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We are lucky to have something as cool as Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park to ride at in the winter months in southeastrn Wisconsin.

The boys and I try to get there at least once a month since the place opened a couple of years ago.

As time went on, we got more and more comfortable riding the different terrains.

The foam pit is obviously the most fun.

This past Sunday our local track had a get togther for all our riders. Great fun and a chance to catch up with all the locals.

I just purchased a 2013 Big Ripper to run through it's paces, and was looking forward to riding the beast there.

Things were looking good for the first few hours. I was riding well, and the bike felt comfortable...

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Then, on my last go into the foam pit. For some reason I found myself in an awkward position in the air, and came down less than graceful. But, I was thinking "hey it's the foam pit, what could go wrong?" Well an even more awkward landing followed, and this was the result...

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After nearly ten years of being back riding and racing, and having numerous crashes both on and off the track. I know the law of averages would eventually catch up, but I still find it quite ironic that my most painful injury so far occured while pretty much riding by myself, jumping into a foam pit!



I don't believe it's broken, just sprained. But damn did it hurt!

I was a little bored this winter, and came across a really nice 2004 SE Racing Assassin for a good price. I showed it to my youngest son, and he dug it, so we decided it was time to build a bike together.

As some of you guys know, I've done the same with both my daughter and oldest boy in years past,and the experience was rewarding for all of us. Both of their bikes were based around a vintage F/F.

We decided to go a little more recent with this one...

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After some shopping and digging through my stash, the parts started to trickle in and the wrenching began...

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Phase one,with BB and cranks installed at LBS, complete...

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Commence phase two...

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Phase two complete...

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Final phase...

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Completed and ready to ride!

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Too bad we have THIS to deal with...

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I guess a trip to Ray's is in order...


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Another great year of riding for me and mine.

Here is my recap...

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/55190749" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/55190749">Keepin' it real 2012.</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5146741">karl aus dem bruch</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

I thought I would share some family pics from The Hill BMX Olympic Day.

This was a really cool idea from USABMX, getting people out to the track to race for free.

My youngest raced for only the second time, and I think he may be hooked. If only 50% of the riders come back, it's a great thing for BMX racing.

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I have been given the green light from Todd Lyons to start unveling some spy photos of SE's 2013 line-up, with a focus on one bike in particular.

Todd has picked many a brain for this year's line-up, and for some reason he found mine worthy. My two cents will be represented somewhere on this thread.

I know this is just a tease, but all will be unveiled soon. Todd kinda wants to have a little fun with this.

So here is your first look...

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