What we did in 2011
In 2011 we……joined the short board revolution. Surfers figured it out during the 60’s, and we’re starting to catch on. If you want to ride silly steep mountainbike tracks, you need a board that is short, light, and super agile.…did the Five Passes Challenge, riding all five of the mountain passes in the Lake District in one day.
…held our first Remolition Freeride Masterclass. Went to Allestree Woods, learned some stuff, taught some stuff, and did our first manual slides.
…got technical. Started using blogs, twitter, and pinterest more, wrote our first kindle book and launched two new websites; The Beginners Guide to Mountainboarding andMountainboarding.info.
…learned to love Dave just a little bit more. Held our first DH comp, had loads of fun, started planning for next years DH comps.
…got chased by evil pumpkins, smashed them to smithereens, and won Habitual Suicide T-shirts.
…took night riding to a whole new level (of darkness).
…went to Scotland for the first time, met some great guys, rode some great places, and decided that we need to spend more time there.
…got high. 950 metres high, on Helvellyn.
…turned brakeboarding around. We got to play with the new Trampa Brakeboard, questioned whether brakes should be on the front or the back, and how well they work with eight inch wheels.
….went steep. We rode the Western Wall for the first time and began inventing and learning new techniques for riding slopes that were too steep to ride normally.
I wonder what will happen in 2012…