Big Wheels Wrap-Up

All's well that ends well.

The final episode of Big Wheels night had a few challenges, namely good weather and diesel fumes. An unseasonably warm and sunny afternoon, and all day back-hoe session to rebuild sections of the track had most Big Wheelers thinking twice before ducking into a dark and smelly facility.

Feeling pressured, event organizers where quick to commadeer the services of local Bachlorette party favorites and apparent chest hair waxers Tony "Side Pipe" B. and Rob "The Total Package" Lindberg. Placed strategically near the track's main enterance, these man sirens first mesmermized then lured the local freestyle mountain bike community one by one from the fresh springlike aftenoon onto the comparatively repulsive atmosphere of Big Wheels. Good job fellas!

With the task of fooling riders into riding behind them, event organizers sighed a fumey breath of relief, and cranked Paul's Boutique to signal the beginning of the evening.

After a couple hours of casual riding and warm up, the racing, High Jump, and Best Trick comps were conducted with the precision of a swiss time piece. . It's about time to note that Tony. B (Tonic Fab) custom made belt buckles as prizes for Fast, Not So Fast and High Jump winners. These where awesome. Speaking of prizes, there where plenty. Virtually everyone walked, or in the case of "best crash" winner, Scotty Nipplerings, hobbled away with something. We earned enough $$ through the series to affford Pizza and Beer for everyone after the event. A special thanks goes to the following event sponsors:

Willamette Valley BMX
Mountain Cycle
Stump 503
Deity Components
Ride-This
DMR
Simple Minds Technology
Tonic Fabulous.

The final results went something like this:

High Jump: Ryan F. (This guy went really f-ing high.Tony enjoyed giving a Belt Buckle that announces "I Got High" to a 17 year-old. This kid is really good.)

Fast: Eric Foote. ( What more needs to be said?)

Not So Fast: Eric Holt

Best Trick: Ross Mccmaster (3'd the Box)

Smooth Like Butter: Arron Nachtrab. (Par for the course. Really nice riding Aaron.)

Best Outfit: Charlie Sponsel (Who else?)

All rounder: Eric Foote (Won Fast, and 2nd in Best Trick, and a Mountain Cycle Rumble!)

Best Crash: Scotty Nipplerings. (Heal-up)

Coolest crew: Eugene Freeriders. (Thanks!)


Make what you will of the photos above. There's one of me jumping the box, trying to get tucked. It's important to realize that Ryan was probably almost 2 feet above this...sorry I don't have any good photos of this. The Loot Table. Charlie doing something really gross. My new bike. People stoked on Tony's Belt Buckles. Last supper (at Pietros.) The end.

-L