La Cañada

12/17/2000

Attendance
  • TsaiBorg
  • Air Mapster
  • Zippy MacPhee 19
 
BIKE GOD Theatre
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It is a rare treat to have our BIKE DOG mascot, Kippy, join us for this ride. He symbolizes all that is great about BIKE GODS: extreme physical fitness, dedication to the trail, and determination to boldly press on when all others would collapse in exhaustion.
 
Booty Boy gets ready to ride along with his BIKE BABY strapped on. It's never too early to teach a young BIKE GODDESS the ways of the trail.baby.jpg
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And they're off! TsaiBorg, Zippy, Booty and Baby, Kippy, BIKE MOM, and a BIKE GODDESS are all eager to attack the trail today. Booty decides to stay with the BIKE DOG today, hoping to teach his BIKE BABY a lesson about heart, of which the BIKE DOG has plenty.
 
TsaiBorg and Zippy MacPhee cross the first of many streams this day in La Cañada.cross1.jpg
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While speeding up impossible hills is his strength, crossing rocky riverbeds is definitely the Borg's weakness. Here, he gets a little tripped up.
 
TsaiBorg waits and watches Zippy's technique for crossing this river. If there's anything the Borg can't do, you can be sure he'll study it and perfect it until he's the best at it.zmc1.jpg
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Already showing great signs of improvement, TsaiBorg crosses this water hazard without difficulty.
 
A little shaken up by this crossing, TsaiBorg must get off and walk Iron Henry to drier land. He's improving, but not all there yet...foot.jpg
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Zippy MacPhee is able to use his BIKE GOD water crossing skills to jump ahead of the Borg in an unlikely move.
 
Now it's time to rest a bit and dry off... The BIKE GODS have come far and crossed many raging rivers: the bikes deserve a break.sign.jpg
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TsaiBorg and Zippy disappear into the bushes, taking a strange trail that no living being has ever attempted. This is farther than even the BIKE GODS have ever ventured into the weirdness that is La Cañada.
 
Soon, fearing for the safety of their mortal bikes, the BIKE GODS do the humane thing and turn around. The trail has become very deadly and the bikes are getting jumpy.turnaround.jpg
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TsaiBorg returns from the wacko trail, the first living being to come back alive. It is a great moment in biking history.
 
Something must have really spooked Sprocket Rocket up there. His rear wheel comes off in a panic as the BIKE GODS make their way back down the treacherous slope. Not to worry, Zip and Borg have experience in fixing this from last week.fixit.jpg
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After taking the other trail from the sign, the BIKE GODS come upon this strange waterfall. Zippy MacPhee decides it's time for a little reckless thrill ride: he climbs to the top and plunges down the waterfall on his bike. Great fun!
 
TsaiBorg is definitely improving dramatically by watching Zippy at every crossing. His skills are about ready to surpass those of Z-Mac and Air-Map.
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As of this crossing, it is apparent that the Borg has learned all that he can from watching his fellow BIKE GODS. As with any other skill he possesses, he must now forge ahead on his own, becoming the best there is.ziplash.jpg
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And now TsaiBorg crosses first, showing Zippy how it's done.
 
Sprocket's wheel pops out again, but it's no problem for the able and experienced hands of the BIKE GODS. Soon it is back in place so well that Zippy has no problem finishing the ride by beating a "professional" biker back to the starting area.fixitagain.jpg
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