to share those with us!
wrecks |
| A wee little sequence. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:14 AM | | The top guys were clearing both jumps. |
| great pic (nm) | krank
Mar 27, 2002 9:27 AM | | |
| Wow! | Doof
Mar 27, 2002 10:12 AM | | Wow! How did they get a bunch of guys wearing the same clothes on the same type of bike to ride that close in a line? |
| Berm chasing. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:14 AM | | |
| Shadow racing. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:15 AM | | |
| Collision imminent. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:16 AM | | They survived. |
| Crashfest. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:21 AM | | This picture illustrates the total chaos (Kaos for you old folks) that happens during some of the heats.
The guy in first place was in second place, to the guy running, until the guy on the ground aced him out going over the jump that is right before this section. Mr. first place got booted to third and was screaming his head off. "You focking focker!"
Then the first two guys took each other out and he cruised to victory. |
| Focused, lean is working. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:23 AM | | Fast. |
| Seriousness is over-rated. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:24 AM | | Not quite the ideal form but notice the big shit-eating grin. |
| And the best racer out there too! | Zonic Man
Mar 27, 2002 9:11 AM | | Dan K won the hardtail downhill, bikercross, and dual slalom, all with that funky shit eating grin. Damn he's good on a bike.
Thanks for the pics, pete. A lot. |
| Redneck Battle Truck!! | ~steve~
Mar 27, 2002 9:25 AM | | Berkeley in the house! |
| Redneck Battle Truck!! | allout productions boyyyyyy!
Mar 27, 2002 12:22 PM | | dan K rippin it,
he golded in tha dh and dual,
but taco'd his front rim and still qualified in the bikerx!
lost it on the last double due to the rim, and missed tha gold....
but he was rippin all weeekend
lookout ! checkout hellacrazy.com. |
| The pack dropping in. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:25 AM | | |
| haha, i look goofy with the orange googles. | ibismojo
Mar 27, 2002 1:51 PM | | |
| Closer. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 3:45 PM | | |
| i don't suppose you have any more of... | ibismojo
Mar 27, 2002 5:16 PM | | number 508? :) |
| i mean 503....nm | ibismojo
Mar 27, 2002 5:17 PM | | |
| Sorry. That's the only one (nm) | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 5:54 PM | | . |
| Boosting a bit. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:26 AM | | |
| Everyone had their own particular style. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:28 AM | | Zonicman on the right (sorry Jed, I liked this pic). |
| It IS a good pic..... | Zonic Man
Mar 27, 2002 9:12 AM | | The old...get the bike OUT of the mudpit shot, eh?
Nice photo. |
| running clipless? | narlus
Mar 27, 2002 9:55 AM | | why not the flats for the biker x mayhem? |
| yeah | Zonic Man
Mar 27, 2002 3:20 PM | | Wished I had flats that day because of the mud.
I usually always use clips now though. |
| Just barely missed it. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:29 AM | | |
| Vision is key. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:30 AM | | Looking ahead. |
| Nice one Pedro. {nm} | elperro
Mar 27, 2002 7:16 PM | | WOOF! |
| Culture clash. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:32 AM | | A slow grind of a climb on the XC course ran right along the mountain cross course.
This guy was doing some heavy thinking trying to answer the question;
"Why?" |
| My favorite. That picture captures so much more than... | Biking Viking
Mar 27, 2002 9:34 AM | | ...a visual image.
Thanks for the show, Pete - the possibilities offered by your new camera have really taken your digital photography to a new level.
BV |
| Ahh! Get that pic away from me! | K-Zero
Mar 27, 2002 9:54 AM | | D@amn...I really, really hated that section of the race. You think you're going to hit the pavement, then discover that they've added this little surprise.
Awesome shooting though Pete. Thx for the post as always.
K-Zero (<<--was asking the same question: "why?") |
| but look at the guy in the fox jersey walking up- | nm-
Mar 28, 2002 5:16 AM | | he don't look too happy |
| Some jumping (yumping for you scandanavians) | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:33 AM | | |
| Short scandinavian language lesson. | Biking Viking
Mar 27, 2002 9:47 AM | | Words for "Jumping" in Scandinavian languages:
Norwegian: Hopping (Interestingly, English "Hopping" is jumping (pron: yumping)) - but then again Norway is a backwards country in many other ways, too.
Danish: Spring
Swedish: Hoppning or jumpning (pron: yumpning)
Now back to the show.
BV |
| More yumping | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:34 AM | | |
| Backside shot. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:35 AM | | |
| I see SPAM was a big sponsor (nm) | Metroid
Mar 27, 2002 10:44 AM | | |
| Cleaning the mud trench. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:36 AM | | |
| Zonicman | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:37 AM | | |
| Looks like he's pedaling in that one. | Finch Platte
Mar 27, 2002 8:45 AM | | Hmmm, never seen
i that
before...
fp |
| I call this one "Zonic over mud pit" | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:38 AM | | |
| I call this one "Zonic giving birth to Bullit" | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:39 AM | | |
| Zonic ass shot. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:40 AM | | |
| Yin and Yang. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:41 AM | | The xc course. |
| Blurry pic quality | Jive Tolkien
Mar 27, 2002 8:16 AM | | The captions are sophmoric too. |
| I'm not replying to you anymore (nm) | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 10:18 AM | | Git. |
| yup (nm) | celly
Mar 27, 2002 1:35 PM | | |
| Those bmx guys and their flying machines. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:44 AM | | Pretty wild stuff,, especially the guy that was riding with broken ribs. |
| High and sideways. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:45 AM | | Sounds like one of Jive's ex-wives. |
| What's up with thse helmets? | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:46 AM | | In the foreground. |
| They look like Protec Helmets to me... | Stine
Mar 27, 2002 8:56 AM | | They are much cheaper than your "fufu trendy" Giros etc, but they are tough.
High density shell for durability
Dual density foam lining for multiple impact
Built for max strength and durability
They don't look very cool, but they get the job done. Those guys crash a LOT, and those Protec's can take a big hit more than once unlike others.
(have a Protec that I used to use for high wind windsurfing)
But you know all this and just needed a topic line....right? |
| "fufu trendy"? | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 9:01 AM | | I'll leave that one untouched.
Key words:
"helmets in the foreground"
The spectators are wearing helmets with lots of goofy stickers.
It's not that dangerous being a spectator.
Pete |
| Two words... | Drewpy
Mar 27, 2002 9:02 AM | | "Helmet Hair" |
| Two more words... | Ed H.
Mar 27, 2002 10:18 AM | | "Short Bus" |
| Yawn. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:47 AM | | Just another day at the office. |
| He was stuck like this for five minutes. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:48 AM | | The other guys had to pull him down. |
| A bit of grind. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:49 AM | | |
| Look Ma, no hands. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:50 AM | | |
| That sinking feeling. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:51 AM | | |
| Aerial yoga. | Pete.
Mar 27, 2002 8:51 AM | | |
| GREAT SHOTS Pete... | BCRider
Mar 27, 2002 8:53 AM | | You really captured some fine moments there.
I don't know if this was a new event but I can see where it could get big over the next few years. It's got everything. Speed, competition and spectator appeal. |
| GREAT SHOTS Pete... | gw
Mar 27, 2002 9:11 AM | | yea, really good photos pete. thanks alot.
2 questions.
is that zonic mans normal bullit with a fox forx and an airshock in the back?
anyone know what bike the guy in the air of the picture titled "Collision imminent" is riding? looks like a disco, maybe the new dual frame from karp? |
| Some answers. | Zonic Man
Mar 27, 2002 9:57 AM | | Yes, that is my bullit.
The Karp is a disco with the 24" rear end, adn the links "flip flopped" with a shorter stroke shock for less travel..."the new DS bike" |
| Have you tried the floating brake yet? Comments? NM | CraigH
Mar 27, 2002 11:01 AM | | nm |
| No, it wasn't ready. (nm) | Zonic Man
Mar 27, 2002 3:22 PM | | |
| First rate show, Petie, even the captions! nm | pedalAZ
Mar 27, 2002 9:09 AM | | |
| Great work...! | AZ-X
Mar 27, 2002 9:22 AM | | It's great to have you guys out there bringing us closer to what we missed. Love it! |
| thanks. those BMX pics rule. | Howard Roark
Mar 27, 2002 10:02 AM | | like, totally dude, those are rad.
HR |
| Thanks for the pix! | Cucucachu
Mar 27, 2002 1:02 PM | | Great show with great captions to boot! |
| BMX v MTB | 3q
Mar 27, 2002 11:25 PM | | MTB - inches of plush soft travel front and rear
BMX - fully rigid
Why then can these BMX'ers pull awesome air and we MTB'ers cringe at 6 foot drops.... oh I wish I was 15 again... |
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