It's a Dez Life: December 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009

Metzger and Friends in Ocotillo

Now, that was a weekend to remember. Not only did we have excellent weather and no crowd, but we got invited to go on a 'FreeRide' with the Godfather himself, Mike Metzger. Yes - that is a big name drop, but how often do we get to ride with the best, trek ocotillo on some tight trails, and check out some creative riding and jumps?... Nice!

We went from the Blu-Inn to Pole Line around Artesian Well (the tight trails) to Gas Dome to Shell Reef to the Playground and then back to camp as the sun went down... Man, it was like we had free admission to a show with the main star giving us a 'behind the scenes' look at it... sweetness!

Anyways, here is a picture of our first stop. The guy in the sky is Steven Haughelstine. If you haven't heard of him already, you will soon....this guy has crazy riding skills! Check him out at his website http://freeridemx.com/ .

From left to right: Sean'dra', Lettle Bean, unknown, Jason, unknown, Norm, Miles, unknown, Metzger, Dirty Mike, unknown, Terry. CLICK ON ANY PICTURE TO ENLARGE

Reggie was with us, but he got held up on the tight trail...helping someone out

we had Ben and Kelly backing us up at the Gas Dome and Shell Reef...

top it off with a concert Saturday night at the Blu-Inn for all the people who couldn't hang on the ride...lol

ok, so sorry for this hack job of a video, but I took the footage with my iPhone, and I put it all together using WMM for the first time.

another video

Thanks for the Ride, Mike!

Monday, December 14, 2009

RIP Cinqmars

This guy was ahead of his time - mad bike skills, natural McGrath / McGoo skills. The video below speaks for itself - absolutely classic footage.

Freestyle motocross pioneer Mike Cinqmars passed away today 12/11/09 at 2:08 a.m., according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner's Department. His cause of death is still unconfirmed, and an autopsy is scheduled for sometime next week. He was 31.