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NEW VIDEO: Forest Muni 8/5/06

terrybigwheel · 2006-08-08T03:02:25+00:00

Well the Old Guys are at it again! This time me & Jim (Recently back from a trip up north with his wife) decided to try a new Muni venue, Whiting Ranch, in the Mission Viejo area. Actually, it's new to me; Jim's muni'd here a few times already. The loop is about 7-8 miles, and we started at 4pm, finished around 8:15! The hardest climb was a section called "dreaded hill"; the name is very fitting! Otherwise this was a really beautiful trail with lush and varied vegetation and LOTS of cooling shade trees. Kinda like a story-book forest! It isn't the most technical of trails but has nice variety and a little bit of everything, including "cougars and deers and bees, OH MY!" So this video is basically just us having a blast...a couple old dogs trying to learn new tricks! Oh, at the end of the video is a little nod to my "jumping" coach and mentor, Morty, who has really inspired me to jump higher and higher!😄 *_Since_the_regular_gallery_is_down,_I_uploaded_it_here:__*F7BWZgmVqRI You can view it in full-screen mode by clicking the button on the bottom right of the viewing screen, but the quality is not that hot. Not sure why as the res. is full size. -- terrybigwheel Impotence: Nature's Way Of Saying "No Hard Feelings". Uni is just a cycle I'm going through. 😎 *My Video Gallery*: http://tinyurl.com/e6wt5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ terrybigwheel's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11418 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/51866

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terrybigwheel
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8 August 2006, 03:02 UTC #1

Well the Old Guys are at it again! This time me & Jim (Recently back
from a trip up north with his wife) decided to try a new Muni venue,
Whiting Ranch, in the Mission Viejo area. Actually, it's new to me;
Jim's muni'd here a few times already.
The loop is about 7-8 miles, and we started at 4pm, finished around
8:15! The hardest climb was a section called "dreaded hill"; the name
is very fitting! Otherwise this was a really beautiful trail with lush
and varied vegetation and LOTS of cooling shade trees. Kinda like a
story-book forest!
It isn't the most technical of trails but has nice variety and a little
bit of everything, including "cougars and deers and bees, OH MY!" So
this video is basically just us having a blast...a couple old dogs
trying to learn new tricks!
Oh, at the end of the video is a little nod to my "jumping" coach and
mentor, Morty, who has really inspired me to jump higher and higher!😄
*_Since_the_regular_gallery_is_down,_I_uploaded_it_here:__*
You can view it in full-screen mode by clicking the button on the
bottom right of the viewing screen, but the quality is not that hot.
Not sure why as the res. is full size.
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Eroick
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8 August 2006, 03:11 UTC #2

It is low quality with fullscreen because the res you are recording at
is less than the res of my monitor. Therefore, the pixels get enlarged
and it looks fulgly.
Nice vid though! That sucks that you trashed the camera, but whatever.
Makes me want to go ride some MUni 🙂.
I noticed you got a KH 24". How do you like it? Is it like 1000x better
than the DX :P? Did you hop onto any of those things you
dropped/gapped?
Also, the random comments were really good and funny "now try it on the
unicycle" YEAH RIGHT! Your cat was SO funny too.
Nicely done 🙂 Get a better camera when you get a new one.
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8 August 2006, 03:25 UTC #3

Don't make videos like that.
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terrybigwheel
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8 August 2006, 03:30 UTC #4

Eroick said:
It is low quality with fullscreen because the res you are recording at
is less than the res of my monitor. Therefore, the pixels get enlarged
and it looks fulgly.
Nice vid though! That sucks that you trashed the camera, but whatever.
Makes me want to go ride some MUni 🙂.
I noticed you got a KH 24". How do you like it? Is it like 1000x better
than the DX :P? Did you hop onto any of those things you
dropped/gapped?
Also, the random comments were really good and funny "now try it on the
unicycle" YEAH RIGHT! Your cat was SO funny too.
Nicely done 🙂 Get a better camera when you get a new one.
Actually, my camera was only "ruined" temporarily the week before when
the high humidity disabled the camera, so that's why I only had the one
first shot. The res qualtiy is really very good on my camera, as you
can see in the numerous vids I've posted to my gallery. I think the
problem is with "youtube", but hey, it's free so no biggie. And since I
did a similar drop from a skinny a couple weeks back ("muni at dawn"😉 I
didn't want to drop from that bridge skinny 'cause there was nothing to
hold on to, to get me started,and I can't "freemount" from that height
on a skinny! Besides, my bones are too old to heal very fast! Yep,Morty
is a comedian for sure!
Thanks!
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Eroick
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8 August 2006, 03:35 UTC #5

truthfulblah said:
Don't make videos like that.
Don't make comments like that.
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terrybigwheel
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8 August 2006, 03:38 UTC #6

Eroick said:
Don't make comments like that.
Who the heck is that guy? Did you see his post? Totally insane! I've
never seen or heard of him before, although it looks like he's been a
member for a couple of years.
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Eroick
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8 August 2006, 03:42 UTC #7

Take a look at his post history (click his name). All his posts are
stupid. Give him the banhammer!
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iridemymuni
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8 August 2006, 03:43 UTC #8

nice video
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terrybigwheel
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8 August 2006, 03:43 UTC #9

Eroick said:
Take a look at his post history (click his name). All his posts are
stupid. Give him the banhammer!
I'll take your word for it. I'd rather stay positive and in an good
mood.😄
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8 August 2006, 03:44 UTC #10

truthfulblah said:
Don't make videos like that.
don't breathe
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Eroick
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8 August 2006, 03:48 UTC #11

ANYWAY...
Hows the KH compared to the DX?
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terrybigwheel
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8 August 2006, 03:54 UTC #12

Eroick said:
ANYWAY...
Hows the KH compared to the DX?
Well it seems lighter and "feels" more solid, and there is a Q-factor
with the KH cranks, whereas the dx were straight cranks, plus 150mm
compared to my KH 165's. Overall, I like it better; I just don't know
if the the $520 price tag is justified. The Torker is quite a solid,
seemingly well built splined muni for about 1/2 the cost of the KH. But
I do like it a lot!😄 (Rim is 42mm, vs. 38mm for the DX, so that IS
better IMO)
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8 August 2006, 04:00 UTC #13

Heh, I did LOVE the paint on the DX you had. It was one of the coolest
looking unis Ive seen!
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terrybigwheel
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8 August 2006, 04:05 UTC #14

Eroick said:
Heh, I did LOVE the paint on the DX you had. It was one of the coolest
looking unis Ive seen!
Yeah, but now I can't do my KH in camo, since now it wouldn't be unique
anymore. I was thinking of stripping my KH to the bare aluminum! I
think that might look pretty cool too! What do you think?
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8 August 2006, 04:06 UTC #15

Nice little vid, bro. I liked the mix of low-key BGM and the fact that
we can hear you guys talking.
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*girl yawns, guy pokes her tounge with his finger*
if she freaks out it didnt work, if she laughs your in good shape.

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terrybigwheel
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8 August 2006, 04:12 UTC #16

dudewithasock said:
Nice little vid, bro. I liked the mix of low-key BGM and the fact that
we can hear you guys talking.
You mean low volume? Yeah, I kinda like having the commentary on there,
even though what we say may not be very interesting, but it just makes
it a little more "folksy" I guess. That song was the soundtrack to the
movie "easy rider", with Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper.
I think the film (now a classic) came out in 1969. I guess the music
dates me! But that's the rock I grew up with, although when I was a
nightclub DJ (1980-1991) I played everything from Depeche mode to ZZ
top! It was all good. (Pretty much)
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8 August 2006, 04:16 UTC #17

It's a classic song, so you get a [image:
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/6049/grinningsmiley003vw5.gif] from
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*girl yawns, guy pokes her tounge with his finger*
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8 August 2006, 04:18 UTC #18

dudewithasock said:
It's a classic song, so you get a [image:
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/6049/grinningsmiley003vw5.gif] from
me.
Where did you get that "thumbs up" smiley??? That's cool!
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8 August 2006, 04:20 UTC #19

terrybigwheel said:
Where did you get that "thumbs up" smiley??? That's cool!
'Here.' (http://www.clicksmilies.com/)
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8 August 2006, 04:26 UTC #20

dudewithasock said:
'Here.' (http://www.clicksmilies.com/)
Thanks. Now I've been meaning to ask you: What does your username mean?
Is it just as simple as it sounds? You just have a "sock?" Or is there
another meaning? 😕
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