A Poser's Lullaby

My 6th grade class has been working with video editing software so I figured I show them how to edit videos using inexpensive means. Cell phones....Blackberries....the Touch.....Moviemaker...etc. Software that was free and readily available to them but yet able to produce a finished product. Pretty creative I guess. Besides, my guest bedroom wasn't getting too much use.
For the audio, we had to review converting .amr to .mp3 to make it compatible with moviemaker. The audio was also recorded with their cell phones, emailed to themselves and then converted online using a free platform. I showed them the video I took on my phone last night and they wanted to go with a lullaby theme. They were up for a sing-a-long and the rest is history. Well their next class is hiostory I guess. I also worked with the English department to get a new version of "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep". You can hear that at the end of the video.

For a poor rural school district...the kids are pretty tech savvy. Again, sorry for the poor image quality. But the idea was supposed to be low budget/ghetto video.

Now I lay me down to sleep,

I pray my crankset’s dry and neat.

So I may ride without wet feet

or caked with mud my pristine cleats.

By: Mr. Deibert's 6th Grade Class

The 2 Day Flog

Here’s my perspective on the 2 Day Ride. Even though we bailed on the second half of Sunday’s ride, which I shouldn’t have let happen in the first place…I thought it was epic. These guys were handed conditions that you only get once every 20 years. I believe most of them hated the ride. But after watching these vids, its hard to believe it was a tough day at the office.


It was almost November, temps were pushing 60 and there was not a cloud in the sky. How bad could this be? I think it’s fair to say that only a few of these guys are really mountain bikers and the rest of them are only capable of riding handicapped accessible groomers through the woods. After watching some of the video’s it might be a legit conclusion.



And a quick FYI for the Mt. Top and Shamokin crew; we’ve already reserved the Dike System at Kirby Park next year for your ride. You can prove your skills to the Shriner's because I don't think too many of us were impressed.

Below is the first Video. It's the entrance to the Bitch. Fortunately I was towards the front and didn't get bottle necked mid pack. For not seeing the trail in this direction before, Dan did a great job smoothing it. Shedlock however, not so good. Almost too predictable if you ask me. I knew where I was going to pass him before we even got to this trail.

Once we got through the smaller rocks in the beginning, it was off to the Bitch proper. Some easy stuff in the beginning and then the fun begins at about 3 minutes.

After the Bitch we made our way back to the Flat Rock and Vista. Once again I was a bit disappointed with Shedlock's performance. I haven't been on a serious ride for 6 weeks and yet still rode away from him. I thought for sure he would just ride my wheel to the next re-group but that never happened. I actually felt bad for Dan being at the mercy of Shedlock's position. I'm sure he wanted to get around Joe but the opportunity on this trail doesn't really present itself.

From the Vista we connected to Bean Run

Here's the continuation of Bean Run

Below is my personal favorite. It's what a 2 day ride should be like.


The mass exodus after breakfast on the second day left just 3 of us for Hemlock Run. Audra said it best. "Moon Lake? That's where I meet Kerry to ride in the summer. I don't even let you ride there because it's total pussy."

Who knows, maybe Moon Lake was never an option. You always have Mountain Top where you get breathtaking views like this from the Trainwreck Trail.

Wednesday 10-21-09

trail recognizance...

Cherry Run 10-22-09 from kevin deibert on Vimeo.

Red Rock 2 Day Ride Take 1

Untitled from kevin deibert on Vimeo.

Buffalo Wedding

Congrats. Beautiful wedding.


This was the closest anyone would get to me b/c I was sick. Nice.

North Branch Triathlon

Defended title. Teamates are happy. All is good.
Might be skiing by the weekend.

10--3-09

Probably the last ride I get with Jesse as a single guy. Here he is ripping down Hemlock Run in Elk Grove. I ran out of battery before we got to the killer downhill.

Hemlock Run from kevin deibert on Vimeo.

GoPro

Took the camera out for a while today. First post in 6 months. The King just finished cleaning the Beaver Dam trail out for skiing. Best I've seen it in a while. The next few videos are backwards. If you're not familiar with the area, it won't matter. But in actuality, everything on my left is really on my right...all right turns are really left, etc... I forgot to configure the camera to shoot upside down so i had to run it through some video effects. This was as good as i could get it. In the second vid I'm following Ed Dawe over to Wolf Run.

BeaverDamSki from kevin deibert on Vimeo.

DavesDownhill to Wolf Run from kevin deibert on Vimeo.

Monday

Took Ed Dawe and his friend for a spin at Red Rock. Banged out a 3 hour ride. Seems to be all I'm getting in lately. Better than nothing. Fortunatley another trouble free day so no stops. Just a continous pace. I'm diggin that.



Some footage of the pups....I think they are all spoken for. Still waiting on the last deposit. But....our last litter is expected in Mid May then we can wash our hands clean. They are just learing to eat real food. Most of them just lay on the plate and roll around in it. Pretty funny to watch.

First time outside. They aren't too happy

Tuesday 4-14-09

Three hour ride with Mariotti up at Red Rock. Pretty tired from just soft pedaling. Unfortunately the temps are still pretty cold. World Championships scheduled for tonight but I'm not sure about hitting the pavement in this weather.




If you can believe it...there is still ice on Cherry Run