I cannot thank Joel from Tomac Mountain Bikes enough for making this build possible. It has been a long time in the making and this mornings ride made it all worth while! The bike performed perfectly and rode super smooth over the roughest stuff on the trails. The geometry on the Primer was SO nice. I really cannot wait to bring it on some more gnarly trails and really give it hell. =] Another thing I was really pumped on was the new 2009 Fox 40-RC2. It felt amazing compared to the previous years versions and I cannot wait to have it fully broken in.

I also want to thank Phil at RideSFO and all of my other friends who helped me get this bike built. So awesome! =]

As for races for the rest of the season, I am still waiting on some finalized dates. For now, its time to put some serious time on the Primer and get nice and comfortable on it for the races later this year!

I ended up sleeping in the back of my car for the weekend (which actually isn't too bad). I am able to fold down my seats so I can sleep somewhat comfortably. haha! This picture was actually taken out of my door where I parked/camped in town. Downieville is a very beautiful place. One thing I didn't even think of while I was out there was bears. I actually got woken up one of the nights by a bear smacking his paw on my window. Scared me so much waking up to a really loud thud and scratch noise on my window at 3:30am. Maybe being so close to the river was a bad idea?

Rocking my new Series Champion Jersey!

I posted a couple photos from practice and my race run in my Photos sections. Be sure to check them out!

Also with this series win, I will be moving up into the Expert category starting after the Downieville Classic next month! I am really excited to be moving up into expert this year. I was originally planning on moving up to expert for the 2009 season. I am really pumped how strong of a comeback I have made since my shoulder surgery in September. Big props to my physical therapist Harry for helping me recover so quickly and get back into shape for this season.

I cannot thank Joel at Tomac Mountain Bikes enough for all of the awesome support this season and making this all possible, I could not have done so well without it! I am totally pumped on the bikes and cannot wait to get my Primer out on the gnarly trails/courses later this season.

Also big props to Phil at RideSFO and the 661 guys and gals. Thanks so much for everything! I look forward to more great results and more awesome riding this year!

Next race is the Downieville Classic on July 13th, one of the most epic/hardcore DH races in US. 17 miles of DH and a full hour of racing.