a little silence....

Thought we would skip IWPWTD this week. A lot of guys in Santa Cruz recently lost a really good friend and I know they would give anything to have just a little more time with him. It's never easy to see anyone go, particularly not someone so young. So this Friday take a minute to think about people who are gone and most importantly take care of yourself everyone. See you next Friday.

Oh my God!

Somehow this just became more real. Look at that setup! Nuts.

Warriors of Wood Update #5 from Warriors of Wood 2009 on Vimeo.

Come on out and see the insanity, I am gonna be judging so I will be there all day on Saturday, and who knows, I might even give it a few runs on Friday...or not.

Hug a Ramp

Janelle joins the illustrious Sasquatch Canyon Art Department. We should have her cubicle set up by next week (she will be sitting across from Brandon and Luke) and then she can really get to work. She brings us the first F-Unit update from the last Saturday buildoff.So many ways to go with this caption: Hugging a ramp cause it used to be a tree was one way to go, but I think Janelle hit the nail on its head with her title: "Triangle Head". If only Kurt had showed up for more than the lunch break. Andy missed his orange bike, and was happy to drive this beast instead. p.s. this is the 200th post. woo!

jumparoos

This is all over the internet, but that never stopped me before. So good, just like everything else Vinyl does. and check out this blog, some really interesting lines in the woods. And here are some wild dudes:

Welcome To Pittsburgh 4 Trailer from Bobby Valentine on Vimeo.

This Dude Looks Looks Like That Dude! Part 3

In honor of the post below check out these two (one of whom is a Chunky Local). Separated at birth? Make sure to consider the background in the real mccoy shot of Jordan. Aint no party like a Renn Faire Party cause Tis not becoming for a Renn Faire Party To Halt.. But if TDLLTD had to stay within BMX this would be my vote.

Chunky Edit

From Chris at SJBMX.com. What a great Sunday it was.Enjoy.Big Thanks to Jordan, Brandon, Travis, Matt and B. for always having us out and building such a wonderland.

WOW!!!

Can't wait for Friday. If you are planning on entering you should pre-register to avoid waiting in line. I hear there are going to be booths and entertainment and stuff. A bounce house shaped like Mardesich's head maybe?

Andy More

2 thumbs up.

Cisco & Andy from Chris McMahon | SJBMX on Vimeo.

Words to live by

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. -Bertrand Russell With the exception of the time we all spend on the internet. Don't you hate all these blogs/sites that tell you to go outside?Go outside.mike and I on bikes. luke behind the lens.

Tom Cell-eck Photos

More cell photos..if you want better stuff feel free to send a camera to my home address, (available upon request). Funspot Version 2.Bro or the F-Unit (pending Nyquist approval) is really coming along. It was a long Saturday and I have reason to believe that this park will be better than the last (RIP).Check out some spy shots.

In the mean time the newest, hottest riding spot in Santa Cruz is the Graveyard. Here is Jim making some of the first mods..In other mustache related news Brandon York informed me that I can go to this site to download audio books for my long drives to the trails. He says I can get a version of Moby Dick read by Sir Bert Reynolds. Really.Tech-nine Bert?And go see Mammatus at the Blue tonight, bring a staff and cloak.

I Wanna Party WIth That Dude! Part...Alright, Alright

Last night I think I committed to making Matthew McConaughey the subject of this post, but upon waking up I realized actually spending more than 20 minutes with him could be insufferable. (Once I saw him talking about his own clothing company on the Today Show, which of course is called "Just Keep Livin") I think what I really meant is that I would like to party David Wooderson (his character from Dazed and Confused).(what a delightful creep)In fact, some warm early summer Friday night I would like to just be inserted into Dazed and Confused. That would be fine with me. We'll leave you with some wise words from a man who wears a t shirt with his own picture on it, "Man, it's the same bullshit they tried to pull in my day. If it ain't that piece of paper, there's some other choice they're gonna try and make for you. You gotta do what _____________(insert your name here) wants to do, man. Let me tell you this, the older you do get the more rules they're gonna try to get you to follow. You just gotta keep livin' man, L-I-V-I-N."

Scorpioonnnnssss!

For the east bay homies.and once you have watched that 6 or 7 times in a row, then you can appreciate this as well

Delayed

Probably won't manage to get a IWPWTD up today but hopefully before the weekend is over you will know who I would like to shotgun a beer with or something, like anyone cares. I have been meaning to post the following flow chart (seen on and nabbed from hoodward.com) for a long time, but I plan on doing a little bike maintenence this weekend so it is very appropriate.and a nice top to bottom line in this video

Fat-Trax No Excuses Trailer from Matt Horak on Vimeo.

see you at the trails...oh and at the park on Saturday. Come volunteer and resurrect the funspot!

B-RAD

If I have to explain why I am posting this picture of the new B-rad frame, then you don't live in Santa Cruz, which is ok.

This Dude Looks Like That Dude! Part 2

Snacks.And Otis.Although, personally I think Otis looks more like this guy..I guess a case could be made that these two dogs owners are dudes that don't look so different either.
Good photos by Dave Reuss.

Fun Spot Version 2.Bro

So the new fun spot is getting under way. We are going to need a pretty massive volunteer turnout to get the park running so get on the phone and find a skilled able bodied friend to come out starting this Saturday. Will the new park bring the trail rats and street sharks back together for something other than boozing? May-be...may-be. Here are some spy shots from my thuggish ruggish phone, Phone Thugs In Harmony.And here is Nyquist and Vince working on the MASSIVE box jump and hip. Go buy a stiffer gear, you will need it.In other news I am thinking of looking at some new spots to dig at, but it feels like we might have to go here to find a piece of property that someone doesn't own and freak out about.

How to Speak "Landlord" in Santa Cruz

Dave Reuss found the following on Craigslist in Santa Cruz. Go here for proof. I am sure it applies to other towns too.

Degenerates

In an effort to post all the same content as Beeardman here is the old 2hip video, Degenerates. Somewhere around 13 minutes some a-hole named Mardesich feebles china grinds straight into chugging some mystery liquor. Awesome.

2-HIp DEGENERATES from paulbmxkid on Vimeo.

Matt's not on the internet is he?

Afternoons

Some friends are in town and my truck smells like socks and gatorade...must be trail season...someone rob these guys quick

Genghis Khan an' his brother Don

Tristan Adams came to Santa Cruz a while back. Seen a few videos of him shredding lately, including this little gem..

Avalon 2009 from Tristan Adams on Vimeo.

Fallen...

It felt like there was something in the air yesterday. About 20 minutes after arriving at the trails Mike jumped off his bike and broke his ankle. Mike has had injuries before (way too many), so he knew something was wrong immediately. In fact, Mike's first words as we gathered around him were something like, "Sorry Guys, I broke my ankle. Go get my car, we are going to the hospital." Bad things couldn't happen to a nicer guy, and you can see Mike was even in pretty good spirits in the hospital. No word yet as to how long it will keep him from doing thisBut Mike always comes back. How many guys do you know that go to work the day after they break a bone? Not many, but that is where Mike is as I type. Get in touch with him and drop a magazine off at his house. Get well soon Mike.

I Wanna Party With That Dude Part 9

So it's George Brett's birthday today, and somewhere he is already drunk on bloody marys and looking for a fight. For those of you not as into baseball as me or this guy George Brett was arguably one of the best third baseman ever. A true blue Kansas City Royal he amassed over 300 homeruns, 3000 hits and maintained a .300+ batting average during his career. Besides Tony Gwynn he had the best crack at hitting .400 in a season (he hit .390 in 1980). But it wasn't just his statistics that made this MVP fun to watch. Brett was a certifiable loose cannon, with this being the most famous incident:A few of you have heard me tell stories that aren't so different than this next one. A must listen, but turn your sound up cause he is kinda whispering. So why would I wanna party with a pants shitting maniac? Cause you would always rather have that guy on your team rather than the other team.

The Labratory

I hate to just repost stuff from TCU, but that is like trying to be a newspaper and giving the middle finger to the associated press. Love him or hate him (or both) but I guess that is where video business gets done. Still, you'll never find him in the birds of a feather. Anyway this setup looks really fun, and what mister22 failed to mention when he posted it, is Jon F*cking Ivers has some of the best clips in it!

Junkfood

Totally worth your time Looks like fun was had.

This Dude Looks Like That Dude! Part 1

Welcome to the new Wednesday feature here at the Canyon. It pretty much is what is sounds like; every week we will point out the uncanny resemblance between someone we know and their absolute doppleganger. This is a new segment but it isn't without precedent. Check out these posts on the canyon: 1 2 3, and browse Country Clubbin for some more lookalike action.
So without further ado, here is our first pair! Although, if Brandon wore the right hat he could just as easily be this guy: This is also an exciting post, because I am now happy to announce that Brandon (seen above in the earliest days of Chunky Hills) has joined the Sasquatch Canyon art department (after submitting the two awesome Photoshopped pictures today) and will be receiving a portion of the bags of money I get from running this internet juggernaut.
Stay tuned for the TDLLTD posts, you might be next...
Edit: I just realized how appropriate this post really is for leading off.

Creekapault

So after all of our hard work out at the Canyon we have run into a bit of a problem. The Creek Jump, which links the upper and lower sections of the trails has always been sketchy and this year is no different. Two people have tried jumping it with the same results; ejecting at high speed. We probably need to build a bigger lip and move the jump a little bit, but unfortunately we are right up against the creek and don't have many solutions, so Brandon was kind enough to design this contraption: I think it could work. Otherwise we might need to place a pot of gold on one side of the creek and ride the rainbow over it. Mike, we are after your Lucky Charms!

Little Post

I always meant to post this Hanson Little welcome to the Mutiny team edit, but I guess I am a Little forgetful sometimes. I also figured everyone had seen it by now. It's kind of as much about place as it is about person.

Hanson Little Welcome to the Mutiny Pro Team from Mutiny Bikes on Vimeo.

Pictures from last weekend

Justin Brantley shot some photos last weekend and here they is. Mike hates having all his limbs on the bike, and usually pumps his arms up and down during no handers shouting "raise the roof!"This was taken long before the weekend, but I had to include it as Jim is getting hyper-rad. Jim just turned 26, so buy him drinks. It is an appropriate birthday in relation to his wheelsize in this photo.Casey Joyce is up from Las Vegas to ride Warriors of Wood. Backflips were only a run or two behind this shot. A couple shots of me away from a computer screen. You know its almost summer because I think this was what I ate everyday last weekend.

Parks

B-rad sent me a photo of the old funspot mid move. What a mess. The new park is going to have a lot of new features, as Ryan Nyquist has gotten involved and graciously donated tons of time and wood.Speaking of parks, click here to watch Aj Anaya-late some Colorado Parks. A lot of them look amazing and he seems to have pure taurine flowing in his veins. Also, look at this BMX landscaping company's work over in England that was featured on Segment. Oh yeah and State Parks can be as sweet/sweeter than skateparks and bikeparks, lets go here this weekend! I think I can get us in cheap because sasquatch is friends with Nessie.