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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 2:51pm |
From the archives of an amazing Labor Day weekend. Between PBR's, Gordon stomps Jacob's Ladder on the Payette. Nice work, dude.
Gordon runs Jake's
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Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 8:54am |
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Thanks Brett!
What a fun and killer trip, I hope we can rally for the payette again this Labor day.
I want to make a special point though. If you look at the 45 second mark, you can see that I let go of the paddle. I was using the predator carbon fiber full face and it does not stay down. This is not an issue of outfitting, it is a poor design. To go off a medium sized drop and have a carbon fiber chin guard obstructing your view / not protecting your grill is bad. Having to let go of your paddle to fix your gear mid rapid is almost worse.
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Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 12:52pm |
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You can't adjust the chin strap so it pulls the front down more?
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Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 1:18pm |
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I think we saw you fellas on that weekend. Was our first time there and the river definitely lived up to the hype and will hopefully be able to make it a yearly event.
Jakes in the inflatable perspective
http://www.vimeo.com/20628730
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Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 2:03pm |
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I wish Dan, even with a tight chin strap the sucker moves like crazy. It is an issue that has to do with where the chin strap is attached to the helmet.
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Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 2:11pm |
That sucks man, I'm sorry.
Its still a sweet looking helmet though!
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Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 2:19pm |
Gordon, try cutting two wedges of foam shaped like a banana - Not like this one though. Glue one in the back as a lower head/neck brace and the other shaved to fit just at the brim of the helmet by your forehead. Hard to describe but something like this but not like this . That will keep it from moving around and provide better protection, I am pretty sure at least.
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Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 4:13pm |
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Nice run Gordon! That looks really fast for sure!
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Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 4:25pm |
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Thanks James, I will try that out when I get back to the pnw. U also looked at the sweet dull face and I am considering riveting in a support chin strap to keep the helmet more solid.
Dan- the helmet is super sexy! I hope that I can retrofit it
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