a new bike?

i think i'm going to buy myself an early birthday present....


Eastern 26" Night Train

photo op

friday [18 may 2007] night's ride eventually let me to the enclave [an apartment complex south of campus] where i was able to have my picture taken on a bike in provo for the first time. enjoy.


180 roof ride ~ photo: ben li

this was the perfect cap to an evening of fun. first a BBQ at army nelson's then a birthday party for chris [a girl that lived in my ward last semester]. one of the best friday's in a while

best feeling in the world...

finding a new jump.

finding a new place to ride is an interesting experience. thursday night for example: earlier in the week i found a place by beto's where the parking lot was paved at a 45 degree angle up to the side walk. on thursday i decided to check it out and see if it was a good spot. it's always bitter-sweet because it takes time to learn a new spot. and even more time for a new spot to become a good spot. it was a bit of a let down, but the more time i ride there, the more fun i'll have. so finding a new spot is good, but not as good as you'd think.

it's the same with dating.

note to self

write about enclave, creamery on 9th, downtown provo, campus.
find dirt jumps @ squaw peak, I street jumps, springville skatepark

a normal day in the life

a warm night and no work the next day means a late night of riding. tonight was no exception. i like to ride in places where there are lots of people so i tend to follow the same routes once i find them. i head over to the first spot which is the three way stop at 800 N and 200 E. there are four stairs leading up to the path that goes to the south-west corner of campus. they've paved next to these stairs so if i miss the hop up i don't hurt my bike. i usually hit this first to get warmed up and make sure my bunny hop is on for high jumps. there is also a six inch handy cap ramp across the street that, unlike most in provo, is ramped perfectly to pull lots of air. it feels like i get 3-4 feet of air, but who can be sure. all i know is that when i hit it hard, all the ladies stare.

tonight was different because i wanted to find new places to ride. i looked for a four stair that i try jumping up, but was unsuccessful. i did find a nice wall by the baskin robins to hop, about a foot high. i also hit the two foot wall by arby's. a good hop up and down. then was a new ledge on N canyon and 2230 N. i've known about it for a while but until now hadn't maned up to do it. timing the light right a foot high hop up slopes up to about three feet when you jump of the end. this puts you right in the middle of 2230 so timing is important. maybe once i get my table top down, this wall will be a little more fun. after riding around look for something and finding nothing i ended up Taylor's bike shop [this is where i work for those keeping score at home]. there 30 degree paved slope leading to a three foot wide island. normally there's a car parked there so i can only hit it late at night. tonight there was no car and it was a blast launching myself high into the air off the slope and clearing the island. the only thing that would make it better is if there was a run in on it. there's also a 6 foot island with a foot high rock on it that i need to work up to clearing. one day i'll bust it out after work and impress my co-workers.

i did well staying away from the usual stuff except for the first spot. next time i'll ride the that stuff and tell you about it. something to look forward to.

a fresh start, a new beginning...

since my life has revolved around riding my bike for that last 5+ years, i decided that the only way that i'll keep any sort of history of my life is if i talk about riding. especially since the only girl in my life is my cannondale. so prepare for my places to ride.