Jeff Lenosky and his Trailboss series of videos are super fun – especially his episode of mountain biking La Milagrosa trail in Tuscon Arizona! “J-Lo” is not just a trials wizard- he helped usher in today’s world of progressive MTB street riding, laying down some SICK video parts in the original freeride films. I had the honor of riding with him last year down in Florida, and had a blast! I figured it’d be super fun to pay homage to his video series with this tribute video.
Here is Jeff Lenosky’s original video below:
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I remember finding an issue of Observed Trials Magazine in about 1998- I was just dabbling in the trials world. Sure enough, the cover had a tall dude on a blue Schwinn. That was the first time I ever saw a pro trials rider in action, and thought it looked sweet!
La Milagrosa was a really fun trail. We rode it as a part of the Lemon Drop, descending over 4000 feet. What a fun day! And yes, I made the whole climb up, BUT I had to section it. If I could try it again, I’m fairly confident I could clean it. Hopefully that chance will come soon!
This video filmed by Bobby Boland and Jeff Kendall-Weed, and edited by Jeff Kendall-Weed.
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Jeff,
Joel here, ran into you on the homegrown shuttle to bugs (Tucson). I had the HD3. How did you feel the ripmo was suited to the rides you did that day? Hope you enjoyed.
Ripmo was a perfect bike for Bugs and Milagrosa! I didn’t feel anything was steep or burly enough to really require the HD4, and the better climbing abilities of the Ripmo made for a great all around experience.