Nothing clears my head like speed. I can't think of a better way to accomplish this than on skis. Straightlining a chute, sumitting to gravity, with giant rocks on either side of you. Making super G turns down a groomer, coming around a turn, and seeing a hump in front of you, prompting you to say "oh shit!" Cruising through some trees, shoulders brushing them, hoping and praying you can manage to turn around all of them. The various frames of reference and the ability to push the envelope in each one is awesome. The only other thing I can legally think of is in a boat, but while 70 in a boat is great, it doesn't compare to 70 on skis. No way in hell... and summer is over.
I need to clear my head really bad. I need speed. I need to ski. Is it winter yet?
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09-22-2004, 08:05 PM #1
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Speed
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09-22-2004, 08:13 PM #2
Powder time...
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I think the consensus is that we are all jonesing about right now...
Tact is for those not witty enough to be sarcastic...
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09-22-2004, 08:15 PM #3
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Dude. You need to find some better dealers. You won't have to chase them down on skis and cliffs and all of that. They'll bring the speed that you need to you sometimes! In months other than winter even.
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09-22-2004, 08:48 PM #4
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"You take drugs, Danny?"
"Every day."
"Good."
-CaddyshackLast edited by seldon; 09-22-2004 at 08:51 PM.
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09-22-2004, 09:45 PM #5
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You sir need a road bike nothing like railing corners at 40 mph
Its not that I suck at spelling, its that I just don't care
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09-22-2004, 09:46 PM #6
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You sir, need to learn how to ski faster.
Originally Posted by ak_powder_monkey
Avoid employing unlucky people - throw half of the pile of resume's in the bin without reading them.
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09-22-2004, 09:56 PM #7
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And I need a road bike I have to be going down a hill to hit 40 on my mt Bike, but I bet I could get 40 on flats on a roady Originally Posted by Ski Beaver
Its not that I suck at spelling, its that I just don't care
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09-22-2004, 10:00 PM #8
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You, sir, need to discover punctuation.
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09-22-2004, 10:05 PM #9
40 Nickels!!!!
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Originally Posted by ak_powder_monkey
I should hope so, I've hit 36mph on my mountain bike on the flats.
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09-22-2004, 11:16 PM #10
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You, sir, need to discover methanphetamines. Originally Posted by ak_powder_monkey
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09-22-2004, 11:18 PM #11
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BWA!!!
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POTYAvoid employing unlucky people - throw half of the pile of resume's in the bin without reading them.
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09-22-2004, 11:19 PM #12
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Amen,or to DH single track,kayak,surf...... Originally Posted by ak_powder_monkey
Calmer than you dude
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09-22-2004, 11:20 PM #13
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Nothing like laying out a turn on the boards Originally Posted by ak_powder_monkey
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09-22-2004, 11:32 PM #14
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I sometimes find it hilarious that late night threads turn into AKPM bashing sessions....
This is one of those times for sure.
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09-22-2004, 11:46 PM #15
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It's only 3.45pm here, still got another 8 hours of bashing to go then.
Avoid employing unlucky people - throw half of the pile of resume's in the bin without reading them.
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09-23-2004, 09:12 AM #16
Hunkerin down on dem rims
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I'm just amazed he can get the needle in his vein while doing 70 on skis. He also eluded to shooting up while doing 70 in a speed boat. I suppose that's possible if the water's not too choppy... Originally Posted by joshbu
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09-23-2004, 11:29 AM #17
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70 mph? You should try something north of 130. Keeps you pretty concentrated...
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09-23-2004, 11:55 AM #18
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apparently you can damage your veins while shooting up at speed. Originally Posted by Ubersheist
http://www.totalobscurity.com/mind/meth/meth-intro.jpg
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09-23-2004, 12:07 PM #19
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Try going that fast on a skateboard...... Originally Posted by Theodore
I dunno how fast I went, but is scared the piss out of me. You can't 'hit the ground running' after a certain point, and I had passed that point.... I think I melted my wheels a little bit..."Have fun, get a flyrod, and give the worm dunkers the finger when you start double hauling." ~Lumpy
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09-23-2004, 12:38 PM #20
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Yeah, but no more then when you're at a standstill. If you're gonna shoot up regardless, you might as well have that extra adrenaline rush going while you shoot up. This year, I plan on hucking a 90 footer and shooting up while mid-air. Either that, or mid run on the Heart Chute at Kirkwood. I bet the experience of breaking bones while on a speed trip is something that words cannot describe! Originally Posted by basom
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09-23-2004, 02:31 PM #21
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Hell YES
There's nothing like top-to-bottom super g runs to spike the adrenaline and burn stress.
Balls Deep in the 'Ho
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09-24-2004, 06:26 AM #22
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I remember bombing down the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island on my mountain bike with knobby tires and full touring paraphenalia strapped to the back (tent, sleeping bag, clothes etc.). I topped out at 79kph (just shy of 50mph). That was a rush.
Sick and ashamed and happy (and would have hit 80 but I didn't have the nerve to pass the car I'd caught up to),
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