Transition Bikes Sea Otter Trip Day 1
It’s 4:30 am Wednesday and I am awaken by the sound of my phone ringing with Metzger on the other end. Of course he is 20 minutes early and sounds like he has just had a jug of coffee, 5 hour energy and six Redbulls.
The tone of the trip was being set very early.We pull a 7 hour shift southbound on 1-5 to arrive in Eugene Oregon at our shop Life Cycles. Gilad, Justin, Levi and the entire shop close it down just for us so they can get a ride in. The weather is promising, but as we approach the mountains things dramatically change. The Life Cycle crew are insisting we hit up one of their most epic trails despite recent snow fall. After being stuck in a van for 7 hours we are up for anything. 3/4 of the way up the mountain the snow gets incredibly deep and a massive thunder and lightning storm only adds to our drama, but we are loving it.
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Luckily for us the trail did not disappoint. With mud dripping down the grins on our faces we spent the next hour descending epic singletrack with mother nature breathing down our backs.
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Thanks to all the guys at Life Cycles (Justin, Levi, Gilad, Colin, Rich), Cliff Bar for the fuel, Kicker Audio for making our van speaker volume go to 11 and vHoldR for kick ass cameras that can take any kind crap weather you can throw at them.
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The tone of the trip was being set very early.We pull a 7 hour shift southbound on 1-5 to arrive in Eugene Oregon at our shop Life Cycles. Gilad, Justin, Levi and the entire shop close it down just for us so they can get a ride in. The weather is promising, but as we approach the mountains things dramatically change. The Life Cycle crew are insisting we hit up one of their most epic trails despite recent snow fall. After being stuck in a van for 7 hours we are up for anything. 3/4 of the way up the mountain the snow gets incredibly deep and a massive thunder and lightning storm only adds to our drama, but we are loving it.
Luckily for us the trail did not disappoint. With mud dripping down the grins on our faces we spent the next hour descending epic singletrack with mother nature breathing down our backs.
Thanks to all the guys at Life Cycles (Justin, Levi, Gilad, Colin, Rich), Cliff Bar for the fuel, Kicker Audio for making our van speaker volume go to 11 and vHoldR for kick ass cameras that can take any kind crap weather you can throw at them.
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come on guys! Maybe everyone who gives transition negative comments, never ACT UP or do anything wrong when with friends. and since when is a picture of a group of guys acting silly concidered criminal or a-holes. really folks! is your skin really that thin?
If you are not perfect, please don't judge others or jump to conclusions.
Just my two cents.
hey so basically these are all just rumors. the life cycle guys are pretty much the coolest people i know. as far as the bench going missing, that area is full of hicks who like to get drunk. i wouldn't really be surprised if that happened and they decided it'd be funny to steal a bench. that crap happens all the time. the life cycle and transition crew didnt steal that bench. and they weren't acting inappropriate, just goofing around after a good ride.
you have to understand that these accusations of all this bad stuff are being made by a few people who for some childish reason don't get along with some people at life cycle bike shop. this is pretty much an immature way to attack them. i mountain bike to get away from all the high school drama. this pisses me off because that's what this is. high school drama. and as far as the trail conditions go, that trail drains extremely well, and many (including those complaining) ride it in far worse conditions. come on guys, and this is coming from a 17 year old, grow up.