Posted 8/13/05
Riding a new spot- Mill Valley Jumps

I've been having issues with the my lack of rhythm at the trails. No flow for me on the technical line at the 101 Jumps. It has been frustrating me to no end, and definitely not good for my confidence on the bike.

There is only one way to get over this, and that is to ride more, and challenge myself. I have new resolve, and a solid steed to do it on. My mission: get my jumping skills to another level. Towards this end, I have been riding as often as I can with the hard tail riding San Rafael Crew. The guys pretty much just ride Bmx- but on mountain bikes, new school style.

Anyway, I finally got Drew to show me where the Mill Valley Jumps were. These jumps are a bit of a secret as well. They're well hidden, which should help keep them around for a while.

I also got some more practice with my new Digital SLR. I've been really happy with the results from my Canon. You can get a lot of shots fired off with a frame rate of 5 a second.

The Mill Valley Jumps consist of three main lines: A tight, super technical line on the left, a large three pack in the middle, and an easy three pack of tables to the right. The lips all have masonite nailed into the faces to protect them from crumbling. It made for a trippy feel.

There are a few other lines that are possible was well, like my line straight through to the last set. I'm starting to feel like I can jump dirt again, which is a good feeling. Now I'm feeling ready to work on the line at 101.

I take the easy one-hitter line to one of the larger doubles. Gotta get comfortable flying a hard tail again some how..

Warming up on the easy line