Holiday = Riding Day!!!

Monday was a religious holiday here in my island, soooo.....



And I have more videos! We rode from 10.00 a.m till 16:30 p.m. !

In one word: AWESOME!!!!

RidEOn!

Ricardo

Cross Country and Cyclocross 24h Race

Race around a lake called the Alfsee on a 10km track for 24 hours!



Alfsee 24h Race on pinkbike.com


Same video, different music:

Alfsee 24h 2011 von old_school auf MTB-News.de

HappyTrails and RideOn! Manny

Golden delight!

My buddy in California mailed me some new bars.....
So, I bolted them on and went for a ride!
780mm is wide of so wide!
But, within time they should start to feel natural.
This is my first impression!

Answer 780mm DH bar with a low rise!
RideOn!



Golden Delight from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
Thank you Rob!
A golden dream come true!




RideOn!
Niko

The Reaper!

A Tuesday ride with Hiro!








The Reaper from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
A tuesday ride with hire!
RidEOn!







RidEOn!

Something's wrong with my laptop?!?!?!?

Sorry I can't comment on your videos brothers...but for some strange reason, I can't comment on any blog...dunno know what happened... :(

Ricardo

A good hair day!

Hirothing at work!




A good hair day from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
Thank you Hiroshi for your great work!

CutOn!




Hiro thank you for a good job buddy man!


CutOn!
Niko

Made for Germany

Sometimes I make different edits of my videos especially for the German community mtb-news.de and IBC-TV. IBC stands for Internet Bike Community.



Im Hasetal von old_school auf MTB-News.de


Hailloh bei Schnaittach von old_school auf MTB-News.de

HappyTrails and RideOn! Manny

Rasta in three diferent angles...

...all in one!

Following Niko's advice, I've setup the Dune with three mounts in diferent places, had 3 runs and this is what I came up with!



RideOn!

Ricardo

RideOn!

Last week!

I had 3 good rides!
Sunday where I lost all but 8 clips, I still don't know why?
But Pepper mountain was an all day FR fun fun day!

Then Tuesday are with Hiro in a close to home trial!
Wednesday a short FR around town!

RideOn boys!





RideOn from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
RideOn





Niko

Riverside

Where I live there's a trail by the riverside, the river is not wide, but very long. In summer you will find groups of cyclists riding along, some people even spend their holidays like that. The Holy Cross at the start is reminiscent of the 1870-1871 war between Prussia and France.


Hare Valley on pinkbike.com


HappyTrails and RideOn! Manny

Lajes trail with my new gadget!

Yesterday, after work, the weather was so nice that I decided to go to Lajes trail and have a blast with my Dune!



RideOn!

Ricardo

RideOn!

I love to ride and share my passion with everyone!






February Adventure from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
2-5-11 RidEOn!
Just after some snow melted we went for a cool ride on a sunny february afternoon!






anywhere anyplace!








KIds day Ride! from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
May 5th here in Japan was kids day!
So, we went for a smooth slide along the river!
RidEOn









And even a full day!





















RidEOn!
Niko

Pepper Ride

Yesterday 5-15-11 we went to pepper mountain and had a blast!
The Double is perfect for this trial and the Durolux is very smooth!

I somehow lost my gopro footage but I don't know how but Gumball made an awesome video!
















RidEOn!
niko

New angle on my GT in Rasta Trail!

My first seat post GoPro experience!



RidEOn!

Ricardo

Flowtrail Stromberg

My nephew Gunnar after the test ride

On Saturday they opened a new trail at Stromberg, Germany. I couldn't be there, but my nephew had a test ride. The most exciting part of the Flowtrail is called Wild Hog Trail. They say it should be possible to ride this passage without braking. Gunnar's camera was not charged, so please have a look at this video instead:



Happy trails and ride on! Manny

"Rasta" Trail!

"Rastadouros" trail has some new very cool jumps!!!! The trail was completly clean and the jumps are just awesome!



RideOn!

Ricardo

Pico dos Bodes Trail

A weird Saturday morning...still went for a cool ride, pedaling up to "Pico dos Bodes" trail and to "Rastadouros" trail twice! While I'm uploading the other video check this out!



RideOn!

Ricardo

Desk Work

Right now I've got so much desk work to do at home it's driving me crazy. In spite of this workload I sometimes sneak out into the garden and try to rip my little trail to pieces.

Psychosis on pinkbike.com

HappyTrails and RideOn! Manny

Sunday Ride!

Nice Sunday riding day!

I had time for everything! A nice XC ride with my lovelly wife in the morning, and the discovery of a cool, yet, demanding trail just near my house! I even had to jump of my bike not to crash with it!



RideOn!

Ricardo

Simply the Best Trail

With my chesty mount!



RideOn!

Ricardo

CX bikes can turn any dirt road into an exciting trail

Cannondale Cyclocross


Chesty Chase on pinkbike.com


HappyTrails and RideOn!
Manny

The new 2011 Suntour Druolux!

The new 2011 Suntour Durolux!

The fork is a standard 160-180mm air fork.
It has external adjustable
Rebound, on the bottom right leg.
low speed compression on the top right leg.
Air pressure on the top left leg.

The for is also internally adjustable as well.
First I have lowered the travel to 135mm to balance out my Transition Double out for all around trail and FRing.
The axel to crown height at 135mm is 525mm.
Also there is internal changes that can be made to the oil in the damper.
I have added 5wt scram oil and have also raised the oil level to give the overall stroke a very progressive rate
to handle the rigors of FRing.

My first impressions!
The fork ascetically is very burly.
It reminds me of a 55 or the fox 36.
The steer tube is steel and that makes it very strong.
The inner tubes or stanchion tubes are strong 35mm.
The ride!!
The air spring is very adjustable.
Its identical to my Fox 36 float.
So, that being said the ride is as if Im riding my fox!
Brillant design that is fully adjustable for anyone, any bike or riding style!
Im stoked!
I can seriously say if the long term test of this fork holds strong I will never buy a high end name brand again.
At this price I assume a new fork every year is even a nice option if so needed!
Please enjoy my first street session on the Suntour Durolux!









The suntour durolux from Nicholas Poetker on Vimeo.
A new fork for my Double!
The Suntour Durolux lowered from 180mm to 130mm to suit my double as an all around trial fr bike!
RideOn!







RideOn brothers!

Chest Mount Upgrade

What about now?!!?!?!?!

Just a little piece of plastic and I've gained tons of stability on the chest!



RideOn!

Ricardo

RidEOn!

An all day adventure last Tuesday May 3rd with a guset rider from central Japan.
Mr. Nakashima came down to ride and have fun during a national holiday.
Please enjoy our day through the eyes of my Gopro!








RideOn! on pinkbike.com







RidEOn!
Do you too have 26ism?
The new fad seems to be learning towards 29ism!
ahahhahhahahha
Niko

Lajes Trail Chest Mount!

What do you guys think? Does it tilts a lot more than the original? Lajes Trail is full of little holes, water lines roots, jumps and fast sections...I've tightened the straps a little more...will just have to wait and see the next test!

Pedra Torta Trail...

...in HD!!!! RideOn! Ricardo

Chest Mount first experience!

It tilts a bit more thatn the original...still, will try it on a real trail!

Handmade Chest Mount from Água Retorta on Vimeo.

What do you guys think? Tha last sketch was the best right? Ricardo

Sunday Enduro Ride

10:00 a.m left home, pedaled up the mountain of Água Retorta to ride the first part of Lajes Trail, after that, pedaled again to Pedra Torta trail and finished in Faial da Terra village, were my lovely wife came to get me by car! Lajes video:




Pedra Torta trail is uploading!

RideOn!

Ricardo