Whitewater Forum: Gordon runs Jake's

Gordon runs Jake's

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Topic: Gordon runs Jake's

Posted By: water wacko
Subject: Gordon runs Jake's
Date 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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnAxwEMUMDk - Gordon runs Jake's

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Posted By: STLboater
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 8:54am

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 By: tiziak
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 12:52pm

You can't adjust the chin strap so it pulls the front down more?

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If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.

Daniel Patrinellis
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Posted By: McCain
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 1:18pm

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

Posted By: STLboater
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 2:03pm

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 By: tiziak
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 2:11pm

That sucks man, I'm sorry.

Its still a sweet looking helmet though!

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If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.

Daniel Patrinellis
360.434.4616

Posted By: James
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 2:19pm

Gordon, try cutting two wedges of foam shaped like a banana - http://caideboca.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/banana.jpg - 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 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3617691906_fd0a175743.jpg - like this but http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/82/l_04c7a49b3ccb91abb6720e636b6bee3c.jpg - not like this . That will keep it from moving around and provide better protection, I am pretty sure at least.

Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 4:13pm

Nice run Gordon! That looks really fast for sure!

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Posted By: STLboater
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 4:25pm

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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