November 22, 2020: A Perfect Fall Day at Skypark
Channel: New Tricks For Old Dogs
Date: 2020-12-11

Going over the bars within the first 100 feet of the first run of the day isn't normally a good sign, but this day was different!

It was precisely what you would call a "Skypark Perfect" fall day when my brakes failed* on my Sleigh Ride warmup.  In spite of flying/rolling 30+ feet, I landed oddly upright with barely a scratch; feeling very much NOT like I crashed, but like I was roughly placed there by the same Elves who guided my crash to protect me, but who honestly had better things to do than rescue people who don't properly maintain their bikes and you should be glad they bothered to help at all with everything that's got to be done around here before Christmas (said nobody in particular as a large white dog licked a scratch on my arm until it vanished).

After trudging back up to the top of the trail, the completely non-fictional @brentoncrowe offered to ride back down with me to the shop where the also non-fictional Dakota took only a minute or two to find multiple problems (frozen piston, leaking lever, etc) with my brakes.  Thankfully, Dakota was able to get them working again which enabled me to ride "like a leaf on the wind"** for the rest of the day.  As always, so many thanks to the dedicated staff at Skypark!  

And yeah, a few runs later I was carried away by the little known Northwood Order Of Benevolent Spirits; who guided my ascension to a new plane of existence where I now reside.  That was pretty cool! ***, ****



0:00 - Blah, Blah, blah (shut up and ride)
0:28 - Arrow with @brentoncrowe (without brakes)
3:02 - First run of the day (crash!)
3:55 - Test brake repair (Neverland Jumpline)
5:55 - Sleighride again, this time with brakes!
7:28 - Playground
8:13 - Ascension!

Filmed November 22, 2020 at Skypark Bike Park @ Santa's Village in Skyforest, CA.

* Brakes hadn't been tested.  It was I who failed.
** I am aware that means I am probably already dead.
*** Yes, this is a parody of the ubiquitous 'face your fear of falling' MTB video, and 
**** No, I was not on psychedelic drugs!

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