Gunnison Comp August 18th

[beastoftheeast]

i have a feeling people dont check the comp section of the forum much(i dont)... or just almost no one has responded, so whos going? cause if i can make it ill need a ride from boulder.

assuming things are like last year, there will be beginner, sport, expert and pro sections, cost last year was 30$ i think, free tshirt that i actully still ware. and free beer. and i think just about everyone got prizes last year so the cost isnt tooo bad.

best natural riding place i have ever been to. my pics from last year here - http://www.observedtrials.net/vb/showthread.php?t=22841&highlight=gunnison.

edit: drive is a bit over 4 hours from denver i think for those who have not been to gunnison before.

[beastoftheeast]

also keep your prize away from me after to comp, or ill puke on it. no, not as much drinking this year, i must be able to ride the day after the comp this year.

[Hannigan]

hahaha thanks calvin...i am traveling 1400 miles to make it to this comp...

we did drink our fair share of beer that night...

looking forward to the usual good times that gunnysack and greg put on.

[hopsalot]

Thanks for the info and link, those pics are great. JamesB is a hell of a rider. I might try to make it.

[beastoftheeast]

so i have an ultimate tournament that weekend. i might skip out of it though as my hamstring as of right now lets me ride but doesnt let me sprint. ill decide close to the 18th what im doing.

[joshwrecks]

If I can get some shit done that I need to get done, I'll be able to make it. I can drive too, and I've got a wagon with a rack so everyone will be able to pile in.

[literocola]

Damnit, I cant make it I have to work Saturdays.

Those lines look really good from last year, actually rideable unlike some comp we attended.....

[Ross W.]

I think I'll try and hit this on the way up to Salt Lake. Looks like a great spot.

Does anyone on this board live near Gunnison? It'd be nice to have a couch to crash on.

[WhiteRavenKS]

Greg would be the guy to talk to. he's been host to many a folk in the past or could at least find you a place to crash. i dont have his number handy but the Tune Up Bike Shop in gunnison is the easiest wayt o get ahold of him.

hartman rocks is easily one of the best places in the country to ride. greg's comps are the only events i have any kind of sentimentality for because they are always fun, always with good people, well run... just good stuff, every year like clockwork.

[AndyT]

Greg would be the guy to talk to. he's been host to many a folk in the past or could at least find you a place to crash. i dont have his number handy but the Tune Up Bike Shop in gunnison is the easiest wayt o get ahold of him.

hartman rocks is easily one of the best places in the country to ride. greg's comps are the only events i have any kind of sentimentality for because they are always fun, always with good people, well run... just good stuff, every year like clockwork.


I CONCUR

new CO riders, go and don't let down the tradition.

[Ross W.]

Cool. What's Greg's last name?

[literocola]

Mother flock.... I really need to attend this. Maybe I can take the day off and get up there. I need to talk to my boss, then try to buy a ride up there.

Mark are you goin up? Rob are you? Phil?

[beastoftheeast]

i camped as well as all the riders who stayed over night there at the KOA last year? its the closest place to the rocks...and its where the free beer was last year :wiggle:

[redworm]

I'll be there just like the last 5 years in a row. All trials riders in CO should attend, like andrew said its tradition.

[MIKE1968]

I'll be there just like the last 5 years in a row. All trials riders in CO should attend, like andrew said its tradition.

Did you come out with us when elan stole that HUGE 3 foot wide carrot cake from a bar and fell into a ditch running full speed? :rofl:



Yeah you jumped over the fence when the cops came! Holy shit that was sooo :rofl:


Repasent for me, I'd kill to get to ride dem rocks with you nigrawss

[beastoftheeast]

elan stole that HUGE 3 foot wide carrot cake from a bar and fell into a ditch running full speed? :rofl:


:rofl::rofl::rofl:. sounds like good times.

[AndyT]

we were in a bar, half the people were underage and just got in somehow...there were probably 10 people there, all the party people were drinking far away from the cake. Elan just got up and took it, it was probably 20 pounds of cake- a huge monstrous fucking thing and walked out. as we were running from police or something he didn't see a huge ditch and just went straight into it, then someone right behind elan was so drunk that even though he saw elan fall he still fell right into it

[Keith Courage]

I'm in

Ride?

[WhiteRavenKS]

Morrin i think is Greg's last name. might not be spelled right but if you say that, the peeps should know who you're talking about. or "trials greg" works.

[Ross W.]

alright, thanks Kevin.

Hopefully see all you CO fools there.

[AndyT]

get some pics for us not there :wtc:

[redworm]

Did you come out with us when elan stole that HUGE 3 foot wide carrot cake from a bar and fell into a ditch running full speed? :rofl:



Yeah you jumped over the fence when the cops came! Holy shit that was sooo :rofl:


Repasent for me, I'd kill to get to ride dem rocks with you nigrawss

:rofl::rofl: I forgot all about that!

[Hannigan]

that was a crazy night for sure...

[hopsalot]

Saterday is tough to get off, I will know soon if I can make it. Mike, I'll give you a lift if I go.

[literocola]

Saterday is tough to get off, I will know soon if I can make it. Mike, I'll give you a lift if I go.

Nice. Thanks, Ill chip some gas monies.

[xsv4crob]

Mark are you goin up? Rob are you? Phil?

I'm not sure yet. I've got so many things coming up in the next month or so, I'm not sure I can fit it in. I'm trying to figure it out.

[AndyT]

don't be afraid of the rocks, they are really really easy sloping ones - you can just ride over them, no back wheel or relying on brakes.

[redworm]

no relying on brakes? I think ttown will disagree after last year. haha

[TTownJon]

Wish I could make it. Best comp I have been to hands down. Props for calling to remind me of the comp.

[TTownJon]

no relying on brakes? I think ttown will disagree after last year. haha

Bolts just add weight. Dont listen to the haters.

[literocola]

Julian and I are commin up. Where are we meeting?

[beastoftheeast]

is anyone going to be driving back up sat after the comp to the denver/boulder area? ya i know 1/2 the fun is sticking around and riding hung over sunday morning. or is anyone even from denver/boulder even going...:hsugh:

[joshwrecks]

I'm about 95% sure that I'm going. If I do, I'll end up staying all weekend - probably friday nite thru sunday aftanoon.

[beastoftheeast]

nice, i wish i could do that :hs:. im not even sure if ill be able to make it but if i can ill have to be back for sunday.

[WhiteRavenKS]

talked to fgreg and he says they've had tons of rain recently which has washed out the dirt road a bit up to the rocks so dont expect a small car or something with low ground clearance to get up the hill. im sure there will be a way to shuttle people up there from the lower parking lot if anyone needs it. just a heads up for you people going.

[redworm]

yo kevin you wanna ride with me?

[Ross W.]

talked to fgreg and he says they've had tons of rain recently which has washed out the dirt road a bit up to the rocks so dont expect a small car or something with low ground clearance to get up the hill. im sure there will be a way to shuttle people up there from the lower parking lot if anyone needs it. just a heads up for you people going.

well that blows. Yeah, I hope there will be carpooling up to Hartman rocks for those of us with wimpy cars.

[beastoftheeast]

i can make it out but i need a ride back saturday from someone in denver/boulder. anyone?

[WhiteRavenKS]

it's like a quarter mile up the road to the rocks from the lower parking lot. im sure people will be able to give rides up the hill if you arent into the walk. greg said the road probably wont see any work before the comp.

[Ross W.]

well, so much for this, just broke my collarbone today. bummer.

[AndyT]

I've walked it before, its not bad u guyth. Only a pussy would let a broken collarbone stop him.

[huffylover]

Hey Mike, remember me? I used to ride them trials bikes too. I have pretty much left the trials scene... in case you can't tell. Bike's had the same flat tire for over a year.
I remember my one time in Gunny, something about not being allowed to drink in public or something... and someone lost a shoe during the night. Hm. Want to go for the festivities but work=suck ass schedule.
Eh...

[WhiteRavenKS]

everyone who didnt go and had some lame excuse as to why they didnt show... you suck.

[philth]

Results??? Pic's??

[WhiteRavenKS]

Results??? Pic's??

i hear you;re injured, that's a decent excuse.

pro- me, mike, josh
expert- bananagin
sport- art, then i forgot the name but his freewheel exploded.
women- gail i think then i never got the other rider's name. i could be wrong, i didnt get introductions or anything.

no pics because i didnt bring a camera. someone has some somewhere of the stacked competition fields.

[redworm]

everyone who didnt go and had some lame excuse as to why they didnt show... you suck.

agreed! trials riders are fucking lame.

[AndyT]

GAY l

[Elan]

i dont have a trials bike

[WhiteRavenKS]

who's fault is that?

[Keith Courage]

sorry fags.
summer is almost over. needed to do an overnighter before snowfall.

PS I have the rest of my life 5 every section in a comp. :)

[beastoftheeast]

edit: i woke up with sand in my vagina. but it was 98 yesterday...snow soon?...:momaru:

[Keith Courage]

It was a term of endearment in a sort of bro sense. I never call someone a fag to insult them. :dunno:

Eh, I like camping. I ride like 4 times a week as it is, so whatever.

[WhiteRavenKS]

lame.

[beastoftheeast]

k, ill know your lieing if you dont beat me at the first comp next year

[WhiteRavenKS]

you'll both have to show up to the comp first.

[Keith Courage]

I'll probably 5 sections for the rest of my life.
Progression is the last thing on my to-do list when I ride.
But fer sure, I'll be at the next comp. Unless its in like, Grand Junction or some gay place like that.

[WhiteRavenKS]

yeah it would suck to go to grand junction where the riding is actually really good.

[AndyT]

seriously :ugh:

[literocola]

Fruita mud FTW.

[beastoftheeast]

your going to progress some by riding 4 times a week even if you dont try new moves/try to go bigger?

is there good trials riding in grand junction? my grandma lives out there, all i have noticed is big steep dirt hills that bring out the red neck in you when your in a truck. fruitas right there so amazing mountain biking(i hear) but i have not seen stuff for trials?

[literocola]

I dont know about Fruita or GJ for trials, Ive only driven through a few times, but was only on the highway, admiring the stunning views and dreaming of Moab.

Rumor has it that Fruita is becoming the next Moab, but there is also the Ranger service talking that if people dont stay on the trails, their going to shut it down. Hopfully the XC guys can keep it on the trail so other riders dont loose Fruita.

[WhiteRavenKS]

your going to progress some by riding 4 times a week even if you dont try new moves/try to go bigger?

is there good trials riding in grand junction? my grandma lives out there, all i have noticed is big steep dirt hills that bring out the red neck in you when your in a truck. fruitas right there so amazing mountain biking(i hear) but i have not seen stuff for trials?

did you notice all the giant rocks at the bases of those steep dirt hills? :hs:

[beastoftheeast]

just, dirt and small loose rock? theres a lot of steep dirt hills though :hs:. ill do some more exploring next time i go, and talk to the local red necks who shred all the hills in their ford pick up trucks.

[WhiteRavenKS]

it's colorado. in the mountains. there are rocks to ride out there. really good ones. i know of 3 spots that you could ride for a week each and not have covered all the stuff to do. it sure would suck to have to go ride awesome shit like that...

[Keith Courage]

I don't remember rocks in GJ. I've driven through the town lots but never "looked around".
I remember that place sucks, HARD.
Nice rocks are great and all but would your rather live in fucking shit town with great rocks or an awesome town with nice rocks?

I also remember there's not dick to ride in Montrose, but thats neither here nor there.
:dunno:

[AndyT]

:hsugh: