Archive for October, 2008

Spead eagle Lima

So a sad day has passed; the final session down the woods for the year. This is a collection of shots I took the week before the last session, from 10 foot up a dead tree. The trails were running amazing, people were all shredding, smiles were present, everyone was having a real good time. Hope you enjoy these photo’s as much as I enjoyed shooting them and being in the woods.

Tyre grab twist - Aidan

Lima - One foot X up seat grab

Aidan - straight up twist

Poll - 1 foot X up

Mistimed Aidan no hand

Liam - chilling

Poll - indown

Lima - 1 foot opposite table

Although the summer weather sucked this year, we still managed to get in a good amount of amazing sessions this summer. From having awesome people come stay every weekend when we moved to Oxford, to having big name American and UK pro riders come hang out and ride, to chilling with the other locals on quiet Sundays, lots of sessions were sweet. We had some rad bbq’s, Daz drank too much tea and Relentless, Aidans spins went mental and I spent to much time trying to get a good no hand shot with him. Most stuff built worked to which was grand. The Lightsinthewoods built alot of new stuff during wet summer days, which was bloody splendid, especially the amazing ‘Gym’ line. Some photo’s of the jumps even got in magazines, which i think makes it trendy or something. I only shot photo’s of riding down there a couple of times, which shows how much fun riding we had. This winter feels like it will be hard for me, after having spent last in Australia, but I’m sure kooked times will be had with people in Oxford and further afield. Everyone who visited loved the mainline too, which asures you that a line is fun. Next summer is going to be absolutely obscene down there, I can’t even contemplate right now what the place will look like 26 October 2009. Hope you enjoyed this update, here’s to British summer time. Ta ta.

So a few unrelated photo’s of different things.

Empire seems like a million years ago, good times, one of Yeagle shredding that never made the internet

Pipe is now in Texas with Timmy, most definitely doing things 1000000000 times more fun than 180ing off this block in Oxford

Silver Surfer…

Sausages getting the flame grilled treatment down the woods, always a treat

This night shredded, sick set, despite him being kooked as shit and incoherent

Went on a bike ride and stopped by this place, made my arms hurt from 1/2 hour’s bunny hopping, not top of my favourite spot list…

That is all for now. x

So a few weekends ago, myself, Ollie Gun and Will decided to take a trip up to Brighouse. After little sleep the previous night in Oxford partying and the long drive to Yorkshire, I couldn’t face riding on the Saturday afternoon. Needless to say after time spent up North, this weekend ruled. The Sunday was definitely one of the best sessions I’ve had all year, chilling through the lines, friendly faces and the Bbq blazing. Nathan Beddows also shot some awesome photo’s, especially some corkers of Will on the big line, which you should see some time. Due to being in ‘Duracell bunny ride non-stop’ mode on Sunday, here are just a few quick lazy shots I took on the Saturday evening. As always, thanks go out to Dan and John and the rest of those guys for being proper rad. Enjoy.

Dan table on one of my favourite jumps ever

William of the Hermann, sideways as shit

Sean from Durham? If anyone has any contact details for this dude, please let me know, want to get hold of him

And again, sweet steez

As close to riding a bike as i got pretty much that Saturday

Virgin guests must don the leathers, it’s the rules. Vegetable headbutting and Southerner hoovering also took place

So here is a small update with a few things that have happened to me lately. there are some more rad photo’s I have too, but have a bit of a backlog due to a lack of photo editing software of late. Guess the old program shit the bed, cheers a million to Yak for sorting out Photoshop.

Brighouse came to visit a while back, sweet photo

We went to Slade’s jam, which was so much fun, hundreds of people and full sunshine, sweet stunts Ash

The flyout comp was fun to watch, already hal cut by then, heckling everybody, Luke doing something

Little Mudge rips, trucky

Ron’s playground. SFL. Huge flip to flat, he also did a ultragnarly (gnarly times three) spin over the sideways bowl gap

One of the Northern chaps, forget his name…should have taken more photo’s, getting leathered was more fun

Dens 1. Sick figure down Banbury park

More TMS sickness…Trade mark styles…

John learnt something new as usual, pretty sweet fastplants on the sub

And a turndown fakie, old news

Winter looks like it is well and truly on our doorsteps, shorter days and colder nights are horrible. The thought of spending winter here is disgusting, Australia was such a sweet time, I’d do alot to be there for three months this winter again. From now on I plan on saving my pants off and hibernating so as to get the hell out of here next year. Make the most of every dry session left, if there even is going to be any more until spring time. Adios.

So I haven’t stopped updating this, just trying to make some kind of money. Anyone who lives in Oxfordshire can now see my lovely pictures in various local newspapers (Oxford Mail etc). I have been shooting lots, saving the best ones for an article… Anyway here are a couple of quick shots.

Alianos jam was fun

Local doing what he does best

Chaz getting some digging done

Dan McGeary getting rad

Aidan

Pipe twisting

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