Friday, June 1, 2012

Another Roadtrip

Another trip to the mountains of Germany. We didn't really shoot that many pics, but the few we did shoot are here. I guess I was the photographer, because im not on a single of the pics : D Anyway, we had 2 days in Braunlage Bikepark, and once again there was new features and improvements to find here. We also had a day in Schulenberg Bikepark, witch turned out to be quite surprisingly good for its size, I hope do do a small mashup-video that shows some of the lines, as well as adding some text to go along with it. First up, the few pics we did shoot from Braunlage:

Normally I crop pics to some extend, this one however, stands its own.
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I wasn't the only one shooting pics..
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Had this pic been in a higher resolution, It would probably be one of my best shots of the year. Note the couple sitting on the rock enjoying the view.
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Some house-wife decided to strip her clothes outside the hotel, made the guys, old and young, (allmost) jump out of the window. Apparently, tits are still in.
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Janus was riding aggressively, I could barely recognize him from our trail session earlier this year. I on the other hand, was taking it easy.
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Braunlage Bikepark has been the place to destroy gear, this time was no different. My pedal slammed into a stone, so much so that the pedal thread got ripped out! Pedal itself was unharmed. Im currently trying to warrant it, ill keep you guys updated on that matter.
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So without my left pedal arm, on the first day of riding, I had to think outside the box, spare SIXC crank arms are not particular easy to get hold of. I talked to the local bikeshop near the bikepark, and got this Hussefelt crank arm for a bit cash. Does it fit into the Raceface? No. Did we install it anyway? Yes. Did it work? Sorta - just be near an allen key at all times. I call it the "FrankenCrank", 175mm on the right side, 160mm on the left side - and constantly loose. It was.. interesting.
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4 comments:

  1. any news about the warranty on the cranks?

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  2. Yup, Chain Reaction Cycles will not warrant it, they say I most likely installed the pedals incorrectly (I did not). So I'm kinda considering my alternatives atm,

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  3. have you try to send a email to race face?

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  4. I have not, maybe I should try that, thanks : )

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