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who is the winner?

HellzCat
VerticalSmile
Hidde

Author Topic: ROUND3 battle: BEGINNER group OVER Winner- VerticalSmile  (Read 131016 times)

Offline ondo

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Vertical, your progress is just amazing. Good luck next round! ;)

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No surpises from me:
1 Vertical
2 Hellz
3 Hidde

*applause*
and major props to all of you, I think the beginners really stepped up the game this time.

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*applause*
and major props to all of you, I think the beginners really stepped up the game this time.

+1  great job guys!!!!!!!!!
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Re: ROUND3 battle: BEGINNER group (HellzCat vs animal1)
« Reply #528 on: June 29, 2010, 10:52:45 PM »


you've been riding for...6...MONTHS?!

dude i was working on my f*@king backward steamrollers still 6 months in and your doing time machines and x foot turbines and stuff?

i quit  ^_^

i was still learning hang5's and halflashes at 6 months.
took off my brakes after my first two months :/
saving up to get myself some brakes at the moment. not having them hurt my learning curve a lot and i probably couldve learned a lot of stuff faster with them.
Signing out...

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Re: ROUND3 battle: BEGINNER group (HellzCat vs animal1)
« Reply #529 on: June 30, 2010, 01:27:59 AM »


you've been riding for...6...MONTHS?!

dude i was working on my f*@king backward steamrollers still 6 months in and your doing time machines and x foot turbines and stuff?

i quit  ^_^

i was still learning hang5's and halflashes at 6 months.
took off my brakes after my first two months :/
saving up to get myself some brakes at the moment. not having them hurt my learning curve a lot and i probably couldve learned a lot of stuff faster with them.

i took off my  brakes a few weeks ago and i realize that i really don't like brakeless. i feel like it took away a valuable tool. TJ was right :P haha

yeah i think also riding a 34 lb. haro street bike (20.5TT with a cassette hub) didn't help.

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Great job everybody! Cheeers to my beginner class mates!  :beer:

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In all fairness to Vertical Smile, it was me that convinced him to enter beginner.   He was orginally signed up for intermediate...and I thought he and I had similiar skill sets...so I told him we should be in beginner. 

He just progressed much faster than I had anticipated. :huh: ;D

Good job Mark!   :beer:  Off to intermediate with you!

Thanks Tod!
I feel it's kinda sad I need to defend myself but...
Originally I thought about signing up for Intermediate but after talking with Tod & Rad Dad it was suggested that beginner may be a better class for myself.

At the time these battles started I really couldn't link anything together, my best tricks at the time were Karl Cruisers, Elbow glides and Hang five to (What I call) a Windshield wiper.
During the battles I learned how to ride in and ride out of Ropearoni's, Hang 5 to Elbow glide and Steamrollers, Gerators, Karl cruisers to backwards Elbow glide, Flail Boomerangs & Fire Hydrants to Decade.

I worked tirelessly every night after work over the last few months as well as every weekend working on all this stuff. Like anything in life if you work hard and long at anything you start to get a little better at it.
Personally I've already achieved all the goals I set out for myself when I decided to get back into riding after taking the last 22 years off, I just turned 40 years old last October. lol!
This competition is not about winning for me personally, it was always about riding hard, getting in shape, progression and making a few friends along the way.

I really enjoyed riding with all of you guys and hope to enter future battles!

Vertical is challenging Rad Dad for coolest old dude status.   :beer:  :mellow:
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Dammit! I'm super stoked on this battle and wrote out a long analysis, but something must've timed out and I lost it... anyhow, in summary, personally liked HellzCat the most of the group, but vote goes to VerticalSmile and his slick Karl Rothe'ish stylings, followed by Hellz, and Hidde rounding it out with the pimp barhop variations. You guys ruled it, congrats!

Wouter, give yourself more credit, and remember that you can either quit or bust harder if the skill levels of other riders is bothering you that much. These guys were definitely beginner class, and a damn good one.

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Vertical is challenging Rad Dad for coolest old dude status.   :beer:  :mellow:

Ha! No way Tod, Rad Dad is in a class all its own!!  :beer:

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Vertical is challenging Rad Dad for coolest old dude status.   :beer:  :mellow:

Ha! No way Tod, Rad Dad is in a class all its own!!  :beer:

Hahahah You all are too Funny!

That was a great final battle. Lots of progression and WOW HellzCat your run was FILLED with progression. These battles are really fun and motivational. Props ONDO for keeping them going!

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Vertical is challenging Rad Dad for coolest old dude status.   :beer:  :mellow:

Ha! No way Tod, Rad Dad is in a class all its own!!  :beer:

Hahahah You all are too Funny!

That was a great final battle. Lots of progression and WOW HellzCat your run was FILLED with progression. These battles are really fun and motivational. Props ONDO for keeping them going!

Yes thanks ^^
But it all was so sketchy...
I was exusted.. beacuse now outside is too hot..

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I vote in this order, Verticalsmile,hellzcat, and hidde in third. Great progression everyone.
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Re: ROUND3 battle: BEGINNER group OVER Winner- VerticalSmile
« Reply #537 on: July 01, 2010, 06:27:11 PM »
And the final results!

VerticalSmile 1st place

HellzCat 2nd place

Hidde 3rd place

Congrats to VerticalSmile for the win in the largest group!

Beginner group was on fire! See you guys next round! :)

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Re: ROUND3 battle: BEGINNER group OVER Winner- VerticalSmile
« Reply #538 on: July 02, 2010, 03:21:23 PM »
Thanks also to all the judges for doin such a swell job. You guys nailed it.

-That Joe Miller
-2flat2furious
-Ronny @ Kassel
-stopkaiross
-ondo

I really like this new system with the judges instead of the popular vote. Results were solid and sensible!

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Re: ROUND3 battle: BEGINNER group OVER Winner- VerticalSmile
« Reply #539 on: July 02, 2010, 03:34:29 PM »
yep I wanna say thanks to everybody who voted, who watched and of course the judges. And special thanks to Ondo ! :beer:

It was really motivating me.