One Piece Riding Kit

From the Sponge Bob kit to the one piece coveralls, the testing for a new kit never really stops. Thanks to my clothing sponsor Harlok Design Group Inc. for hooking me up with a set of coveralls for the Taiwan winter.

Coveralls:
increase the ability to be a mechanic by at least 55%.
that are a size too small may reduce movement by 37%.
increase core temperature by 10 degrees.
increased awesomeness by 24%.
sex appeal down 5% ... due to grease and paint stains.


James has been riding and building a couple of days a week. He likes to go fast and take it up and he has been successful at both. He firmly believes that the Rampant is the bike for Taiwan, maybe the bike for all of Asia.





Keep Riding.

Rob Dunnet

Merry Christmas ... Sort of

So I was working on my 2010 Christmas list when Jay told me we would be working through Christmas. So that means we will be answering emails and shipping stuff out through the Christmas Holiday season. I guess that is what happens when you move to Asia. You forget about Christmas.


I have not posted anything about myself in a while. I have been getting some emails asking how I am doing. If you do not know I broke my back in a biking accident in July. It has been a pain filled couple of months but I guess that is what happens when you break your back. I have been riding a little bit and have been doing my best not to over do it.


I have been riding a friend's road bike on and off for the past several months and I have been swimming a couple of times. Went to the beach this week ... rehab is hard.


I have been on my Amp and my brother's Rampant a little bit. Have been trying to keep my wheels on the ground as much as possible.

Riding some trails on my brother's Rampant. I am going to have to get me a Rampant soon. It is like be on my Amp but much more forgiving.


I have been working on my berm and pump track skills on my Amp. I can still not bunny hop, pulling up on the bars hurts. So my style is even worse than ever ...


Now that I am fat and out of shape it is a lot harder to ride all day. If the fatness does not get to me the back pain does.


Keep Riding.

Rob Dunnet

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.

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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)

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Going for Distance

Like my hero Ricky Bobby, James has decided that it is time to go fast. The only difference between James and my hero Ricky is that James likes to go fast and hit jumps. With the right combination of jump and speed anything can happen. For me flying 25 or 30 feet on my Amp is not my idea of safe. Would much rather hit it first on my Wildcard. But James is a little bit different, he builds something and then will hit i with whatever bike he has. With both my Amp and Wildcard out of commission I was left to watch and shoot pictures.

 

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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.

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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.

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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

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