Austin 03-26-04

[Sonic]

Here are some of the pics I took, as usual, check the album linked to at bottom for more.

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-023.jpg
Arriving in Austin, Seth wakes up the XTP and tries to tame it

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-025.jpg
Jim McCall seeing how hard the XTP bucks

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-033.jpg
Stan warming up at this area we all hung out at until everyone showed, a few pics are taken here

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-036.jpg
Pitts didnt have much trouble with the XTP

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-038.jpg
Seth checking out Chris' sweeeeet Koxx

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-040.jpg
Oronde showing us how it's done with El Gottago tires

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-044.jpg
Scott McCall attempting the full gap, made it to bench

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-049.jpg
Chris Pitts to rail

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-055.jpg
Seth gapping and landing in the crevace

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-068.jpg
Scott McCall making the gap to crevace

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-069.jpg
Chris makes nice with the locals

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-071.jpg
And you though you were a fabricator, check out the album for more mods on Kelly Pickrell's Echo

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-081.jpg
Cool area to stop at on the way to the rocks we rode that day

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-089.jpg
Seth does some strange stratodabs :p This was actually a wedge attempt, the following are him making it, Im standing down in the hole, so it wasnt a shallow drop or anything

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-090.jpg

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-091.jpg

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Nice :sonic:

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-103.jpg
Oronde with an up

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-114.jpg
Seth going from the rock to nose

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-121.jpg
Chris gapping to rock

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-129.jpg
Chris gapping the muck

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-132.jpg
eh, almost?

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-133.jpg
that counts

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-136.jpg
Jeff Edgington gapping to rock

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-149.jpg
Jack Edgington loading for gap

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-156.jpg
Oronde hits it

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-159.jpg
Seth gapping up knocks off downtube protector and bends Bonz bashring :eek:

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-160.jpg
The XTP doesnt put up with bent bashrings

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-169.jpg
Group pic #1 where I couldnt hobble over in time w/my gimp ankle

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-170.jpg
Yeah, it's best if someone else does it

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-172.jpg
Czech represent!

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Where Chris left the map around Austin :p

http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/Austin-177.jpg
I thought this was real until someone stepped on it's head :rofl:

Check out all of the other pics from day one here:
http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/austin03-26-04/page_01.htm

The day was pretty overcast, so a lot of them are pretty dark

[Matt]

Nice pictures as always Dustin. That album is huge :eek:, was this the day you hurt your ankle, or had you hurt it before?

[Sonic]

I hurt it an hour into the first day's ride. And Im really starting to hate this cam :p I just cant get anything too perfect with it, I can only take pics just to capture what happened, nothing artistic about them. Thanks though.

Ah yeah, Will Ernst from Austin had an AWESOME Canon digital SLR out there and should turn out some nice pics later on from the second day's ride. Be sure to check those out. :sonic:

[crescentrider]

nice pics

[B1105]

Nice pics, how thick is that disc on that guys echo? I'm thinking of trying it, whered he get it from?

[kamil]

i hate myself.

[Sonic]

The aluminum disc protecting Kelly's rear chainrings is only 3-4mm wide, definitely no more than 5mm. He machined it himself.

Ya missed out Kamil, go down next weekend and ride with Patrick, that'll be awesome.

[uownme]

Oronde even showed, damn I am a loser for not being able to go.

[average mike]

Again, nice pics man! :bigthumb: Chris fits right in with his collegues.

[Sethbomb]

Nice pics, thanks for doing that Dustin.
Austin is one of the sickest places I've ever ridden!!!