Los Gatos Turkey Ride Photos

[bayareamtnbiker]

The Los Gatos Turkey ride is annual tradition that has been going on for over 10 years. On Thanksgiving morning, cyclists go up the mountain from downtown Los Gatos. The mountain is steep at 2200 feet but the spirit and camaraderie is awesome. This year, mtbr and friends went big with several turkeys, roast pig, keg, and furniture.

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Thank you!
Could not have been a nicer day!
What a great bunch of folks appeared on top of Kennedy this morning!
Wishing all of you, a great TG and holiday season!

[tomicles]

I've setup a flickr group if anyone wants to see my photos of this event and add their own. I'm also uploading a video to youtube as we speak and will link it here when its up. This was my first time on this ride and it was amazing. I'll be sure to bring up some goodies to share next year and thank you to all who brought food to share.

enjoy!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/lgturkeyride/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqTWjTKJruY

[rensho]

Just awesome, great people, great food, great weather. So so so many MTBR'ers! Happy TG all.

[nam_hardrock]

fun ride. Happy TG

[nam_hardrock]

Rensho, Greg and Francois
K-Max

[J]

Hello, I am a puppy.

Should there be any technical sections ahead, please have the courtesy to wake me up and let me know, as I have a full tummy and need to take these things into consideration.



More here, and thank you for the good times and the positive feedback on the cheesecake. It was my pleasure to share.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1247875...7603270067849/

[zorg]

Originally Posted by rensho

Just awesome, great people, great food, great weather. So so so many MTBR'ers! Happy TG all.

Damn, that was fun. Great weather (even if it was 42 when we started riding), great people, fun downhill (we did Overgrown I believe). It was my second Turkey ride and certainly not my last. Happy TG to everyone.

[bikenweed]

Sweet pics. The vid is taking forever to upload... stay tuned!


What a fun and delicious ride!

[K-Zero]

Some photos from this morning's ride...it was the best yet IMO.

K-Zero/Keijiro

[K-Zero]

More pics

[K-Zero]

More pics

[K-Zero]

Last set

[tomicles]

Here's a link to some of the video clips I took on youtube.

[francois]

Official thread. I'll move the other posts from the old thread.

[OhSchitt]

I just woke up. I'll post some photos in a bit

[bikenweed]

I uploaded all my vid footage, let it letterbox (reformat for 16:9), and then my hard drive promptly crashed.

It's about 1/3 loaded as of try #2. If it all goes well, expect a vid by tonight.

[francois]

Thank you to my lovely, lovely wife for cooking everything. She wanted to ride up but the kiddies can't make it up yet.



My filipino kababayans got going early to haul the roast pig to the top.




There was little climb at the end of the trail


Let the eating commence








Sevan and Ty. It was Sevans 2nd mtb ride and she loved it. (liar ). Ty forgot his bike shoes.


Gregg and Aussie Bob

[Skyline35]

Just a few more photos here:
http://gallery.mtbr.com/showgallery.php?cat=1232

Thanks everyone for the eats. to Kmax for the turkey!!!!!
///Charlie

[francois]

Here's some cool folks with a snazzy $250 portable table


Newlyweds Kyle and Jeni on the left. Sabine and Michael are on the right




The pinoys are a bit camera shy










A mountain lion cleaned off this wild pig


Ali, Jack of Turningwheelsforkids.org and Marco from Italia


Sparky and Snowjnky from the hood


mtbr family!


fc

[Gregg K]

That is so cool! That's an overpowering crowd.

I had to choose between the ride up Repack on Mt. Tam, or...

Drilling a water well on the property I just bought. Which is situated near the best riding I've ever known. Yeehaw!

[OhSchitt]

[OhSchitt]

[hollister]

Originally Posted by francois

Sparky and Snowjnky from the hood




fc

3 more reasons im bummed i couldn't make it..

nice ride, Super Comp?

[ibikergal]

I gave Jeffh the camera and he had fun taking photos !!

You can see them on my flickr account below.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/96201277@N00/

[diskus]

WooHoooo!!!

What a ride thanks to all the gang and all the rest


WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!


Mike

[rensho]

If anyone lost a jacket and car keys, PM me. yellow jacket with black arms

[mtbikermom]

We got a bit of a late start and then a couple of stops to say hi to folks had my friend Diane and I getting up to the top after 17 year old Patrick and 14 year old Garrett.
Nice of Kenny Cleveland to tell Patrick that Garrett was gaining on him. It lit the fire!

Kyle recognized me first...again!
So did Dan Caputo (we used to use the same trainer in the gym).
This could be the one day a year I can run into Jeff Kring.
Barely saw Frank as he started running back downhill right as I was trying to get some oxygen after the last climb...had me speechless (a rare sight).

Mere Mortals were well represented and of course the MTBR crowd. If that goofy guy tells me his real name, I'll try not to call you that next year!

Thanks Francis for the firefox hint. It is working much, much better.

[IMG]H:\DCIM\150OLYMP\P1011605.JPG[/IMG]

I'd like to know how to get the pictures directly into the posting without having to upload them to a photo site or link...anyone?

I'll be looking to ride this weekend once I replace my watter heater. It exploded after we got back home!


Kathleen

[francois]

Originally Posted by mtbikermom

Thanks Francis for the firefox hint. It is working much, much better.

[IMG]H:\DCIM\150OLYMP\P1011605.JPG[/IMG]

I'd like to know how to get the pictures directly into the posting without having to upload them to a photo site or link...anyone?


Kathleen

To post a photo, there's an 'upload images' button below when posting a reply. Click that, select the image from your hard drive, click 'upload', close the window and you're done.

For everyone else, the firefox hint is... mtbr works much, much faster when using the firefox browser. http://firefox.com.

francis

[francois]

Here's some pig photos from Amado aka 'justme'. SVTR cycling group took donations from members to pay for the 'lechon'.

fc

[ERGON]

Originally Posted by J

You just made my day with this photo!

Jeff
Ergon USA

[diskus]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[francois]

teach them how to ride and how to celebrate at a young age.

fc

[diskus]

More



Slide Show



Raw Video

[Dominator13]

Great work on the slide show!
Special day, great ride and even better people!
...wish it was happening again sooner!

[bustamove]

Time now to refuel on a delicious turkey bone

[mtbikermom]

Testing the image upload feature.
If you don't see a picture...it didn't work!

[francois]

Originally Posted by mtbikermom

Testing the image upload feature.
If you don't see a picture...it didn't work!

You have to hit the red 'post reply' button. You can't do quick reply. Or you can click this URL. http://forums.mtbr.com/newreply.php?...te=1&p=3787471

You need to click on the 'Upload Images' button. It lets you upload 5 photos at a time. The photos have to be under 400k in size.

fc

[bustamove]

The Nomad is ready for the ride up with lumpia, cheesecake and lots of other goodies.


Jeffh ready to roll with his keg of root beer


Menso preparing for his climb with trailer almost as old as him


The gang is all here for their photo op


A heavenly glow for K-Max and his rosemary and lemon infused turkey


K-Max and Menso powering up Kennedy with their feast in tow. Can Menso ride another sub-30 performance?

[bustamove]

Its crowded at the top


K-Max is rewarded with a brownie upon reaching the top


Genshammer is ready to par-teh!


The SVTR group worked hard and planned every detail to get their roast pig up to the top so everyone could enjoy.


A feast for kings (of the mountains)

[K-Zero]

It appears this thread is split into two. When I click on the post by bayareamtbbiker at the very top, it cuts off all the posts (on hybrid/linear view) starting from rensho's and below.

Any chance you can merge the two parts together so I can see all the photos in one thread?

Thanks,
K-Zero

[bustamove]

Dirtdiggler is packing something small, cute and furry in his pack


Oops! Forgot my shoes. (classic)


Meet Shiso (sorry, she seems to be a bit preoccupied)


Sabine and friends

[justme]

This year Turkey Ride is better than last year. Come next year, let's beat this years fun. Let's all put this on our next year calendar now. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

[francois]

Originally Posted by justme

This year Turkey Ride is better than last year. Come next year, let's beat this years fun. Let's all put this on our next year calendar now. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Awesome Amado, thank you for organizing the roast pig.

Here is Diskus' video


Wow, cool. I'll show it to my mom and my wife and maybe they'll understand why I was late for the family luncheon.

fc

[derek]

What a fun morning. That was my first time climbing Kennedy and that last wall put me over the limit. Took awhile to get my lungs back in my chest, but made the feast later a bit less guilt-laden. Thanks for the organization guys and for all those who pulled the trailers up the hill.

-Derek

P.S. Healing vibes out to the guy who crashed near the bottom of Overgrown and had the "prominent" bump by his shoulder.

[Biking Brazilian]

Was Summit Bikes open as everyone gathered for the start?

[bustamove]

Originally Posted by Biking Brazilian

Was Summit Bikes open as everyone gathered for the start?

Yes, and they even provided coffee and breakfast rolls

[mtbikermom]

[IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\Kathleen Meyer\My Documents\My Pictures\Turkey ride 2007\turkey ride 2007 6a.jpg[/IMG]

[xc_flip]

was my first time up kennedy, oh my goodness it was painful, but worth the ride. The people oh, so many people. every one was out there to enjoy the beautiful day and share this hobby of Mountain Bikes.... thanks everyone who organized everything in anyway,shape of form.. I look forward to next year.

[elsaltamontes]

This has to be one of the biggest turn out yet!

[elsaltamontes]

Many 'firsts' this year.
First man in a suit!

[elsaltamontes]

I think I spotted 5 trailers on my climb (8am - 9ish am). Missed the roasted pork trailer which apparently left a half hour earlier.

trailer heroes
- menso
- k-max (on the bike at the top, impressive!)
- this guy who brought the tables (see below)
- the filipino crew (see below)
- and another dude wearing an mtbr jersey (pic coming soon)

below is my buddy tyler climbing kennedy for the first time. only walked the last part.

my apple bro, ron popping a wheelie at the top.

[jms]

That was a blast, my first Turkey Day @ Kennedy. And what struck me beyond the fun and frolic amongst the attendant masses of mountain bikers, was how kind, fun, enthusiastic and helpful the Mid-Peninsula Open Space Rangers were. They rangers [I apologize for not remembering your names] VOLUNTEERED to pack all our trash out from the top of the hill for us. I don't think that should go unnoticed or acknowledged: Thank You MRSOD for adding to the fun! You're presence added to the event, and was appreciated. I can't believe I wrote this, and I'm sincere. Francois, that has to be your greatest diplomatic achievement EVER!

[Rumpfy]

Originally Posted by hollister

3 more reasons im bummed i couldn't make it..

nice ride, Super Comp?

He said 88 Supercomp.
I also saw a red/white one up there amongst other vintage rides.

Only one Calmar employee represented.

[Melt]

your guyses ride looks insane ..... one of these years i may have to skip pine mountain ... then again i hear pine mountain is a better overall ride loop

[hollister]

Originally Posted by Rumpfy

He said 88 Supercomp.
I also saw a red/white one up there amongst other vintage rides.

Only one Calmar employee represented.

jakub represents!

if'n i wasn't sick i would have rode the Team comp

what else ya see?

[elsaltamontes]

Let the festivity begin

[elsaltamontes]

The turkey didn't last very long.

[elsaltamontes]

The pig didn't last either.

Mr.Cheesecake guy,

------ recipe ------

copy and paste recipe here:

------ end of recipe ------

[justme]

Originally Posted by francois

Awesome Amado, thank you for organizing the roast pig.
fc

Your welcome. Such is a team effort of the group. We'll see you again.

[Zen_Turtle]

Thanks for the pics: let me try and help with the right captions
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trailer heroes
- menso aka Menso "The King of Kennedy" (on the right side)

- k-max (on the bike at the top, impressive!) - no need introduction

- this guy who brought the tables > Foggy Goggles aka Kurt

- the filipino crew - don't Know the names, but these guys rock

- and another dude wearing an mtbr jersey > That'd be me Zen Turtle aka Marco


PLUS:
-Another Filipino Crew

- and obviously Francois aka Francis

But most important the keg hauler!!


Looks like 3 out of 7 trailer hauler were riding a NOMAD!!!

[Loll]

So who took the photo of all of us in front of summit bike?
I remember it was a gentleman with black leather standing on a gray Toyota p/u.

Share the goods bro!

[Genshammer]

What an amazing turnout! Thanks to everyone who toted goods and libations to the top and to those who documented the event with pix and vids. Another trailer hero to be thanked is Bob MacIntyre, the grandaddy of the Turkey Day ride. He hauled a 35lb. turkey on an old dual slalom Sycip bike with a 28(front) 30(rear) granny gear...and mind you, Bob is a big boy!

I don't have a pic of him, but I did see a great pic of him in someone's slide show. He was the big dude with the Summit cycles jersey mowing on a turkey leg.

And of course, thanks also goes out to the beer fairies. The first few people to arrive at the top in the morning were greeted to six chilled cases laying on the ground!

[Zen_Turtle]

Originally Posted by K-Zero

It appears this thread is split into two. When I click on the post by bayareamtbbiker at the very top, it cuts off all the posts (on hybrid/linear view) starting from rensho's and below.

Any chance you can merge the two parts together so I can see all the photos in one thread?

Thanks,
K-Zero

There is definitely something broken with this thread... (I mean other than my quads )

[francois]

Rockshox Totem, $1100.


2008 Nomad ano frame with 1.5 headtube, $2200


Walking your new bike to give your daughter a hand, priceless.


Featuring Gabe and Kylie Palacios. She's been pedaling up the Turkey Ride for three years running. The spirit of Turkey Ride lives.

[Stripes]

I'm so going to make this next year, especially since I'll be in town.

[pmarshall]

Yeah many people said to me,"Man, you riding a single speed to the top?" The next question was one they kept to themselves which would sound something like this: "Are you some kind of idiot?" The answer quite frankly is yes. Yes I am. But what many people don't know is that I carried all the way up to the top with me. It was a 2.5 pound cornish game hen! Yes folks it's true. I think 2 or 3 of us had a bite sized serving. I do not want to be looked upon as a hero but, I made the sacrafice. But seriously, thanks to all the people who took stuff up to the top and shared. You make us Mt. bikers look good. Thanks

[rj2]

And me.

[AL29er]

Great pictures. Fun ride. Going to have to get something like this going in AL

[francois]

Originally Posted by jms

That was a blast, my first Turkey Day @ Kennedy. And what struck me beyond the fun and frolic amongst the attendant masses of mountain bikers, was how kind, fun, enthusiastic and helpful the Mid-Peninsula Open Space Rangers were. They rangers [I apologize for not remembering your names] VOLUNTEERED to pack all our trash out from the top of the hill for us. I don't think that should go unnoticed or acknowledged: Thank You MRSOD for adding to the fun! You're presence added to the event, and was appreciated. I can't believe I wrote this, and I'm sincere. Francois, that has to be your greatest diplomatic achievement EVER!

Yes, that was an awesome display of force. Smiling force! They rode up with us, hung out and shared in the spirit. I am thankful for those guys.

fc

[Skyline35]

Originally Posted by Loll

So who took the photo of all of us in front of summit bike?
I remember it was a gentleman with black leather standing on a
gray Toyota p/u.

Share the goods bro!

I'm not that guy but I did take a few pictures of the group in front of
Summit Bicycles. I didn't post them because the lighting was really
bad; the crowd was in the shade with a bright sky behind them so the
people were way underexposed. But since you asked, I cropped one
and lightened things up. The thumbnail looks bad but click it anyway,
the full image is better (still not great).




///Charlie

[Zen_Turtle]

Originally Posted by rj2

And me.

Look at that smile (or is it a grimace?? )
Sorry I missed you on the list, although I was tailgaiting you for the last part of the ride...

I think there were at least 10 trailers if not more
Nice pic btw.

There were at least half a dozen photographers at the top of the grunt before the false summit... share the pics!!

ZT

[rj2]

Since my camera man arrived after me, we staged this shot as we were leaving around 12:30 PM. This time I cleaned it as I got the "A" line.

[rj2]

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=359567

[unfluid one]

First Turkey Ride and it was a total blast. I need to remember to bring a more finger-friendly platter next year instead of stuffing












Jacob "Loll" and yours truly.. I should be smiling since the food and crowd were most excellent.

[pisket]

Originally Posted by Skyline35

The thumbnail looks bad but click it anyway,
the full image is better (still not great).

Thumbnail is not clickable for me, so I correctly guessed the full picture to be this:

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4451/dscn3561ao1.jpg

Ali

[MikeG]

#1 -- Aussie Bob and crowd
#2 -- ?? and sonwjnky
#3 -- J and cheesecake
#4 -- Derek, Gregg and J
#5 -- FC!

[jeffh]

This is a live action shot of rj2 making an inside move with his rig

[jeffh]

The rangers deserve a big thumps up for coming up and enjoying the ride

[Prettym1k3]

I see Strokers...

Dang it. Wish I could have made it out.

*sigh*

Next year I'll be married... so now I'll never get to go. LOL!

[rj2]

Originally Posted by unfluid one

First Turkey Ride and it was a total blast. I need to remember to bring a more finger-friendly platter next year instead of stuffing

Nooooo. We need more side dishes. I made a gallon of of Chinese salad and didn't have any leftovers. How about a vegetable platter?

[unfluid one]

Originally Posted by rj2

Nooooo. We need more side dishes. I made a gallon of of Chinese salad and didn't have any leftovers. How about a vegetable platter?

I was thinking spicy buffalo wings, but veggie platter could be a lot easier!
I did have the salad.. quite light and tasty. Did u put ramen noodles in there?

[rj2]

Originally Posted by unfluid one

...Did u put ramen noodles in there?

Secret family recipe. Iceberg lettuce, cabbage, ramen noodles, almonds, and salad gravy, aka, dressing.

[Speedub.Nate]

Whoo-hoo!

Just a quick thanks, I had a blast free-loading off of the turkey, stuffing, roast pig, beer, wine and assorted desserts. Francis, the Lumpia was most excellent!

Good news for me! After 4 years of participation (er... free-loading), and 4 years of the wife looking at the after-photos, I got the thumbs up for a tandem purchase!!! Unfortunately (you might think) with a **severe** price restriction, but that shall not deter me. I've got 12 months to whip the bike (and my wife) into fine, Kennedy climbing shape.

No pictures to share this year, but I do have a 3D GPS track log. Click on the link to open the KML file in Google Earth (you must have Google Earth installed on your computer).

http://www.mapmyride.com/kml?r=80d71...aa454d9ba9d092

[gregg]

thought I had more pics, but maybe the Jager was clouding my memory.

here's a coupla' shots

one of the funnest Turkey Day rides ever...

the crowd just gets bigger and bigger every year.

-g

1.) sevan, pack puppy, and ty
2.) suitguy rolls up to the trailhead
3.) gina, suitguy, and amalia

[beaverbiker]

So, here's the deal. I was bombing down dogmeat with the keg trailer in tow. While I was bombing, I lost the tap to the keg from the trailer. One minute it was there, the next minute, it was gone. It was in a brown trader joe's paper grocery bag. So if you found it, saw it, know the person that's using it for keg stands, etc... shoot me a pm. I'd like to get it back and avoid the deposit fee.

Thanks,
the keg hauler

[K-max]

I cannot believe how big the turnout was this year! Incredible. What a great group of friends and riders we all have. I talked my best friend Steve into doing this ride, much to his own apprehension. I'm glad he made it though, so he could see the freakshow for himself!

Thanks to everyone who brought food and drink, because I think I sampled everything! J, your cheesecake was mighty tasty. Probably the best I've had. And that pig! Mouth-watering goodness. I do need to know what that gravy/glaze was all about. It was too good to remain a mystery. Thanks to the Silicon Valley Trail Riders for hauling that fattie up!

To the guy who led a 15 minute singalong of Bye Bye Miss American Pie, you rule. We need a band up there next year. I can be your drummer! Summit Bikes was gracious enough to caffeinate and feed everyone in the morning, that hit the spot.

Foggy Goggles, nice to finally meet you and thanks for tending the bar! I loves me a good Manhattan on the rocks.

Kathleen, hope you can get the bike club off the ground. I'm sure you can find help here.

Next year, Richelle and Mackenzie will be there! Yay!

[francois]

Originally Posted by K-max

dfbasdfn

Nice. Those are my peeps Joe Scaglione Santa Cruz with mtbr jersey. His brother Mike Scaglione is on the tandem.

fc

[K-max]

1. JRM and I toast an excellent ride with some excellent Stone IPA.
2. Sabine shows us the ultimate Turkey Ride multi-tool.
3. Riders show up in all kinds of attire.
4. Charlie gets his pie!

[francois]

Kids start training. We're taking the party train next year.

fc

[Dirt_Diggler]

Originally Posted by francois

Kids start training. We're taking the party train next year.

fc

[superunleaded]

Originally Posted by K-max

And that pig! Mouth-watering goodness. I do need to know what that gravy/glaze was all about. It was too good to remain a mystery. Thanks to the Silicon Valley Trail Riders for hauling that fattie up!

K,
That gravy is called lechon sauce. Roast pig is not really complete without it.

-j

[mtbikermom]

Kathleen, hope you can get the bike club off the ground. I'm sure you can find help here.

Next year, Richelle and Mackenzie will be there! Yay![/quote]


Kyle...that's great you remembered (I had no breakfast but only Bailey's Irish Cream!).
I am trying to start a thread about it but someone please help out a hardware RF product engineer...

I can't find the right button to start a thread!

Thanks,
Kat

[Zen_Turtle]

Need the bumper sticker...