Comments on: Try, Try Again. And Again. And Again.

By: Tom Stormcrowe

Tom Stormcrowe — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 16:26:16 +0000

Hey there Fatty, it looks like you had a blast! I’m gona have to get out to Moab in the next couple of years! I’ll let you know and we can hook up! Then you’ll lose your spot in the Omega!::GRIN::

By: Fat

Fat — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:25:37 +0000

I had the bad misfortune of finding my Grandma’s dead catus in the backyard when I was younger. I picked it up, not knowing what it was, and tossed it to the side under a pine tree. Once I went to pick something else up I felt little needle points of pain in my hand. I looked down and had about a million tiny catus needles all over my hand. I got most of them out that day but it took about a week to remove all of them. I do my best to avoid all foreign objects now, lol.~ Fat Chick

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:04:24 +0000

I was once told that you could remove the small cactus spines by running the skin upwards across the little hairs on the back of your neck. I have no idea if this actually works, but it might be wortha try. Sounds like you had an awesome trip, and it makes me miss being out west.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:34:35 +0000

When we were riding down Gemini Bridges, Robert veered off the path and rolled through a cactus patch, which stabbed his clothes and body with all kinds of needles. Several of us plucked needles for about 45 minutes until Robert (aka "Cactus Bob") could continue. He was still picking out needles weeks later.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:09:51 +0000

if there is anyone in the world more self-effacing, self-deprecating, or humble in the world than rocky, i haven’t met him. rocky came to moab and put on a clinic.and don’t believe fatty’s "i suck" diatribes either. he may be fat, but fatty’s got skills. all this fake humility makes me want to put a pump in his spokes.

By: TIMOTHY

TIMOTHY — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:38:16 +0000

Don’t the cacti suck??I live in Montana and the prickly pear are plentiful here too. I’ve gotten into them (bodily) twice now. The first time I was trying a super-steep but not technical pitch, lost my momentum and tipped over. I said to my friend Keith – "glad there were no cactus there!" Rode about 20 feet and felt something poking me in the side. Guess I was wrong – luckily my jacket and camel back caught most of them.The second time I wasn’t so lucky, and found out just how much my wife loves me. Again I was a super-steep pitch, but this move involves dropping off a ledge onto an off camber, gravel covered flat rock with a 10 foot drop into the river on your right. At the bottom you make a sharp right, and start climbing a 45+ degree hill (still with that drop to the river on your right) after about 20 feet you have to make a sharp left turn and get up over some buried rocks. If you miss getting over those rocks you fall. I fell…on the ONE cactus that can be found there…on my butt. I was still a mile from the car – I got the bigger ones out, rode back to the car, drove 5 miles home without putting any weight on the left side of my butt (hard with a stick shift!). And told my wife – "I need a favor…" True love is picking cactus spines from your significant other’s butt with a magnifying glass and a tweezers!

By: Zed

Zed — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:22:26 +0000

Nice, y’all. Yeah, I read that article on fisherbikes.com. I’ve always been a fan of hardtails, so maybe I’ll look into a 29er for my next addition. I’m not so sure on the singlespeed part of it, but that’s a whole ‘nuther discussion …

By: Unknown

Unknown — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 20:36:18 +0000

I can tell you that on the "race" out, Kenny, dug, and Brad on single speed 29ers definitely set the pace. Mind you, those guys are super-fit. Irritatingly so. Two of the 26ers were in there, too. Fatty and Rick. But they spend a lot of time on the road. They jumped in the pace line, but remember, they (Fatty and Rick) have gears to allow them to stay with the group. It turns out that Kenny and Rick were duking it out for a photo finish…and well…there’s another story there that Fatty might want to tell. Anyway, the 29er is definitely fast. And those guys (Kenny, Brad and dug) did everything technical, climbing, and otherwise, and often more, than anyone on 26ers, but faster and smoother.

By: tayfuryagci

tayfuryagci — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 20:32:03 +0000

welcome to tayfurland fatty! pop. : many of the fatcyclists in the world. accepting the fact that you are the worst rider in the group lets you have a lot more fun than you would ever have otherwise. some of those moves sound awesome. I2m literally dreaming of going to a similar desert-like mountain bike resort this summer. with a 5 liter camelback of course!got your hand in the cactus eh? could it be more like a cartoon? a (formerly) fat man flying over his bike into a cactus. :) sorry but the picture is kinda funny. swelling and mild to moderate fever may be forecasted.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:57:40 +0000

Great writeup today, Fatty! Dang, you make me wanna go nightride after work today, but it’s raining here in SLO, CA! BOO! HISS! I used to have no problem riding muddy trails after the rain, but now that I joined IMBA, it’s deemed as a sin…