Lunch Hour

I took an extended lunch on Tuesday to go ride my bike. After spending the first five or six hours of my day answering emails I decided it was time to get out of the house and onto my bike.

James has been practicing this move for weeks. It is his finishing move when the side mount does not work.

FOR MORE PICTURES CLICK HERE …

Another Weekend in Kaohsiung

It is odd for James and I to have weekend riding partners. And it is odder when those riding partners are 外國人 (foreigners). This weekend Mike Dutton from Spank Industries, Clem Martin from Commencal, Aurelien “Leo” Leaux from Koxx and a couple of other friends showed up early Saturday morning for some riding.

(James will a monster table over the big left handed hip)

FOR MORE CLICK HERE ...

The Resurrection of the San Pi

James has been hard at work here in Kaohsiung. It is nice to come home and find new jumps just waiting for me. We rode most of Sunday afternoon, the trail was fast and the jumps felt good … the only problem is both James and I felt like we had SARS or Swine Flu.

We managed to get some pictures to show the trail, most with little to no style. We will do better next week.

FOR MORE PICTURES CLICK HERE ...

Kaohsiung Clown Style

In my absence James has been hard at work clearing out dead bamboo, clearing grass and shoveling dirt. We had been talking about building a step up and when I showed up today it was already there. Maybe I should go away more often …

Props to James for building the new step up. We spent all afternoon jumping and tweaking it.

Note: click on pictures for full size ...

I have the new Manitou Circus dirt jump fork on my Amp. I have about a dozen rides on the Circus, I had high expectations after reading initial reviews and the fork has exceeded those expectations. During Sea Otter I picked up the perfect accessory for the Circus. Thanks Rich, Len and Sean at Manitou for the hook up.

For more information on the circus go here or here or here … I would get another one just for another clown nose.

Keep Riding.

Rob Dunnet

Sea Otter

I am not sure what day it is or what time it is. I do know that for the last 24 hours I have been traveling by car, plane, shuttle bus and even walked a couple of kilometres to finish it all off. I have the Legend MKII show bike all wrapped up and in a sweet EVOC Travel Bag. I also have 50 or so Banshee shirts that will be up for grabs at a reasonable price. Stop by the Banshee Booth (booth #546) and buy one so I do not have to take them back to Taiwan with me.

I am tired, dirty and hungry so pictures of the Evoc Travel Bag and Banshee shirts will have to wait.

EDIT: INSIDE THE EVOC TRAVEL BAG

SHIRTS COME TO BOOTH 546

Keep Riding,

Rob Dunnet

Goodbye Da Du Shan

I will be leaving Taiwan a week today for Sea Otter. Yesterday might be the last time I ride Da Du Shan. After three years of digging and riding the riders of Taizhong will most likely have to find a new place to call home. Last weekend while they were riding a group of road builders showed up with machinery and told them their days are numbered. I took advantage of the long weekend and met up with Mike and Dominic for what I hope does not turn out to be a farewell ride.

 

Dominic used to ride BMX as a kid, but has not been on a bike in something like twelve years. By the end of the day he was looking really comfortable on my Amp and was clearing one of the longer tables.

     

Mike picked me up at the train station just before midnight the night before we rode. We then sat up changing me front fork. In the morning we ate some breakfast at a little shop and neither of us was feeling well. It took a while to warm up, in the end we took some cool pictures.

 

I have been feeling pretty under the weather for the past week or so. I did more picture taking and coaching than I did riding.

    

Thanks to the guys at Manitou for hooking me up with a new Circus DJ fork. Felt pretty nice on day one. Can not wait to feel better so I can get some more rides on it.

 

Keep Riding.

Rob Dunnet

2 Guys 1 Bike

No one has ridden our jump line in almost a year. When we got back to Taiwan after four months of being in Canada there was so much grass that nothing could be ridden. Every spring someone lights a fire that burns up all the grass. This year it burnt up all the grass and most of our tools. But on the bright side we do not have to fight with the grass anymore.

James has been rebuilding … We took my Wildcard out today and took turns on the bike and camera.

James:

Rob:

  

    

I would like to thank my new trainer “Kesuke Miyagi”. His style and influence really show in this last picture.       Keep Riding.

Rob Dunnet