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...or why every 14 year old needs an Evil Imperial and a supportive father.
Ok, so last December I went on a group ride in the Park and DWF (a regular on the CO Front Range board) brings his 14 year old son. I was impressed DW Jr.'s riding then, but I was blown away by his riding just 5 months later. What a difference a 7" travel hardtail a little skilz, and a supportive father can make
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Dropping the line in the last picture.
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Of course, I wouldn't lay all of the blame on his father. S1ingletrack showed him the line to begin with...
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So anyways, a post with 130+ replys on the Front Range board led to a 19 rider group ride on Sunday ranging in age from 14 to (however old DFW is). I think everyone (with the possible exception of the walking wounded) had a good time.
Mtbkid just hours after his Prom. He had by far the fastest, smoothest line down this "trail"...
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Sin dropping in. (Un)Fortunately I didn't manage a picture of him crashing on the notch steps. I hope the ankle is ok!!!
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Rally Blue on the notch steps:
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Rally Blue was the first to try what I would consider a very innovative line. Riding on an off camber face, he used the contour of a small depression as the entrance to a 6 foot drop. As you can see in this picture, he is about to land nose heavy, but what you can't see is his bowling for $$ crash in which he almost fell off a 14 foot cliff. I'm glad you were able to use those wrists as brakes Dave. Needless to say, Dave was the only person brave enough to attempt the line
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After that trail, we headed for other places. Here is S1ngletrack on a gap drop I haven't seen before.
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There were way too many people there for me to catch everyone's name--sorry!
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mcarples on the drop for his first time. A little nose heavy, but there is potential...
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Another name I don't quite remember... He styled S1ngletrack's line though.
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And here's S1ngletrack on the same line.
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Ok, so last December I went on a group ride in the Park and DWF (a regular on the CO Front Range board) brings his 14 year old son. I was impressed DW Jr.'s riding then, but I was blown away by his riding just 5 months later. What a difference a 7" travel hardtail a little skilz, and a supportive father can make
.
Dropping the line in the last picture.
Of course, I wouldn't lay all of the blame on his father. S1ingletrack showed him the line to begin with...
So anyways, a post with 130+ replys on the Front Range board led to a 19 rider group ride on Sunday ranging in age from 14 to (however old DFW is). I think everyone (with the possible exception of the walking wounded) had a good time.
Mtbkid just hours after his Prom. He had by far the fastest, smoothest line down this "trail"...
Sin dropping in. (Un)Fortunately I didn't manage a picture of him crashing on the notch steps. I hope the ankle is ok!!!
Rally Blue on the notch steps:
Rally Blue was the first to try what I would consider a very innovative line. Riding on an off camber face, he used the contour of a small depression as the entrance to a 6 foot drop. As you can see in this picture, he is about to land nose heavy, but what you can't see is his bowling for $$ crash in which he almost fell off a 14 foot cliff. I'm glad you were able to use those wrists as brakes Dave. Needless to say, Dave was the only person brave enough to attempt the line
After that trail, we headed for other places. Here is S1ngletrack on a gap drop I haven't seen before.
There were way too many people there for me to catch everyone's name--sorry!
mcarples on the drop for his first time. A little nose heavy, but there is potential...
Another name I don't quite remember... He styled S1ngletrack's line though.
And here's S1ngletrack on the same line.
