DL Dreams

photos by Dave Roth and Oregon Velo...thanks for shooting guys...

CRUSADE WRAPPED

World Class racing right in the backyard...add text book conditions, the series overall winner separated by mere points, the best photography in the biz, waffles, beers, a cheering family, a first timer mate from Oz on a borrowed Surly from a legendary shop...BAM..PERFECT DAY.

Blow by blow here, and the paperwork here. Do yourself the favor and look at the photos...they are moving. Well done gentlemen. The inspirations go on and on....Sacha White nailing it in the SS's in denim, the above mentioned Aussie getting his first taste of CX mud, my family around all day and cheering all over the course, Ryan from Veloshop's incredible shoutouts to keep 'em turning...epic. And Steven Hunter...legendary speedster...amazing pulls today...bravo. Great racing bro. The pain, the hardship, the heartbreak...it definately keeps ya coming back for more...gotta love this sport. Epic.

FLAT OUT

Saturday's Salem State Champs...a nice warmup to Sunday's chaos....

Read all about it...the SSCXWC was everything and more. Holeshotted the Lemans-style U-turn start and hit the first runup 4th wheel..246 chasing....it was all turning perfectly...we pulled away as the chaos unfolded behind. Of course it did, it was supposed to. Shortcuts galore brought some familiar faces into the mix and then it was over...three laps into the five/six and a puncture took down the Dugast. Sliced. Did someone throw a handful of nails in the water? Maybe I ran over a beer bottle? A perfect ending to a damn fun start...Ha. Next year. Next year Seattle...

Forecasted

Rain, wind, mud...perfect day for a RACE here in Portland...Saturday gone and the SS is primed and ready...one more epic to come...It's another perfect day....time for the ThunderDome!

Monster's Ball

PRO, stacked, fuzz, encrusted, the main event

Bad line...down and out

Worse line

Thanks: collage photos Jess and Fin, bad riding shots by D.Roth

Stop and GO

JD rolled out the new bike..just in time for the good stuff...the conditions of dreams. Souls rejoice.

Just enough time in the saddle to dirty myself up nicely before the self pulled number and time to stop...the rawness of the flesh couldn't control the machine....next week's double will thank me kindly.

Meanwhile back in Wisco, flooding turned the courses into cancellations but thankfully those that wanna ride did...taking it all into their own hands, making a few calls, and getting together 20 or so racers to make something outta nothing...gotta love that. Nicely done boys.

race hands

Blister in the Sun

To quote Douglas..."BAM, Epic Day!" CC3 in the books...MC and PDXCROSS absolutely slaying it. Everyone came to the party except the mud...next week? It just keeps getting better...

Photo thanks: Cory, HUP Dave, and OCA

Heart

Wille loves coffee. Loves drinking it, making it, sharing it. So much that he's opened a cafe, roasting his own beans, and making Portland that much better. Heart. 2211 E. Burnside, Portland. Opening 10/20/2009. Go.

Legends

CAMERON RYAN DUNN

Steps

turn out the lights and strip away 21 of the choices and the bike seems to move...the third step and finally it feels like all is turning. As long as the pavement doesn't win the battle again with the 1-0 knockout punch that sent me sliding as the race went down the road....loss of skin and the shredded kit feeling the pain as the chase couldn't close it down.

Hulick ziptied the shifter and spun the black circle with the rest of us, what a treat to get to pedal on his wheel and take a few turns working together on the machines.

The conditions are shaping up nicely for another good weekend in the dirt.

I AM SNOWBOARDING

www.iamJLA.org

Got involved in this one with a collaboration with Lib paint and ink genius Nick Russian...an interaction and frienship long overdue. You can check out some of his nonboard work here. Turns out that not only does Nick like the shred, he enjoys the spincycle of the 34:15 dirtbike...hopefully we'll pedal together at the main event.

This show kicks off another new photo project that I'm involved with which will launch in the very near future....if you liked this then hold tight, the real deal is coming.

Stuck in the Middle

CX in full swing nationwide...CC two down, more to come. Last row starts make it near impossible to even see the race go out the road in front, so chase it is and slowly the dust will settle and the finishes will bump up...hopefully...two medium finishes with so much improvement on the horizon. The fast guys are all there, that's for sure...Tonkin, Skerritt, Blackwelder, Hulick, Cameron....all flying.

Team SV09 kit designed by J.Dunn, Speedvagen courtesy of The Vanilla Workshop...

Friends going fast...Ramsey in the dirt and J.Dunn on the move.

Photo: Cory Grove, other shots above by pdxcross.com, and oregonvelo.com..many thanks guys....nice to be in front of the camera instead of behind it for a change...I love this season.

CX_WkEnd#1_USGP_PlanetBikeCup, WI

transitions

Reason enough

to go to the Northwoods...Rock Lake singletrack...with your brothers...

C40

On the Sauce

Wouldn't have wanted to do it any differently...RGR weekend and the sun was out and temps and spirits glowing. 137 miles of embrocated bliss. Saturday's spinfest CHEQFAT should follow suit.

The Field of Dreams...back for one more round of practice before the granddaddy of dirt...it'll be nice be back in the Northwoods.

CX--The Planet Bike Cup will be the opener...and the SV is ready just in time...

Around the Corner

Out of NZ winter and settling into life on the Northern Beaches of Sydney...time to squeeze in some 'weight training' for the CX season that is indeed around the corner at home in Portland...ding ding ding....ouch.

NZ WHITEOUT

Carbo load

Ice Boxed

Primed for the 23 hour trip with a 40 degree night shoot at Hood with the girls fully decked in 2011 B, summer goes on a hold and next revolutions will be on NZ dirt, a perfect transition to the CXmania that surely follows. Bags are packed, board mounted, bike boxed, cameras loaded and family ready...9 checked pieces should make a stir...Down Under here we come as the mission begins....center seats? You gotta be kidding me...

54%

Watching the epic fireworks throughout the escalation of the Giant is enough to make anyone wanna go out and find their own piece that tips up...PTown ain't no Provence but we've got Larch and a TT up the 3K some foot ele gain over the 16miles on Sunday felt like the right thing to do. No records set but the SV moved nicely in my first cat3 start...and all before the real temps blanketed the city and the dwellers scampered to whatever water they could find.

Monday was another scorcher...how hard can 30 minutes really hurt anyways? The DeSalvo slimmed down to sub17 with the Furious Freds mounted and aired, ready for the hard dry dirt that the course revealed last year...how did I miss the memo that mentioned 'mud romp'? Fires hoses cooling it all off nicely while at the same time turning portions of the superfun motoXcourse into a slopfest...54%...that's about the amount of time I actually was upright pedaling....dress shoes on frozen lake, ballbearing walk in your slippers...you got the idea. At least a half dozen times down and just shy of catching the two leaders that slipped away somewhere in the pigs den...let's just say the knobbies are already mounted for next week's final and I'll be sure to keep the redcones on the right, the yellow on the left...Goodstuff out there for sure...CX is nearing....just gotta get this winter trip outta the way....

Photo thanks here....

Red Hot Hood

Quick winter break from my summer vacation...three days up at Mt. Hood for an exclusive Shaun White Red Bull pipe session...a good prelude to getting back to seeing life through the black box before the annual trip down under for a few weeks of NZ POW!

3

Got the bump to Cat3...Tour of America's Dairyland wrapped nicely with 3 top ten's on the road events and a bunch finish after a solid 50 minutes on the front on my first crit...overall ended up 3rd for the 4/5's (despite the online erroroneous results).

Next up...more dirt...Wisconsin Singlespeed Championships at Levis tomorrow...can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday...ride some of the State's best singletrack with my two bros leadin' the charge....

PDX CX dirt gettin' closer with every passing event...and the SV is coming together....

ROAD grime

The Tour of America's Dairyland...our 'tour' on the road. Three road races and a downtown crit for our FUEL team of Mike and I...missed ya Joe and thanks for the pulls Sam on the Greenbush route! Damn fun few weeks....lots of miles on the front and enough results to move again...this time from cat 4>3. It's all on track for a good CX season in PDX.

Why wouldn't ya ride this one? Ride down the middle of Downer and Lake Drive, Belgium beer gardens, fan lined streets, cupcakes at registration, and a full support tent by our sponsor? Come on....it's Summer! RIDE HARD!

DIRT HURTS

the BATTLEFIELD

and the BOOT CAMP

Got Milk

The pavement was familiar due to the snowy day stomping grounds from back in the day, but it didn't take the edge off of the 44miler that we rolled into early on Thursday morning...day one of the Tour that Mike and I thought would be a nice prelude to Saturday's dirt bike rally.

A third of the way into the first of two laps on the proposed 2016 Olympic course Pinnacle road and it's sharp little climb splintered the field to pieces while the continuing rollers took our lead group to 10, then five. Through the feed station the UW masher lifted the pace and went off the of front....a gap worth closing so a quick acceleration joined me to his wheel and a look under my shoulder confirmed this was our chance to go.

Lap two was just the two of us...working, talking, riding...hitting it hard to stay away from any chasers, but soft enough to enjoy the amazing landscape that makes Wisco so epic. Around and up again and as the road tipped to the sky, the days of pushing up to Skyline back in Portland paid off as nothing separated the SV from the tape...three for three on the road..time for a bump perhaps?

Actually...time for alot of bumps...simply time for the dirt....there will be plenty to chase out there....864 is ready....

The Homeland

PDX departure was the hardest part, and now that the Midwestern sky welcomes me back, the racing schedule tightens and the fun begins...three paved and two dirt bike events on the agenda...the first being the proposed 2016 Olympic road event in Blue Mounds...the Ventoux of the Midwest? We'll see how it goes up...

Fuel Vs. The Volcano

Tuesday night spin down to Sellwood and back...maybe it was the headwind, or perhaps the rubbing brakepad, or maybe I was just sucking...anyways, felt like the owner of this 'was sweet' Merlin XLM must feel on the daily trips to the park...longhaulin' em down to the jungle gym! Beats collecting dust in the garage I suppose.

Wed morning rain made the 1st of the Tabor Series races less than inviting...a few Chemex pots of Fuel/Alterra fresh from Milwaukee and the clearing afternoon skies changed that...kissed the bub goodnight and pedaled over to see how the scene was shaping up...8 laps for the cat 4's and we were off.

What a venue for a Wednesday night bike race...epic. Lucky to live in Portland. The SV rolled smoothly...METAL seems to be feeling better than plastic these days.
With one to go and Kic on the sidelines, the mountain biker instinct and the anxiety of waiting allowed the twitch free for a test....how bad could one lap feel anyways? Nothing compared to a night at the Beech back in Wisco or what the real men were to feel as they climbed the Geant de Provence the next day....quick look back and no one was there..so head down and drill it solo lappin' to the tape..

WISCO GREEN BUDS

Quick weekend blastoff to Wisco....got the machines dialed at GARAGE864 and the new DeSalvo Ti29SS was ready to roll.
WORS XC#2-Crystal Lake Classic up in Rhinelander...an 11 mile loop of the sweetest Wisco singletrack that the preride felt that the 36x18 would feel about right...virgin lineup in the Elite field meant that the chase was sure to be fast and furious (fun as shit riding with ya James)...when the dust settled...the FUEL brothery lineup rolled home in sync...seconds apart after the 2.5 hour epic. Way too much fun...like a cagefight at a birthday party...thank god that the Blatz were flowin'...thanks Polska bros.

Beechwood Tuesday...gettin' in the thick green backwoods with the buds...3 laps to keep 'em in tune as the campfire and the homebrews keep it real.
Joe on the cam landing me on the site...nailing it home. Can hardly wait til next time...the road and the kid fill the gaps...jc

Perspective

KING SNOW MAGAZINE just posted an interview I did with them recently...check it out here. A slice of my history and some snaps. Thanks for reading.

seasonal change

GO!

black & WHITE

Got the opportunity to shoot a portrait session with Shaun White for the Burton 2010 Consumer Catalog which will drop sometime in early autumn. Impromptu two light setup with Moran on the assist.

transfer mag australia

Portfolio that Jess and I put together for a launch of a new Australian Snowboard Mag called Transfer....check it out online here....

words here....

Distant Worlds

My mate Joshua recently sent me this shot from one of his job sites in Sydney...gorgeous morning looking North over the Harbor complete with Opera House and The Bridge. I can't stop looking at it.

This was my first shot the other morning. Stepped out of the A-Star and into the depths of the Chilkats about 33miles outta Haines, Alaska.

Tsirku Glacier, Haines, Alaska

iHeli

Jake Burton shoot at the uber-ritzy Mike Wiegele Heli...what camera did I shoot? My phone.

basement puddles

another trainer...still can't get there from here. snow falling outside with boards not bikes the means. Time and a place for everything i tell myself and the buzzer rounding out the time here says. trying to get them spinning when the rest are already on the road. the training wheels are gonna get swapped soon...it'll all fall into place eventually...

Spring Break

COMMUTE

Morning commute to work, AK style. No traffic, no cell phone, no Sarah Palin, no bullshit. Juneau to Haines sold out flight...all five seats that is. Flew over the Kensington Gold Project which currently employs about 200 Haines locals. Work is good. Settling into Haines life and watching the snow fall lightly this morning out of my window.

Pocket Wizard Tech

I just got an email from my editor Ed Blomfield over at the UK based mag

letting me know that they've run a shot of mine for their Spring Issue cover...a pipe shot of Kazu Kokubo from NZ. Here it is:

Yeah, looks nice and clean, and gotta love the pink.

Anyways, shots like this, and many others that end up filling the pages of mags like Whitelines, TWS get me excited about a new product that I'm receiving today from PocketWizard , the new MiniTT1 and the FlexTT5. Check it. New feature is called HyperSync and it allows faster flash syncing without cutting power at all.

Hopefully this will make shots like this one a bit better...by allowing a faster shutter speed sync, hopefully the motion and ghosting will be minimized. Yeah, we've been able to do this by cheating a faster shutter speed (1/320th, 1/400th) and dealing with the clipping on the unimportant part of the frame, but hopefully this legit system will be a bit cleaner.

ORD

Sighting in Chicago O'hare.

COMMITTED

Jess Mooney Photo Essay

MFM, Sandy, Oregon, July 2008

Laura Hadar, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2008

DCP, Squamish, B.C., Canada, February 2008

Danny Davis, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA., April 2008

I recently assisted Jess Mooney on a series of portraits of professional snowboarders that had been sidelined for a portion of the Winter 2008 snow season due to injury...'broken' was collection and although it was slotted for a multi-page layout in the current Volume of TWS, things changed and it was killed.  I really like the shots and wanted to post them to get them out there....here's a sample.  They will also be appearing in European Method Magazine.

This is Only a Test

Comp Collage...ain't no show happening...jc

SNAPS

MY SNOW LIFE

Learning to Fly

January prep begins..on the snow road..1am, Zurich, Switzerland