Wham Bam Thank You Jam

As usual, nothing that will change your life, let alone your mind.

Speaking of change, some of you have commented the photos on older blogs no longer work. Not sure what happened...so perhaps some imagination is in order for those of you trolling our old stuff.

In other hindsight news, Team Tonic Fab was found at the New World Disorder / Atomlab Tough as Hell premier in Renton Washington put on by GHY. Good times. Before the premier, Charlie, Aaron and P.Funk visited me and in Olympia where I was staying with my folks post-surgery and rode the Dart Trails. Good stuff. I can't wait to ride here again.

Speaking of GHY, they are hosting an event at the Skate Barn in Renton, Washington on November 18th, in the evening. This should be a good time. Check this article on their website too...cool trip and a little Fall Guy content.

Which brings us to something that Tonic Fab and Match Video Zine are helping to Organize. Sort of a kick-off to the "indoor riding season. "

The Wham Bam Thank You Jam.

This Jam is taking place in a covered bowl crafted entirely out of found/used buidling materials. For the creative rider, it's a gold mine.
With a great place to ride, and a talented rider list, it should be a memorable event.
This event will take place during the day on November 18th. The rider list is short, but a few spots are available. If you are reading this, and think you'd like to ride, contact me.

Guy, Blasting.

Guy, switch footjam

Luc, showing nice form

Billy, Nosing it in

Billy's bike w/cut down brake lever

Billy Invert in the Bowl.



-L

Lost Vegas

I couldn't imagine a better circumstance for writing about Intebike than my present drug induced, post surgery haze.

Before a sloppy re-telling of what happened in Vegas, here's some good news:

Tony's son, Seth, rode his bike for the first time without training wheels, so that's big news!

Also, Ian Brown finished well enough on his Tonic at the first UCI cross race in Michigan to earn some UCI points, so he should be stoked on that.

Finally, an invite only bowl jam is scheduled for the end of October. 10-15 riders, one bowl, many hips, and it should be a good time. I hope I can attend without crutches. Guy and Billy have been absolutely destroying this place! This will be filmed, and should be available to those interested in watching. The location is private, and its' simply not big enough to accomodate a large group.

On to Vegas...

We got to ride at the Outdoor Demo day which, in my opinion, is the best part of this whole thing. The terrain was technical and slippery and filled with sharp rocks. Good for a few loops, but with a lot of XC riding under my belt already, I mostly just rode the BMX track. Which unfortunately was also slippery and filled with sharp rocks, but challenging, and I dug it.

Something that was worth the hassle of bringing to vegas was a personal bike.

Having our bikes let us explore the city, and made this trip a million times more interesting. A trip to old town turned into an adventure, as did everywhere we went.

Here's some photos:

Maybe I'll ride the bull again? This thing nearly killed us a couple years ago.

"Can do" attittude!

Sam Miller and friend at the "Fit Life" premier. This video was really good. Sam Miller is really crazy.

Our bikes locked outside of the AtomLab premier. Really good video, and rowdy evening.

Having a bike in Vegas made it interesting. Here are a few more random shots.

And a couple more.

Riding around Vegas isn't easy. There's enough broken glass on the ground to make flats un avoidable. Another thing that's unavoidable are the characters you'll meet. Like Mark Mulville..or this guy, 18 beers into his Friday night.

We managed to find some fun street stuff along the way. Lots of drainage ditches in this city. If you could stand the smell..

We managed to make it to the Kona IMBA bowling fundraiser. They where cutting off hair as a part of the fund raiser, so I thought, why not? Unfortunately my mop wasn't sufficiently lengthy for their needs. Maybe next year.

Going to the show, after show parties, and riding around was exhausting. I doubt I'd ever go to Vegas except for this trade show. And for a trade show, I think it's a good time.

-L