Jamaica Fat Tyre Festival - Days 4, 5 and 6
The third and final post from the Jamaica Fat Tyre Festival 2010. Not as much epic riding footage, I was too busy riding and shooting photos, but there's still a quickly edited video that I hope you'll like.
Look inside for the photos and video...
The fourth day of the Fatta Tyre Festival began with an early morning photoshoot, up an hour before sunrise to get to this spot that I've wanted to shoot for 4 years now. Ben and Christoph came with me and we met Marshall along the way. Awesome guy that he is, he even had a hot cup of coffee for me. We waited for sunrise to shoot and then pretty much killed it with the rising ball of fire in the sky. After that we headed to the water fall, Ben and Christoph hadn't been there yet and wanted to check it out. Headed back to River Lodge after a long morning of riding and shooting to find everyone else just waking up. The rest of the day was pretty much packing and traveling to Mavis Bank and Blue Mountain.
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Day five we woke up and got ready for an epic bit of riding. I've ridden from the peak of Blue Mountain on the hiking trail twice now which is a 5000' descent to Mavis Bank, but this time we got to ride a new trail. All I can say is it was amazing! Had an awesome dinner and then went to a little dance party in town.
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Day six we drove up to Newcastle and rode a mix of single and double track down to Gordon Town before heading back to Ocho Rios for our last night.
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Check out more photos in my Jamaica Fat Tyre Gallery.
Look inside for the photos and video...
The fourth day of the Fatta Tyre Festival began with an early morning photoshoot, up an hour before sunrise to get to this spot that I've wanted to shoot for 4 years now. Ben and Christoph came with me and we met Marshall along the way. Awesome guy that he is, he even had a hot cup of coffee for me. We waited for sunrise to shoot and then pretty much killed it with the rising ball of fire in the sky. After that we headed to the water fall, Ben and Christoph hadn't been there yet and wanted to check it out. Headed back to River Lodge after a long morning of riding and shooting to find everyone else just waking up. The rest of the day was pretty much packing and traveling to Mavis Bank and Blue Mountain.
Ben, first rays of sun
Marshall can fly
Day five we woke up and got ready for an epic bit of riding. I've ridden from the peak of Blue Mountain on the hiking trail twice now which is a 5000' descent to Mavis Bank, but this time we got to ride a new trail. All I can say is it was amazing! Had an awesome dinner and then went to a little dance party in town.
Big Berm!
Little Berm
Vibes for lunch and Dinner
Party in Mavis Bank
Day six we drove up to Newcastle and rode a mix of single and double track down to Gordon Town before heading back to Ocho Rios for our last night.
Newcastle training ground
Coffee
Peppers
Marshall
School running race (lots of bare feet)
Check out more photos in my Jamaica Fat Tyre Gallery.
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This is something like the fourth installment to this trip. The first few posting covered the festival. I can't wait to go back to Jamaica mon.
www.pinkbike.com/photo/4598192 David Linehan (France on PinkBike) is Jamaican
www.pinkbike.com/photo/4598183 Andy Giles is Jamaican
www.pinkbike.com/photo/4598188 Wayne Lee was born and raised in Jamaica
www.pinkbike.com/photo/4598174 Natty Grant (in white on right) is definitely Jamaican and has built some super sick trails near Robins Bay
And check out my Bicycle Bash post, full of Jamaicans riding bikes.
and middle aged? I don't know about you but maybe anyone over the age of 20 seems middle aged. Lots of twenty something guys at the festival and in the photos and video...