Eastern Dirt Article: Risk Racing – Lock n Load

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Risk Racing “Lock-n-Load”

When EDM asked me to test the lock-n-load system from risk racing I was eager to get my hands on the product to give it a once-over. I am constantly looking for ways to make transporting my bike easier and quicker to load in my cargo van. The lock-n-load system does just that, it lets you eliminate your bar scratching, fork squashing, bearing ruining tie downs for a footpeg catch and lock system which works pretty well.

Like all of risks products the lock-n-load is made extremely well and comes in a glossy black finish. Installation is fairly straight forward, 2 flat base plates get installed into your trailer, cargo van or hauler using 4 bolts. These 2 base plates serve as the mount for the actual lock-n-load stand which can be installed and removed in a couple of seconds thanks to 4 thumb screws.   read more

Eastern Dirt Article: Braking Technique

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In this months EDM technique article we are going to talk about braking. Braking when used correctly can save you a considerable amount of time. Consider this – on my local MX track we have 19 turns where you would need to apply your brakes. Brake ¼ a second (What’s that right?) later on all those corners and you would be cutting your lap times down nearly 5 seconds! Fundamentally, braking is one of the most important techniques in dirt bike riding because majority of it is not performance/machine related but rather the riders’ skill and technique.

Today we will be looking at braking after a jump. In our case it was a left hand turn onto a short straight into small table top leading into a sharp right hand turn. read more

Web App: RSSza

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RSSza was a website I developed in 2007, it was essentially a content/link aggregator which periodically ran pulling in news and information from RSS feeds. It was probably the first web app I had developed which got some traction and I received some good, and constructive comments from folks on various areas of improvement. After some feedback the site was considered “information overload”, I let users create a profile and customize their feeds.

I shut the site down in around 2011.

List: Print Projects

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While I am not a designer, I have always loved the concept, process and experimentation aspects of print projects. I grew up with Dot Matrix printers and the allure of bringing digital to reality grasped my attention early in life. These are some of the projects I have created digitally and subsequently printed for personal, marketing or informational needs.