Topic: Alafia ride today...or do Catmans always land on their feet?

[catman]

I third that! It should also be noted that he basically made it on his first attempt as well, just set a foot down when already up top. I pretty much made it as well but I'm taking the left line up the roots now like SFG showed me. I love that little challenge but at the same time it pisses me off if I can't get it first try. So I'm usually quite pissed off.

[BillT]

BillT, any video evidence that you made the climb into Doom?  You slipped this line into your post and no one else seemed to notice it.  With all the technology out there on the trails these days, I'm thinking video evidence might be required to claim such feats!             j/k    good job if you did make it. Chisel says he's going to have to try it again. I haven't tried for a long long time either. You have got me motivated.

There isn't video evidence but a few of us actually saw it.  Not only did he make the climb, he stopped pedalling in the middle of it, started again, and still made it.  It was definitely a sweet move.

I paused for a split second about to give up, but then said WFT and gave it another pedal stroke, didn't slip, and just motored on up.  I was surprised as I don't think I've made that thing in well over a year.  I took it wide to left on the first hill to have a good angle and a pedal stroke or two of acceleration prior to hitting the rock.  The Kenda Small Block 8's impressed me on that one.