Jeanine shot this clip of me hitting the log-over on Shit No Bricks at Growlers on Saturday. As you can see, my technique wasn’t exactly smooth. When I inexplicably went to my left, my front wheel just missed a stub. Definitely would have been an [Continue Reading]
Category: Photos and Videos
Cornering Technique by Simon Lawton
Check this advanced cornering skills vid by Simon Lawton. He refers to this technique as “snapping a turn.” The DH guys at Growlers sometimes call it “squaring off a corner.” A few years ago, Kevin Knorr and Ryan McMaster put on a cornering [Continue Reading]
Photo of the Year
My nominee for mountain bike photo of the year. Bob Horness making a log ride look easy near St. Helens Lake, with the crater in the background. [Continue Reading]
The Official Video of the 2015 Tour de Gulch
I’m sure I didn’t get all 75 riders in the vid but I came pretty close. Thanks to Dave, Kelley, Vaughn, Ted, Andy, Tana, Jeanine, Joel, and anyone else who sent images. It was a great day and one that I will always remember. Who knows? Maybe we’ll [Continue Reading]
GG5K Video Now Up
The 10th Growlers Gulch 5,000 turned out to be a great one. Thanks to Kelley for handling the filming. Some great shots included in the vid, especially of SNB, Little Sister, and the First Lower KMA. [Continue Reading]
Super D Vid
Thanks to Darrell Jamieson for putting this together. The weather didn’t cooperate but everyone seemed to have a good time. Shout-outs to Jack Berry, Robert Johnson, and Rob Larsen for the photos and vid clips; to Ashtown for the great deal on growler fills; [Continue Reading]
Super D Pre-Ride
Check this excellent vid preview of the Super D route, featuring national champion Darrell Jamieson. I’m confident that watching the video will make you as fast as Darrell. [Continue Reading]
SHAG 2014 Video
When you watch the video, you’ll see that people are smiling. There are no tears and no blood. I tried to tell you guys it wasn’t that difficult. Maybe you’ll believe me when the 5K rolls around. Thanks to Greg Ogden, Bob Stanton, and Ted Dodd for [Continue Reading]
Cyclepath at GG Video
Thanks to Cyclepath’s J.P. Guterl for putting together this video from Sunday’s ride. You can get a little bit of a look at the new Co-Pay line. Looks like someone might have missed the bridge. [Continue Reading]
10-Year-Old Rips Squamish Trails
Courtesy of Andy Crump - #whatwereyoudoingat10 from Art Barn on Vimeo. [Continue Reading]
The Official Video of the 2013 Bike Park Blowout
Rockin’ it with Southern Culture on the Skids. Just take a few minutes to check the smiles on the kids’ faces. This is why we do it. [Continue Reading]
Big Crowd Shows for 2013 Bike Park Blowout
Nearly 250 people were on hand to celebrate the Bike Park Blowout at the Castle Rock Bike Park on September 21st. Fifteen challenge stations were set up around the 2.5 acre bike park to test riders’ skills. The stations included log-overs, skinnies, pump track, [Continue Reading]
Kevin Eats It in Classic Video
The entire 3:35 video from the final Northwest Cup race at Ski Bowl is worth watching, but you definitely have to tune in for at least the first 35 seconds. GGR’s own Kevin Knorr is the first rider featured and he does not disappoint! USGP of MTB / NW Cup [Continue Reading]
Solid Crew Completes Big Work at Coldwater
Heat. Relentless climbing. Vampire-like mosquitoes. None of that got in the way of the outstanding crew that showed to work on the 230A on June 29th at Coldwater Lake on the north side of Mount St. Helens. The effort was spearheaded by Growlers Gulch Racing, [Continue Reading]
Ride Options on the North Side of St. Helens
A number of people have asked for specific ride routes for the new trail at Coldwater Lake. I’ve put together several of varying difficulties and durations. I believe you will need a Northwest Forest Pass. Directions: The area is easy to find. Take Exit 49 at [Continue Reading]
Mountain Biking in Southwest Washington
Check this sterling video featuring GGR’s own Darrell Jamieson and Eric Loney. Production props to JCCinematography. Fantastic stuff. SW Washington on Pinkbike [Continue Reading]
Kevin Hits the Five-Foot Flat Drop
Kevin Knorr lands the five-foot flat drop at the Castle Rock Bike Park in the vid below. Check out the whiplash upon impact as Kevin’s face nearly contacts the handlebars. [Continue Reading]
Red Bull Rampage
Paul Norris saw the same guy clean this about an hour before this vid was filmed. [Continue Reading]
Amazing Roadie Skills Display
Check the start of the vid. It says, “Some of the following scenes should not be attempted.” Ya think? Great stuff courtesy of Mike Van Hoose. [Continue Reading]
Fall Ride on the 211
The mileage wasn’t big, but since most of us aren’t in great shape that was all right. At least the 211 Trail at Coldwater Lake was open on Saturday, and we ended up having a great time. When you put out a ride post, you never know who’s going to [Continue Reading]
Okay, Maybe It’s Not a Beginner Trail
My memories of hiking the 211 Trail at Coldwater Lake were of a benign trail winding along the edge of the water to a magnificent waterfall at the back end. A beginner ride for sure. After riding the full-length of the trail three times since the work party, [Continue Reading]
Full Moon Ride at Ape Canyon
Check this great vid from Andy Jansky that shows a recent full moon ride at Ape Canyon. Ape Canyon Full Moon Ride from Andy J on Vimeo. [Continue Reading]
Pavlov and His Dog
Kelley Hinkle knows how to push people’s buttons. Hinkle functions as physiologist, psychologist, director and cameraman in a short film titled Crazy Old Fart. He was riding with Bob Horness at Siouxon. There was one line of dialogue: Kelly: You know, Bob, [Continue Reading]
Eight-Mile Vid
Excellent footage, courtesy of Kelley Hinkle, from his Saturday ride at Knebal Springs and Eight-Mile. [Continue Reading]
Congrats to Wayne Nussbaum
Wayne Nussbaum finished the High Cascades 100 in Bend last weekend in 12 hours 15 minutes and 54 seconds. Wayne participated in the 2011 GG5K and also volunteered at the bike park earlier this year. Check the race highlights. Watch more videos on Big Bikes Media [Continue Reading]
Super D Route on Video
Great vid from Darrell Jamieson of the top half of the Super D route. My favorite parts are the first minute, which shows Darrell ripping the descent off Legacy and the last portion, which includes serious carving on Lower Jekyll. This is the way it’s [Continue Reading]
Loney 5th at Hood
Eric Loney of Project 529 and Growlers Gulch Racing finished 5th among nearly 30 pro riders at the Northwest Cup Series race at Mount Hood Skibowl on June 17th. Ken Faubert of Intense was the winner in 3:52:14, followed by Kyle McDowall of Cyclepath who finished [Continue Reading]
TDG 2012 Vid
Photo and vid credits to Kelley Hinkle, Dara Muldoon, Bob Stanton, Carolyn Gutsick, Wynne Lobel, and Tana Gutzka. As usual, Dave, Larsen and the other slackers were unable to take pictures. We will do our best to live without them. [Continue Reading]
Covert Cornering Video
Juntu Oberg recently posted this vid, which features cornering tips from stud riders Rebecca Rusch and Katie Holden, on the GGG Facebook page. I stumbled across it for posting here. Oddly, Juntu “forgot” to share it with those of us with a Y [Continue Reading]
Improve Your Cornering
Thanks to Mark Sanchez for sharing this excellent video. I’ve watched it. Now if only I could apply Simon’s advice. His focus is primarily on weighting the outside foot. One thing he doesn’t address is looking as far ahead as possible, rather than [Continue Reading]
Kelley Attempts to Fly
It didn’t go all that well. While descending the steepest part of Legacy, Kelley discovered that he had a bad seal on his new tubeless tires. For an older guy, he bounces incredibly well. [Continue Reading]
2012 5K Video
It seems so much easier when four hours of pain have been condensed to four minutes of video. [Continue Reading]
Knorr Stars in Bike Park Videos
Kevin doing a little testing last weekend. Clips courtesy of Andrew Holder. Advanced jump line - New mega-booter - [Continue Reading]
Hinkle Assaults Trees
Kelley has been doing quite a bit of stunt riding at Growlers of late. In this clip, he attempts to take the bark off several alder trees. I am pretty sure this is near the end of the second Lower KMA. [Continue Reading]
NW Cup Vid
Check the whip Eric Loney lays out at the 4:36 mark in this vid from the first Northwest Cup race at Port Angeles in April. Thanks to Paul Norris for the heads-up. [Continue Reading]
Sandy Ridge Vid
Sandy Ridge is prominently featured in this vid highlighting recent IMBA projects. Thanks to Alex Sandrow for sharing. [Continue Reading]
Vids from Kelley
Thanks to Kelley Hinkle for supplying us with ongoing biking entertainment. Only Bob Horness has the athletic ability to recover after losing his footing on a narrow bridge and still avoid getting wet. This vid clip shows Kelley eating feces on the steep hill at [Continue Reading]
Kevin on the Elevated Skinny
Kevin makes it look simple as he cleans the elevated skinny on the east side of the Castle Rock Bike Park. What you can’t see from this angle is that most of the surface he is riding on is 4″ to 6″ wide, that the trail curves in places, and that [Continue Reading]
Desert Ride Hazards
Great photo, courtesy of Rob Larsen. This shot was taken in Arizona. Rob knows us so well. From Rob - This was the son of one of my sister’s friends. The whole group that was riding together had to get out their tweezers and go to work on him. [Continue Reading]
Try This With No Brakes
Great vid, courtesy of Paul Norris. In the first minute or so, the guy looks like a mere mortal. After that, well . . . And remember - he’s doing this with no brakes. Welcome to the team, Flipp! from TartyBikes on Vimeo. [Continue Reading]
Fixie Video Perspective
Interesting trail vid from Bob Stanton, featuring multiple camera angles. [Continue Reading]
Elevated Trail Now Complete!
My hat is off to the people who showed up and worked their asses off at the Castle Rock Bike Park on Sunday, despite the usual inclement conditions. Deep in my heart, I know you guys are losers, but I can’t help but love you. I was expecting a crew of 16. We [Continue Reading]
Kelley at Bug Springs
Nice vid of Kelley’s recent ride at Bug Springs near Tucson. [Continue Reading]
Growlers Gulch Trail News
We have a goal of adding three miles of single-track to the GG system each year. Last year was our most productive of all time, with the addition of Legacy, WTF, Vortex and Little Sister, for a total of approximately four miles. This year, we have completed Plan B, [Continue Reading]
Vids from Kelley, Rob
Hearing Kelley talk about the balmy weather in Tucson has left me a little testy. After reading one of his recents Facebook posts I told him that I hoped he fell down and broke himself. He did his best to accommodate me. Unreal vid that Rob Larsen notified me [Continue Reading]
TDN Highlights Castle Rock Bike Park
The following story by Barbara LaBoe was published in the Daily News on February 20, 2012. Photos by Bill Wagner With more than 1,000 volunteer hours behind them, builders of the Castle Rock Bike Park say they’re making good progress and hope to have the [Continue Reading]
GGR Membership Continues to Grow with Arrival of Annika Carlson
Big news at the Carlson household. Erik and Sara are the proud parents of GGG and GGR member Annika Carlson, who arrived three weeks early but is doing well. Sara also reports that Annika’s big brother, Riley - who is not quite three - is already [Continue Reading]
Stuff Mountain Bikers Say
Shit Mountain Bikers Say: Shit Mountain Bike Girls Say: Shit Mountainbike Girls Say on pinkbike.com [Continue Reading]
Kelley and Paul on the National Trail
When Paul and Kelley were on their recent six-month biking tour of the Southwest, they hit the National Trail on South Mountain in Phoenix. Nice vid from Kelley. And, no, it’s not raining there. [Continue Reading]
A-Bomb Snow Ride
Great vid of Eric Shew and a friend riding A-Bomb in the snow on Monday. [Continue Reading]
GGR Hits Colonnade, Duthie
Fourteen riders headed to Seattle to take a look at the bike parks at Colonnade and Duthie on January 14th. The crew included Paul, Mel, Seattle Fred, Jerry D, Joe and Marie Klemmer, Shannon, Dave, Doctor Brigman, Ryan McMaster, Kelley, Kevin, Cage and [Continue Reading]
Spectacular Legacy Photos
The view up there won’t last so soak it up while you can. Ten years from now, you’ll be telling the newbies, “In the old days, you could see all the way to the Olympics.” Photos courtesy of Mark Sanchez [caption id="attachment_9943" [Continue Reading]
Phoenix Vid
Another good vid from Kelley, this time at Scottsdale. This ride included 1,600 feet of elevation gain over a four-mile stretch. [Continue Reading]
The Boys in Bakersfield
This isn’t Paul and Kelley in the vid, but this is the trail they rode in Bakersfield earlier in the week. They liked Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride so much that they hit it four times. [Continue Reading]
Failure on JLS
I was a teacher for 30 years. Fortunately, the vast majority of my students did well when test time rolled around. Apparently, I have lost my touch. On Sunday afternoon, a small group of us headed over to JLS to session some log-overs. The lesson did not go as [Continue Reading]
Check Out the A-Bomb Line
If you’re wondering how the A-Bomb trail turned out - here’s your chance to take a look. In addition, the Hawg Trail, all of A-Bomb was completed in approximately 3:15 by a crew of 32. If you try to ride it up instead of down, it might take you [Continue Reading]
Kids and Bikes
Great feel-good bike story courtesy of Paul Norris. [Continue Reading]
Stella, Growlers Vids
Compilation vid from Stella, followed by a ride down the new line in the Secret Garden at Growlers. Courtesy of Kelley Hinkle. [Continue Reading]
Goat Mountain Ride Report
Brian Mahon and Ken Noble recently completed a ride from Ryan Lake up Goat Mountain and eventually down into the Gren River. To say the scenery is spectacular is the grossest of understatements. Things begin with an ass-kicking climb up Goat Mountain and then to [Continue Reading]
Bike Porn of the Finest Kind
Chris Akrigg is an incredible athlete. Vid forwarded by Cage Aaron. [Continue Reading]
Incredible Trials Riding on Huge Rocks
Great vid courtesy of Aaron Dennis and Andy Crump. [Continue Reading]
Pump Track Technique
Watch the video. Then when you hit the Castle Rock Bike Park you will know what to do and how you are supposed to look. [Continue Reading]
Mel’s 40 @ 40 Vid
Photos and vid clips courtesy of Kelley Hinkle, Jim LeMonds, and Paul Norris. This ride covered 43.1 miles with nearly 5,000 feet of climbing on the Ape Canyon, Blue Lake, and Falls Creek trails. Mel completed the ride in memory of Bob Clouse, Warren Martin, and [Continue Reading]
Pump de Post-Pumptrack Jam Race
We’re not there yet, but this is what we’re shooting for at the Castle Rock Bike Park. Video courtesy of Paul Norris and Vital MTB. Pump-De-Post-Pumptrack-Jam-Race - More Mountain Bike Videos [Continue Reading]
Crump’s Nephew Learns by Trial and Error
Andy Crump’s nephew Spencer is learning to mountain bike. Apparently, Spencer has been taking lessons from members of the Killer Burritos - a now defunct biking group from Portland that rode in several TDGs. The video is only a minute long, but it is [Continue Reading]
Sign-up Now for GG Super D
Sign-up begins now for the GG Super D on Saturday, September 17th. This event is brought to you by Growlers Gulch Racing. Course: Some work is needed on Legacy, but the ride route is in very good shape. You will start at the top of Legacy, then hit WTF, Vortex, [Continue Reading]
South Coldwater Video
Great stuff once again from Kelley Hinkle. This is footage of our Monday ride on the 230A Trail at Coldwater Ridge, north of Mount St. Helens. We topped out at St. Helens Lake. In most cases, video doesn’t do justice to the terrain. That’s not the case [Continue Reading]
Under-employed Ride South Coldwater
I tried to get out of it. When I talked with Paul on Sunday at the bike park, his knee was hurting and he was fatigued from riding Smith Creek with Mel on Saturday. I got the impression that he might want to cancel our ride on the 230A Trail at South Coldwater. No [Continue Reading]
Expert Pump Track Nearly Completed!
Thanks to a great design by Kevin Knorr and Randy Toney and extraordinary work from a crew of volunteers from Growlers Gulch Racing, the expert pump track at the Castle Rock Bike Park is approximately 75 percent complete. We told Kevin and Randy we wanted them to [Continue Reading]
Smith Creek Vid
Thanks to Kelley for this vid. You can read his full report about the Smith Creek adventure here. [Continue Reading]
Eight Mile - Knebel Springs Report
Detailed report from Kelley Hinkle about a recent ride at Eight Mile - Knebel Springs at Mount Hood. Story. Video below. [Continue Reading]
Valmont Bike Park
Two vid clips from the Valmont Bike Park in Boulder, Colorado. Big dollars and plenty of creativity on display. The first gives an overview of the park. The second has some good stuff shot with a helmet cam. The third has some air shots and a nice view of the [Continue Reading]
South Coldwater Vid
Nice vid from Andy Plassmeyer showing the descent off the South Coldwater 230A on the work day in late June. [Continue Reading]
Travis Doesn’t Eat Feces
After making his debut at Growlers in the feature film Travis Eats Feces and then following that with a repeat performance at the Tour de Gulch, Travis Degn proved this weekend that he is ready to start schooling people. Check out his performance on the bridge on [Continue Reading]
Park City Bike Park
Bike Park Photos - Additional News
The photos below are from last Thursday’s work day - with Ryan McMaster, Ryane Olin, Randy Toney, and Randy’s dad, John, on site to handle the layout, rocking of the access area, scrape-off and grading. Huge thanks to them for putting in 11 hours [Continue Reading]
3Minute Gaps - Biking Documentary
3Minute Gaps For two years the crew of 3 MINUTE GAPS have followed the world’s best mountain bike racers around the globe documenting them as they trained, prepared, rode, ate, traveled, raced, celebrated, commiserated, and made sacrifices simply because of [Continue Reading]
Video Footage from TDG XIV
2010 TDG Vid - It Works!
Takin’ you back to last year’s TDG. Brought to you by Growlers Gulch Racing. [Continue Reading]
Three Vids from Kelley Hinkle
Thanks again to Kelley for providing several nice vid clips, this time from the Rocky Mountain demo day at Growlers on Thursday. Kelley rocking the Element on the Big Easy: Ken Noble (dark blue shirt) taters himself on the log at the bottom of Beauty. Bob [Continue Reading]
GGG Stunt Riders
This video, courtesy of Cage Aaron, appears to show a group of North Shore types doing a variety of stunts. However, Cage told me this was actually filmed in Bend and features several GGG members following their weekend at the Dirt Series biking camp. [Continue Reading]
GGG Hits Dirt Biking Series
Ten members of the Growlers Gulch Girls traveled to Bend in early June for a weekend of skills development and debauchery. Mel, Sam, April, Deanna, Chris and Dara enrolled in the Trek Dirt Series mountain biking camp while Juntu, Ksenia, Denise and Amy rode a [Continue Reading]
Two Vids from Kelley Hinkle
Thanks to Kelley for his continuing work with trail reports and photo and video sharing. The first vid is of one of Vaughn’s “hidden trail” areas. Does it appear that a person with a pair of dull scissors cleared the remarkably spacious line? [Continue Reading]
Kelley on Jekyll
World’s Largest Bike Park
Located on 2 ½ acres in Burnaby BC, Mountain Air Park opened in May 2008 as the largest public bike skills parks in the world. Its unique, custom-built features, central proximity in the Greater Vancouver area, multi-level design for the novice rider to the [Continue Reading]
Tour de Gulch XIV Slated for June 18th
Think of it as a party with a ride attached. The storied Tour de Gulch - the best mountain biking ride west of Castle Rock on the second or third Saturday in June for the past thirteen years - is set for Saturday, June 18th. GGR veteran Mike Van Hoose [Continue Reading]
GG 5K Video, Elevation Profile Now Up
I had to dodge a few copyright bullets in order to get my friend Jimi on this one. Turn it up. View complete results and check the elevation profile of the ride, courtesy of Marcus Faber. First you go up; then you go down. How hard could it be? [Continue Reading]
Even the Good Guys Wreck
Crash compilation. Courtesy of Kevin Knorr. [Continue Reading]
Cornering Clinic with Lars Sternberg
Lars Sternberg of Transition Racing attends may of the same DH events as Eric Loney and the Project 529ers. Check this vid, which combines instruction from Lars and clips that show how to corner properly. Don’t be discouraged - he’s a pro. [Continue Reading]
Khadafi Trail at Stella
Check this clip shot by Ken Noble. This tough, technical trail at Stella takes approximately 20 minutes to ride and is filled with a variety of challenges. Contact Brian Mahon or Ken Noble for location. [Continue Reading]
2010 GG5K Vid
Ah, those fond memories. Dave says that getting your ass handed to you for five hours doesn’t seem nearly as bad when the pain has been reduced to a five-minute video. Yes, you can be in the 2011 vid. We will have people taking photos and vid clips throughout [Continue Reading]
Travis Eats Feces on Beauty
Travis is a beginner, but we’ve all been there. Too far forward. Out of control and trying to rein it in - and then the second obstacle shows up. [Continue Reading]
Carnage at Siouxon
Andy Plassmeyer’s buddy Leif Hansen at Siouxon last weekend. [Continue Reading]
Muddy Mamas Hit Growlers
Six members of the Muddy Mamas were at Growlers for their inaugural mountain biking ride on Sunday, April 10th. The crew included Tricia Allen, Amy Hartley, Tiffany Ostreim, Katy McEwen, Jenn Huffman, and Jessica Ness. All six borrowed rides, helmets and gloves [Continue Reading]
Urban DH in Chile
VCA 2011! from changoman on Vimeo. [Continue Reading]
Crump Fails at Post Canyon
Andy Crump suffered minor injuries while riding at Post Canyon last Friday. The video below - courtesy of Kelley Hinkle - shows Crump’s demise. The one-time intern for Portland’s now-defunct Killer Burritos failed to clean a gap on a log [Continue Reading]
Plassmeyer and Friends at Growlers
Andy Plassmeyer, his sons and some friends came out for a ride at Growlers recently. They were grateful to be able to hook one of the kids up with a ride from the Bikes for Beginners fleet. Check the vid. Near the end you will see Andy go over the bars on the [Continue Reading]
Driver Decimates Critical Mass Ride
Snow Ride
Dave, Denise, and I were the only ones dumb enough to show up for the Saturday morning snow ride at Growlers. There was a minimum of 3-4 inches of snow under the canopy, with 6 to 10 inches in spots. I was in 1-3 for almost the entire ride but it felt like 2-6. [Continue Reading]
Legacy-WTF Vid
Probably the best video to date of the DH run off Legacy and down the new WTF line. Thanks to Kelley Hinkle. [Continue Reading]