Elephant Head Ride on Google Earth

For all of those who are Google earth fans, you can now follow
the epic journey of five brave Go Banana team members as
they ride the Elephant Head in Tucson, Arizona

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=EarthSports&Number=976789&Searchpage=1&Main=976789&Words=&topic=&Search=true

Or directly in Google Earth:

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=976789

We'll put more of our team's journeys as we get them plotted.

Thomas

There's a House in the Middle of the Trail

Click your mouse on the pic to the left but be warned it's a little depressing. It's the planned housing development in Kanata overlayed on top of the Kanata Lakes trails. A lot of trails will be lost :( The good news is the Outback is untouched.....for now.

Go Banana Video

On The Set With Go Banana

Members of the famed Go Banana MTB Team today participated in an early morning video shoot for the much anticipated Go Banana Promo Video. The promo video was expected to make the cut off for Sundace but after a few technical setbacks it is now thinking Cannes may be a better release target. To the left is a behind the scenes picture of "Man Down" testing the handlebar mount which was quickly sidelined due to shoddy craftsmanship. With the loss of the handlebar cam the director (Ben Eagan) had to quickly come up with some new shots to fill the void. Luckily the day was saved when an opportunity presented itself for "The Third" to attempt the dangerous and rarely seen "Double Back Axle Face Slide" off a jump on a downhill. What an impressive simultaneous display of bravery and sheer stupidity. Director Ben Eagan was quoted saying such compliments as "What the f*#k was that?" and "Are you sure you're OK?". Other great shots included falling off a rock bridge while trying to stare at the camera, Big Air T-man soaring off an A-frame, and the Go Banana patented move of riding in a line going down a straight flat path. This will be one video worth waiting for the director's cut!

24 Hour Summer Solstice Photos

Anyone that would like to view the photos taken throughout the race weekend can follow this link.

http://picasaweb.google.com/tommiller6/24HourSummerSolstice

New Trail...well for us anyways

Saturday morning a gaggle of Go Banana'ers headed south down the 416 to try out some new trails called Limerick Forest. The trails were fast and twisting and a lot of fun, definitely worth the drive. There wasn't much climbling but the sand made up for that cardio wise.