best DH video I've seen

Insul Cup 2010, IGSA European Championships from Yvon Labarthe on Vimeo.

a great ride and another broken foot

I pushed up to Croton-on-Hudson this afternoon. It was hard, a lot of climbing. Gorgeous day though, perfect temperature. The part that sucked was the realization, once I got there, that my foot was broken. How did I manage to push 30 had miles on a broken foot without realizing it was broken? Needless to say, I took the train back. I'm pissed because I won't be able to race in May.

first homebuilt longboard deck

I just finished my first longboard deck, it is based slightly on Earthwing's "Mystery Model". It has a red oak core with a carbon/kevlar shell. Here are its specs:
Length: 39"
Width: 9 3/4"
Thickness: 1/2"
Concave: 1/4"
Wheel base: 33", 31 3/4"
And here are some photos:

the perils of longboarding

On an average day of longboarding in the city, you can expect to almost get hit by a car a few times. That's not to bad in my opinion, it keeps your reflexes top notch. And also, dodging cars is fun. Yesterday, however, something far worse than that happened to me yesterday. For the uninformed, while longboarding it is possible for a plastic grocery bag to get wrapped tightly around a wheel. Usually the worst possible effect this can have is coming to an abrupt halt. This problem is much greater though if the the bag is filled with dog shit.