Sunday I took the Flip out with me on the trail trying to mount it to the front fork and handle bars. In both cases it came loose far too often. I was hoping to get some sample video from that ride but after looking at the footage it was too jumping. I trashed it all and started thinking of how I could MacGyver the Flip to the front fork better. After some thought, Monday night I rigged up a ghetto mount out of some metal braces and...
Read MoreJust little OLD me out on the trail today. I took my Flip with me and stopped a few times to shoot some video. I was having enough fun that I did not stop very much to shoot video. Thus only a few clips in this short. I had the wide angle lens on for this one. I am loving how that turned out. Perfect match for the Flip. On another note, I am totally out of shape. I really need to jump on the horse and start working out. I am hoping that...
Read MoreWe (CITA) are screening Freedom Riders on Saturday, June 20 at the Hotel Fort Des Moines. The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew will be attending as well. The party starts at 7 p.m. in Room 302; see http://www.freedomridersthemovie.com/ for film details. Raffle to follow at Raccoon River Brewing Company pool hall; tons of raffle prizes! $20 to attend; includes raffle ticket. Seating is very limited. Buy tickets online at...
Read MoreWhat an event the Summerset Shootout turned out to be. There were more than 80 riders and a great turn out of volunteers. I was on the fence about racing. Having helped build the trails I knew how hard they were. Never having done them at race pace I knew it was gong to hurt. And hurt it did! I have only raced one other time at the Dirty Du two years ago. In the end I decided to race so I put in for Category 3. Glad I did. My old...
Read MoreI took a half day today at work. At lunch I went home, let the dogs out, took my oldest some Micky-D’s to her school for lunch, then headed down to Banner. The CITA brothers was already out there working on the trails prepping for the Summerset Shootout on Sunday. We did a few more hours of trial work then we all jumped on our horses and rode some dirt. Those trails are so fricking hard I just can’t stand it. Every time I...
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