mafia trails session

Thursday 16.05.07

Ewart and I decided to hit the Mafia Trails for a session today. It's the first time Ewart has really ridden any of the trails there. He's spent so long building the trails whilst his thumb was in plaster, but now was his chance to actually ride them.

Ewart on the wall ride/berm

Me, also on the wall ride/berm

Dropping into the wall ride/berm for the first time was an experience for Ewart, but soon he was riding it smooth and clean.

Drifting the berm under the ladder

Ewart just managing to keep his feet up!

Some of the loose drifty berms had Ewart flapping his feet all over the place, but soon he was riding with both feet on the pedals like a pro! The harder and faster you push it the more it drifts but the better it feels.

Ewart on the ladder drop (excuse the rough and ready editing)

The ladder drop had Ewart totally blown away. The more he rode it the bigger and faster and more tweaked he got. I had a bit of a sketchy moment, when I let the front wheel drop a bit too much, for a moment I thought I was going to land hard and go straight over the bars, but somehow I managed to get away with it.

Through the left hand entry berm then snap right

Ewart coming in high then driving hard right

The tight techie berm is always a toughie, now with a choice of two lines in. Ewart preferred the new high line in, I prefer the the original low line, snapping left to right.