Go have a look at those jumps on the BMX track they are BIG, especially the step up....soooooo I recommend a FF helmet Cannot wait to take the stp there!
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Jacques Booysen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Awesome, I am out of words!!! Sounds like such a jol! It must be > across the road from me too then.... > Where exactly in fourways is it? > > We are so lucky, and there is now even a skate park opening literally > 100m from work as well opening this weekend. > Can't wait to get my PUMP ON!!! > > I have a feeling that i maybe gonna need a full face to prevent > immediate write off. > How is one supposed to get back to work after all of this excitement? > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Werner Gillmer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > and ACROSS the road from where I work! OOhhh I can see lots of afternoon > > sessions after work ;) > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Roberto Ambrosio <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > >> > >> WooooooooHOOOoooooooooooooooooo......... and it is around the corner > from > >> me :-) > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Werner Gillmer > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> I cannot wait!!!! > >>> > >>> -------- > >>> > >>> My weekends have been spent with Jumpy James and Kamikaze Sean building > >>> the sweetest Pump Track you ever did see. This is a THING (please note > >>> capitalization). It is needed to get your PUMP ON. You have to get your > pump > >>> on in order to be a better person. Mother Theresa used to Get Her Pump > On. > >>> Jim Morrison used to get His Pump On. Pamela Anderson still Gets Her > Pump On > >>> and I want to get My Pump On in the interest of spiritual enlightenment > and > >>> (as Rachael would say) world peace. > >>> > >>> A Pump Track is a circular (well any shape actually, but no beginning > or > >>> end) course that has a series of roller type mounds connected by > G-Force > >>> (G-Spot for Downhillers and BMX heads) inducing berms. Ostensibly this > is a > >>> training protocol that will improve your on-bike skills no matter what > >>> discipline you ride. But the truth is that it is just the best fun > going. > >>> You start with one pedal stroke, and that is the last you take. As you > >>> transfer your energy to the bike via your upper body and hips you end > up > >>> with a six-pack from hell (better than Richard Beswick's Mens Health > photo > >>> shoot) and awesome arms and legs. Be prepared to be treated as an > object of > >>> lust, a higher class of problem I say. > >>> > >>> Predictably enough the other thing that happens is the bike keeps going > >>> faster and faster which means you can start to manual the rollers or > use > >>> them as doubles or triples. > >>> > >>> If all this is Latin to you, fear not! We will convert you to the > thrills > >>> of Getting Your Pump ON soon with Clinics and then a subliminal tape to > >>> listen to while you sleep that says things like "I like big air" and > >>> "Gravity and Reality are BOTH Relative". > >>> > >>> The single track at the Toyota MTN Cycle Park is just getting totally > >>> bermed in preparation for opening. There have been a select few riders > of > >>> all skill levels who have already graced the flowing single track > trails and > >>> the feedback has been consistently good. > >>> > >>> The trails are much more open than Logwood Bike Haven, and if you want > to > >>> G-Out the same way you do in the Logwood berms, you better be spinning > out > >>> your big ring. > >>> > >>> There is also a slightly different design philosophy than at Logwood. > >>> Whilst there are still trails that are dedicated as Black Diamond or > Double > >>> Black Diamond, most trails are designated Green (see Skills Ratings if > you > >>> have forgotten, it may save your life) and have detours that are marked > Blue > >>> or Black. This means that all riders can ride the same trails with the > >>> hooligan element taking the more advanced detours (if you can get them > off > >>> the Pump Track). > >>> > >>> The Trails can be briefly summarized as follows: > >>> > >>> The Koppies (Blue 4) > >>> > >>> These twin peaks will not be finished when you come to test ride the > >>> trails initially. We still need a quarter of a million cubic meters of > soil > >>> and rocks to complete construction. Hey, do you know anyone who can > bring us > >>> all that? (Drop me a line PLEASE). > >>> > >>> The Canyon (Blue 3) > >>> > >>> This is a circular route that has 3 different micro routes through it. > >>> Basically you are either under gum trees or riding through jungle like > >>> papyrus reeds. Then suddenly out of the papyrus looms these bridges > over > >>> what starts to look like the Fish River Canyon when you are on them. > >>> > >>> Space Junk (Black 4) > >>> > >>> It is called Space Junk because things (riders) keep falling out of the > >>> sky. The main route is rated Black 4 and then it has some truly scary > >>> detours that have made many a brave roadie want his mommy. The initial > >>> switchback climb was specifically built so our overseas competitors in > the > >>> Pro and Master categories would have something to train on. If in > doubt, > >>> stay out. > >>> > >>> Sidewinder (Blue 2) > >>> > >>> This is Kamikaze Sean and James favorite trail. Its just huge berms > >>> surfing a bank downhill. What's not to love. It does however contain a > gap > >>> jump detour called The Rim Reaper that has already taken two victims in > the > >>> shape of Colin Germs (Toyota SuperCycling Cycle Lab MTB Race Team) and > >>> Stuart Carliel (MTN Club 100 Race Team & Master World Championship > racer). > >>> Colin made more of a fuss about his trashed rim than Stuart did about > his, > >>> but I think Colin may have had his white socks on. > >>> > >>> Dropzone (Blue 4) > >>> > >>> This is really a super fast, well bermed, big ring sprint; except there > >>> are two drop offs that will freeze your blood in your veins and > possibly > >>> make you seek Dischem out for Adult Nappies rather than Cytomax. > >>> > >>> The Wetland (Green 3) > >>> > >>> This is a divine loop that gives hooligans a chance to catch their > >>> breath, and everyone else a chance to appreciate nature and learn > something > >>> about our native African Flora and Fauna. The trails themselves are a > >>> combination of wide single track and very wide low bridges that will > take > >>> you on a journey through the wetland while keeping your tyres dry and > clean. > >>> Look out for some educational signs from Samantha Braid, our resident > >>> wetland expert (who also is a keen mtb rider). > >>> > >>> Snakes n Ladders (Double Black) > >>> > >>> This wont be finished till a little later, and is for the criminally > >>> insane or fatally ill. > >>> > >>> Tree House (Blue 4) > >>> > >>> This one also wont be ready when we first open, but is an intermediate > >>> Freeride loop that allows riders to grow the skills they acquired in > Launch > >>> Pad before attempting Snakes n Ladders and the inevitable consequences > of > >>> failure that entails. > >>> > >>> Launch Pad (Green 2) > >>> > >>> Nice wide bridges and catwalks not far off the ground specifically > >>> designed to entice normal people over to the Dark Side of mountain bike > >>> riding > >>> > >>> Roller Coaster (Double Black) > >>> > >>> Enormous bridges 6 meters in the air that are the lead in to hard berm > >>> exits that make the North Shore Bridge at Logwood look like it is > laying > >>> flat on the ground. This is great spectator sport, and excellent for > video > >>> footage. > >>> > >>> The Green Mile (Green 3) > >>> > >>> This is my personal favorite. The berms are enormous and the whole > thing > >>> goes down hill. In the opening stages it is winding between native > Highveld > >>> acacia scrub with some pools of clear fresh water that will have > benches to > >>> sit on and contemplate your navel and listen to the birds. Hooligans > will > >>> naturally sit in the pools whilst trying to stuff their lungs back > where > >>> they should be. A little later in the trail you will be weaving you way > >>> between huge pine trees that form a small forest, resin rich in the > summer > >>> air. > >>> > >>> Corkscrew (Green 2) > >>> > >>> This much like The Green Mile but with more indigenous trees and less > >>> pines. Its probably also a little more open and slightly faster, and > leads > >>> to Roller Coaster. > >>> > >>> Ewok (Green 3) > >>> > >>> This is a tight trail that leads through dense forest with many stream > >>> crossings (little bridges). The detours off the main route will > frighten the > >>> living daylights out of normal people however as they make use of the > many > >>> enormous trees that have fallen down and thus present perfect (if > somewhat > >>> sketchy) riding terrain. > >>> > >>> The Seattle Coffee Shop up next to the Clubhouse is coming along quick. > >>> This will have a deck out front and a higher level deck too. The > Clubhouse > >>> itself will have a stock of consumable (by your mtb) items supplied by > Cycle > >>> Lab to keep you on the trails in the event of mechanical failure. ER 24 > will > >>> be there to repair your body if you have a lapse of common sense or > luck (or > >>> both), and Motorex will be there to clean and lube your bike before it > gets > >>> passed across to the Shimano service centre on site. > >>> > >>> Logwood Bike Haven is about to come under the microscope. This is > >>> intended to make it "more Logwood" rather than mimic the Toyota MTN > Cycle > >>> Park feel. What a pleasure to have lots of choices of venues to ride. > More > >>> is better. > >>> > >>> Expect most of the trails to become more family oriented. We will > >>> accomplish this with "kiddies runs" around obstacles on existing > trails. The > >>> really crazy trails like Dark Side and North Shore are going to expand > and > >>> get scarier. Logwood: a place for families and freaks. Extremes are > good. > >>> > >>> Richard Beswick's racing commitments with Team Fox are making his > >>> scheduling even more of a nightmare than it normally is. As a result, > the > >>> dates for the last two 101 Skills Clinics for the year are up on the > website > >>> but there will be a limit of 8 participants only to each these Clinics > as I > >>> will be teaching alone (no chirps from Rich about old, fat or slow. > What > >>> bliss). The spots will be secured on a "first come first served" basis. > Just > >>> follow the directions on the web page. If you would like to see what is > >>> covered in this Clinic, just check it out. > >>> > >>> As for the BIG QUESTION (when will the Toyota MTN Cycle Park be open), > I > >>> will keep you posted, but my best guess at this point is very early > >>> November. > >>> > >>> Keep the rubber side down, > >>> > >>> Geoff the Aussie > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Kind regards, > >> Roberto Ambrosio > >> > >> There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty. > Miss > >> that, though, and you're pretty much doomed. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DarkAndDirty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
