February 28 the last day of February 2011,
My buds and I set out for a day trail maintenance. This trial is much much longer than what the video shows.
Its an abandoned trial and has lots of cleaning until we can ride the whole trail.
Its very rocky very steep.
One of the most difficult trails we have.
We spend our day cleaning while riding making the trial longer and longer.
We got stuck at a huge fallen tree and ended up piling up logs, twigs, leaves and dirt to make a nice new drop!
Peace Quest from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
Sunday february 28 was great day in the hills of Japan.
We set out to peacefully endure a day of maintenance and building!
All the while riding here and there!
RidEOn!
RidEOn!
Niko!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Grossman Bikes
Grossman is a lesser known rider-owned German brand. The last Grossman bikes were issued in 2008, but in 2011 Oliver Grossman is back in business. My all-time favorite is the Grossman FDT hardtail.
In the video you can spot a red and white Grossman FDT like Birgit's as well as a white one like mine, there are also full sus and downhill bikes by Grossman.
Cecil Johns imported Grossman bikes to the USA and he was a Grossman team rider. Sadly he passed away in 2004. It's my birthday today and I'm feeling a bit sentimental.
RideOn and happy trails brothers! Manny
In the video you can spot a red and white Grossman FDT like Birgit's as well as a white one like mine, there are also full sus and downhill bikes by Grossman.
Cecil Johns imported Grossman bikes to the USA and he was a Grossman team rider. Sadly he passed away in 2004. It's my birthday today and I'm feeling a bit sentimental.
RideOn and happy trails brothers! Manny
Friday, February 25, 2011
FAT BUTCHERS IN AZORES!
My tribute to this awesome MTB club!
Tanhk you, Mick, for this precious gift!
Manny, I'm pedaling to the begining of the trail, hahahahahaha!
Fat Butchers MTB Club in Azores on pinkbike.com
RideOn
Ricardo
Tanhk you, Mick, for this precious gift!
Manny, I'm pedaling to the begining of the trail, hahahahahaha!
Fat Butchers MTB Club in Azores on pinkbike.com
RideOn
Ricardo
Thursday, February 24, 2011
New Springs!
2-23-11
Momo came over early Wednesday morning, Luckily I had no work, hahahahha
We overhauled his 66 ata.
The ata is an adjustable air damper that works smooth but Momo coming from a fully hard no suspension trial bike runs his suspension front and rear really hard. He weighs less than me and runs it harder than my bike, hahahahah
So, the 66 being pumped all the way up to 120-130 psi for Momo liking was good but inconsistent where he needs it!
The beginning stroke was firm and the bottom out was nice but the mid stroke felt a little lacking.
So, I added 30mm of chewy like sponge to the air damper creating a smaller chamber still allowing for 180mm of full travel but making the spring rate much more progressive.
Then on the RC3 damper side which holds the high and low speed compression and rebound damper I added a stiff coil spring.
In correlation the coil and air spring work together providing a stiff stable stroke the stars off plush and ramps up to a firm bottom.
Momo went from 120-130 psi to 50psi with the addition of the spring.
This allows for a much smoother action of the fork as the air pressure has a lot less stress on the seals.
All in All we did a good job and after lunch went to the nearby Laputa jumps for a test ride!
I had work from 5pm so we had just 2 hours to ride and film.
I was just going to ride but Momo wanted to see a video so we took out the handy Gopro!
the first scene up to the wall ride you can see the new section we spent all day last Sunday building!
It starts with a log jump right into a berm which bends around to a cool pump track like section.
The we pop the jump and ride the wall!
We have lots of plans for this trial so please give your input if you feel you have some positive advice!
As of now with the new section the trial is super fast flowy and very heart pounding! ahahhaha
RidEOn!
New Springs! on pinkbike.com
Niko!
Momo came over early Wednesday morning, Luckily I had no work, hahahahha
We overhauled his 66 ata.
The ata is an adjustable air damper that works smooth but Momo coming from a fully hard no suspension trial bike runs his suspension front and rear really hard. He weighs less than me and runs it harder than my bike, hahahahah
So, the 66 being pumped all the way up to 120-130 psi for Momo liking was good but inconsistent where he needs it!
The beginning stroke was firm and the bottom out was nice but the mid stroke felt a little lacking.
So, I added 30mm of chewy like sponge to the air damper creating a smaller chamber still allowing for 180mm of full travel but making the spring rate much more progressive.
Then on the RC3 damper side which holds the high and low speed compression and rebound damper I added a stiff coil spring.
In correlation the coil and air spring work together providing a stiff stable stroke the stars off plush and ramps up to a firm bottom.
Momo went from 120-130 psi to 50psi with the addition of the spring.
This allows for a much smoother action of the fork as the air pressure has a lot less stress on the seals.
All in All we did a good job and after lunch went to the nearby Laputa jumps for a test ride!
I had work from 5pm so we had just 2 hours to ride and film.
I was just going to ride but Momo wanted to see a video so we took out the handy Gopro!
the first scene up to the wall ride you can see the new section we spent all day last Sunday building!
It starts with a log jump right into a berm which bends around to a cool pump track like section.
The we pop the jump and ride the wall!
We have lots of plans for this trial so please give your input if you feel you have some positive advice!
As of now with the new section the trial is super fast flowy and very heart pounding! ahahhaha
RidEOn!
New Springs! on pinkbike.com
Niko!
Urge Cabo Verde 2011
A beautiful race organized to raise money for charity!
Hans Rey's GT Force Carbon Pro that he used in the race!
And the Mondraker Dune RR used by Fabien Barel
RideOn!
Ricardo
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Fat Butchers!
Im riding the Fat Butchers club shirt!
Thank you SamJam!
This is a smooth trail with some fast single track, tight tricky sections and some wide open high speed.
Saturday I took off aimlessly and remembered this awesome mountain.
From my front door to the top was a good 3 and a half hours and then a good DH down.
I misjudged time and was late for dinner, hahahahaha
A 5 hour ride and when I got home I was all pooped out!
I was pedaling too much!
RideOn!
Fat Butchers MTBing! from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
Thank you Mate!
The Fat Butchers shirt is feeling awesome!
RidEOn!
Niko!
Thank you SamJam!
This is a smooth trail with some fast single track, tight tricky sections and some wide open high speed.
Saturday I took off aimlessly and remembered this awesome mountain.
From my front door to the top was a good 3 and a half hours and then a good DH down.
I misjudged time and was late for dinner, hahahahaha
A 5 hour ride and when I got home I was all pooped out!
I was pedaling too much!
RideOn!
Fat Butchers MTBing! from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
Thank you Mate!
The Fat Butchers shirt is feeling awesome!
RidEOn!
Niko!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Flat Tire Paradise
The name of this cool, cool trail! Me and my buddy climbed the whole moutain to get to this trail! No cars! Just us two and the rigs!
RideOn!
Ricardo
Mount Mix
In this video the gopro tripod mount, the roll bar mount and the chest mount are used. The bike is my Stevens Glide All Mountain.
Happy trails and RideOn! Manny
Happy trails and RideOn! Manny
Friday, February 18, 2011
Jax and I
Last Wednesday afternoon Jax and I went for a little trail ride!
He and I had a blast for the short time we had!
RideOn!
Jax and I from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
Jax and I took a short ride to a local mountain!
This was Jax's first real in the mountain mountain bike ride!
February 16,2011
RidEOn!
RidEOn,
Niko and Jax!
He and I had a blast for the short time we had!
RideOn!
Jax and I from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
Jax and I took a short ride to a local mountain!
This was Jax's first real in the mountain mountain bike ride!
February 16,2011
RidEOn!
RidEOn,
Niko and Jax!
Normal Speed
A couple of days ago I posted a video of the Homegrown Tourstop 2011 at the Playground Skate Hall at Aurich
on February 5th 2011. The fast forward was unintentional, it just happened when I converted the AVCHD Lite footage of the Lumix camera. Now I've found out how to convert it at normal speed, so you will be able to see the tricks much better. I also included a little more footage and used a different song, Bad With Names: Look Sharp.
Hope you like what you see and hear! RideOn! Manny
Hope you like what you see and hear! RideOn! Manny
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Coal Ride!
Hirothing, new rider Ogura and Myself Niko, gathered together for a ride at our local coal mining park.
unfortunately Ogura had a mishap with his bb.
The whole BB assemble was rusty and stopped spinning.
So, we did not get to further ride as planned but we stuck together and had a good 2 hour ride!
RidEOn!
Coal Ride! from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
A short ride at Coal Park with Hiro and Ogura!
RidEOn!
RidEOn into the depths of reality!
Niko!
unfortunately Ogura had a mishap with his bb.
The whole BB assemble was rusty and stopped spinning.
So, we did not get to further ride as planned but we stuck together and had a good 2 hour ride!
RidEOn!
Coal Ride! from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
A short ride at Coal Park with Hiro and Ogura!
RidEOn!
RidEOn into the depths of reality!
Niko!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Along the riverbank!
After Momo and I came off the snow mountain we had some time to play along the riverbank!
RidEOn!
RideOn,
Niko!
RidEOn!
RideOn,
Niko!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Slip along the loo!
Momo and I went up to my local mountain for a ride it the snow!
We had 3 days of off and on snow starting from Friday my last ride (sky water) and continued Saturday which was terrible leaving Sunday a white wonderland!
I had riding in the snow as its always very wet, cold and basically you have no control.
If it was better control wise it would be very very fun!
2-13-11
RideOn!!
RidEOn!
We had 3 days of off and on snow starting from Friday my last ride (sky water) and continued Saturday which was terrible leaving Sunday a white wonderland!
I had riding in the snow as its always very wet, cold and basically you have no control.
If it was better control wise it would be very very fun!
2-13-11
RideOn!!
RidEOn!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sunday ride with the Force!
A nice sunny day...took the Force to test it in two hard, muddy trails!
RideOn!
Ricardo Azores
RideOn!
Ricardo Azores
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Sky Water!
A new trial!
February 11 was a very cold 3degrees with off and on snow and rain.
The trail is very rocky and technical.
Momo had been busy working and cleaning the trial so, we gathered for a ride!
The trail is very long but have only opened the first 5 minutes of DH. We plan on cleaning and building the new trail little by little! It could easily be a 20 minuted DH full of steep rock sections!
We started riding from 9am and continued until 1pm after a good lunch we spent 3 hours repairing sections and filling gaps from erosion. We planned on doing more but after 3 hours of digging and moving rocks in the cold bitter rain we were beat!
hahhahah
RideOn!
Sky Water! from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
A Rocky DH trial filled with lots of technical rocky fun!
RidEOn!
2-11-11
RidEOn!
Niko!
February 11 was a very cold 3degrees with off and on snow and rain.
The trail is very rocky and technical.
Momo had been busy working and cleaning the trial so, we gathered for a ride!
The trail is very long but have only opened the first 5 minutes of DH. We plan on cleaning and building the new trail little by little! It could easily be a 20 minuted DH full of steep rock sections!
We started riding from 9am and continued until 1pm after a good lunch we spent 3 hours repairing sections and filling gaps from erosion. We planned on doing more but after 3 hours of digging and moving rocks in the cold bitter rain we were beat!
hahhahah
RideOn!
Sky Water! from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
A Rocky DH trial filled with lots of technical rocky fun!
RidEOn!
2-11-11
RidEOn!
Niko!
Friday, February 11, 2011
Riding till the sunset...
Got home earlier...went for a little ride...here's a pic that my wife took!
RideOn!
Ricardo
A Quiet Forest Trail
Friday is always special, it's the day I declare the week end open!
Happy trails and RideOn! Manny
Happy trails and RideOn! Manny
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
All Mountain Trial Style
Frank Schneider and Marco Hoesel riding the Nicolai Helius AM.
Happy trails and RideOn! Manny
Happy trails and RideOn! Manny
Rainy Rock!
February 9th 2011!
I had 4 hours of teaching in the morning at a local elementary school.
I finished at 11:30 and rushed home in time to meet up with HiroThing.
The weather was looking bad and just as I pulled up it started raining!
Hiro (rain boy) and I were pumped to ride and too off to Saidoshyou!
As we arrived the rain was at a steady shower but light enough to continue on!
The temperature was at a cool 4-5 degrees so we did not want to get too wet.
I had 2 hours of free time so, we headed up and had a blast!
The climb on this mountain is never ending and we could climb for hours it timed allowed but we wanted to be back to the car at 3:30 so I could make it to work!
Just as we were at a good point to head back down due to time it started pouring!
The trial went from a wet muddy base to a slimy slippery mess!
So, we turned around and had a nice ride!
This is a very steep rocky trail and it was Hiro's first time.
He did a nice job on my borrowed TBC Double.
Please enjoy our short day out on.
Rainy Rock!
Rainy Rock! from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
A rainy February afternoon the 8th on a Tuesday Hiro and I had a short 2 hour ride in the mountains of saido!
RidEOn!
RidEOn!
Niko!
I had 4 hours of teaching in the morning at a local elementary school.
I finished at 11:30 and rushed home in time to meet up with HiroThing.
The weather was looking bad and just as I pulled up it started raining!
Hiro (rain boy) and I were pumped to ride and too off to Saidoshyou!
As we arrived the rain was at a steady shower but light enough to continue on!
The temperature was at a cool 4-5 degrees so we did not want to get too wet.
I had 2 hours of free time so, we headed up and had a blast!
The climb on this mountain is never ending and we could climb for hours it timed allowed but we wanted to be back to the car at 3:30 so I could make it to work!
Just as we were at a good point to head back down due to time it started pouring!
The trial went from a wet muddy base to a slimy slippery mess!
So, we turned around and had a nice ride!
This is a very steep rocky trail and it was Hiro's first time.
He did a nice job on my borrowed TBC Double.
Please enjoy our short day out on.
Rainy Rock!
Rainy Rock! from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
A rainy February afternoon the 8th on a Tuesday Hiro and I had a short 2 hour ride in the mountains of saido!
RidEOn!
RidEOn!
Niko!
Monday, February 7, 2011
My Race at Fontana 2.6.11
Hola a Todos.This is my race at Fontana Ca. last Sunday 6.11.I think i did ok.some mistakes but who cares ride goes on.i hope you like it AMIGOS DEL World Tour RideOn. and dont forget.Jesus Loves You.:)
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Just for a thrill!
Sunday!
February 6, 2011!
Gumball and I had just 2 hours to play and say,
RIDE-ON!
I was able to compress two hours of nonstop trail riding and jumping into two minutes!
We had a very nice time and when it was time to leave we both were just warmed up wanted more!
RidEOn!
Just for the Thrill! from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
February 7, Sunday 2011
Gumball and I had 2 hours to ride before I had to attend
Jax's drum festival.
RideOn!
Niko!
February 6, 2011!
Gumball and I had just 2 hours to play and say,
RIDE-ON!
I was able to compress two hours of nonstop trail riding and jumping into two minutes!
We had a very nice time and when it was time to leave we both were just warmed up wanted more!
RidEOn!
Just for the Thrill! from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
February 7, Sunday 2011
Gumball and I had 2 hours to ride before I had to attend
Jax's drum festival.
RideOn!
Niko!
Homegrown Tour 2011, Playground Skate Hall Aurich
Suturday was a rainy and windy day, so Birgit and I went to watch the mountain bike street contest in the Playground Skate Hall at Aurich. There are three skate hall events in Germany each winter, which they call the Homegrown Tour. The video shows random impressions of the warm up and the contest on 5 February 2011.
Happy trails and RideOn! Manny
Happy trails and RideOn! Manny
Fun from Gumball!
This morning I had just 2 hours to ride.
So, Gumball and I hooked up for a short ride at a local park!
We had an intense 2 hours of nonstop jumps and drops!
Please enjoy Gumballs creation!
RidEOn!
RidEOn!
So, Gumball and I hooked up for a short ride at a local park!
We had an intense 2 hours of nonstop jumps and drops!
Please enjoy Gumballs creation!
RidEOn!
RidEOn!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Wind Gate Trail - 7 Cidades
The weather wasn't that great, but me and my wife thoughen up and went, from one side of the island to the other to have a nice day riding and just having fun!
Got to FR on an old DH trail and the rest of the time, was spent by exploring all the little spots around the lake!
RideOn!
Ricardo - Azores
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Short Clips
Some footage from my latest videos with different music etc.
Armageddon
Quiero Beber
HappyTrails and RideOn! Manny
Armageddon
Quiero Beber
HappyTrails and RideOn! Manny
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
There are a lot trails and places to ride,
Some of which are really fast, other which are super difficult.
And there are trials that showcase the bikes technology!
This looks like paradise!
Cragg Quarry, Bacup from Tim Royle on Vimeo.
Rowan Sorrell(BAck on Track) and Ed Oxley(Great Rock) ride the newly built mountain bike trail at Cragg Quarry. Eventually there will be a link road from nearby Lee Quarry.
Music by Samantha Whates
RideOn!
Thank you Manny!
Some of which are really fast, other which are super difficult.
And there are trials that showcase the bikes technology!
This looks like paradise!
Cragg Quarry, Bacup from Tim Royle on Vimeo.
Rowan Sorrell(BAck on Track) and Ed Oxley(Great Rock) ride the newly built mountain bike trail at Cragg Quarry. Eventually there will be a link road from nearby Lee Quarry.
Music by Samantha Whates
RideOn!
Thank you Manny!
Goats Peak Trail
New trail for you guys to watch!
Had to pedal all the way up, but the reward was awesome!
RideOn!
Ricardo
Azores
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