OT: Bearclaw Invitational 2011

ericvs · Since 05 Jul 2008 133 Posts Stoked

Huge track. They don't have any ride arounds on this one either. That is a huge drop after that huge step-up. Good stuff.

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Bearclaw-Invitational-2011-Freeride-Entertainment-Edit.html

forrest · Wed Aug 10, 11 4:32 pm

Amazing balls those boys have... Ya, I just said that, but it's not homosexual.

pdxmonkeyboy · Wed Aug 10, 11 11:25 pm

sooo sweet. any portland boys want to hit the new dirt jump park next week?

forrest · Thu Aug 11, 11 7:47 am

I might be down. I need to start doing a day in PDX once a week, catch up with Friends, hit the rock gym, and maybe the dirt jumps.

OG · Since 07 Jun 2011 597 Posts Addicted

wheres the park? i've got a dirt jumper, dont huck much lately. sounz fun like moh

pdxmonkeyboy · Thu Aug 11, 11 11:35 pm

the DJ \'s are at eichler park in tualatin. apparently, beaverton and tualatin are cool enough to have dirt jump parks.

All the city of Portland spends its "the most bike friendly city in america" money on is yellow boxes at intersections. Sooo fucking friendly to bikes not yet ONE, not not ONE mile of legal single track within 30 miles of the city,

sooo weak.

I get it though, nobody would ever use a big, nicely designed off road skill park. Kids should not be outside being active, they should be inside drinking pop and getting fat. Fat bored kids are happy kids. Besides, ..whait...what? The city of boulder built a massive bike park and its used by thousands of thousands of people? Really? It has stuff for little kids and pro level riders? That would never happen. No. That can't be..

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Valmont-Bike-Park-Opens-2011.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08922DNiIUQ

OG · Since 07 Jun 2011 597 Posts Addicted

you guys ever ridden 'Wilderness Park' behind west linn HS? Pretty fun. Short, you can get down in about 5 mins, but pretty fun for close to home. Not much in the way of jumps, nice drops and hair pins. Some of us locs hit it with a shovel now and then, mostly worn in from riding bikes through.

pdxmonkeyboy · Fri Aug 12, 11 11:45 am

Never heard of it. Sounds fun. We built some cool stunts in the area below Lewis and Clark. Next to the cemetery. Best to hike a bike from the Lo highway. It's about 3 minutes past gorge p.

There were some big hits, a creek gap, step up and log rides. The city of Portland just bought it so expect them to study it, study it some more, start a commission, study it, then make it for hiking only.

pdxmonkeyboy · Fri Aug 12, 11 11:48 am

Oh yeah, Forrest. You should come out on Wednesdays. There are wens night shuttles of ravens ridge.

Caution. The upper section will cause dual crown envy Smile