Woohoo

[DEVLIN]

Someone emailed this pic today of me at the 24hour going over the tabletop. This is the only decent picture I have had taken of me in 15 years of riding bikes. It is not that big a jump but for some reason I have regressed in my jumping abilities in the last couple of years. Probably something to do with sick of getting hurt.


http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_thumbnail.php?pic_id=7960 (http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=7960)

[Bonnet]

nice work man, you look stable as in the air.

is that a giant your riding? and how'd you go in the race?

[DEVLIN]

Thanks man. It is an 2004 NRS2 with Fox Talas RLC and XTR calipers, Xt discs and Deore levers. Our team went heaps better than expected as none of us had done a lot of training. From memory we got 9th in the fours and 28th or 29th overall. Had a blast. Great course.

[andrew]

you look fit!

[DEVLIN]

Cheers dude. I am getting back to where I was last year but have a long way to go.

[Dane]

were you still hit that jump as hard, towards the end of the 24 hours?


yes i am asuming that the photo is early in the race, and that you had regular stints throughout the race.

[_J_]

Nice style you got going there. Were you tired at the end?

[DEVLIN]

Fark yeah. Fortunately I didn't have any hamstring cramps either during or after the race which is a first. Being close to home I was in bed by about 4:00pm asleep. Didn't get up until 6:00 the next morning to go to work.

[bazza]

backflip it next time :lol: . i wish i was fit...... :(

[DEVLIN]

were you still hit that jump as hard, towards the end of the 24 hours?


yes i am asuming that the photo is early in the race, and that you had regular stints throughout the race.

Actually it was my second last lap at about 11:30am on Sunday. In total I did 10 laps in the 24 hours with 3 lots of doubles. Can't wait for the 12 hour on my home track. Unfortunately there are no jumps as nice as this one on the course.

[oz-freerider]

am i missing somthing? isnt it a xc track!?!? lol
looks like good fun but big for a xc track ! :shock:

[Dane]

Actually it was my second last lap at about 11:30am on Sunday.

good effort, i guess you got excited with the finnish line in sight, or were you hitting the jump that hard all night?

[spuddy]

its a cool pic alright, nice work.

I'd nearly be inclined to scream photoshop!!!!! by the edges of the rider+bike being all bright and stuff..... but hey :wink:

[DEVLIN]

its a cool pic alright, nice work.

I'd nearly be inclined to scream photoshop!!!!! by the edges of the rider+bike being all bright and stuff..... but hey :wink:

I was wandering how long anyone would mention that but it is fair dink. I remember seeing the guy on the next lap a bit further down the track and he had a huge camera in his hands. Probably a professional digital SLR type camera.

iLikeBasS, probably, no, definitely wasn't hitting it as big at night. But like anything in the dark it felt big. :shock:

[dylma]

twenty four hours of riding, need a lot of coke to keep me awake that long! nice jump though, especially in xc 8) :lol:

[thecat]

But did you clear it?

The only time I had a fair dink go at it was on my last lap and by that time the legs didn't want to push a big enough gear. landed with the front wheel just short of the down ramp.

For an xc track it had some fun stuff. The table top, quad jumps,big asre rythms... nioce

[Griz]

Got a good look on ya face there!

:x bit like that one lol

[riderigid]

am i missing somthing? isnt it a xc track!?!? lol
looks like good fun but big for a xc track ! :shock:
i reckon we need more of this. remember in the good old days when there were jumps on short track XC courses. those were the days *remenisces about good ol' days* :D

[thecat]

There are some cool photos of the table top and other bis of the track

Here
http://www.gerkinpress.com/MountainBiking/Sydney24HourMay2004/source/img_0785.html
and

'ere
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~loomberah/24hour.htm

[mike&nat]

There are some cool photos of the table top and other bis of the track

Here
http://www.gerkinpress.com/MountainBiking/Sydney24HourMay2004/source/img_0785.html


if this is the tabletop you'd be a freak to clear it after 24 hours

[slammin_sammy1]

thats pretty cool you look like you know what your doing 8)

[snow_rider]

looks like you got alot of air did you have alot of speed built up before you hit that?