Hood River riders kill it at Oakridge
The Oakridge Super D weekend was a big one for Team Dirty Fingers. As usual the beginning of August was hot and dry making for extremely exceptional trail conditions. However it turns out Hood River riders take well to these conditions and showed it with multiple podium appearances.
Check out the photos below and go to Andrew’s Photo Album for a complete gallary
Dirty Fingers Bikes has been robbed of its identity
Dear friends of the Finger,
It is with a heavy heart that I write this to inform all of you that for the second time in less than a year, Dirty Fingers has been the victim of theft.
Dirty Fingers Robbed News Article
The first time was mere property. Things that could, and eventually did get replaced. This time the theft was deeper, more profound, and almost irreplaceable. This time the theft was of our very identity. It has been brought to our attention that there is an imposter in our midst. The imposter in question goes by the name of Brian Anderson (if that is indeed his real name). Brian is the owner of, get this, Greasy Fingers Bicycle Repair in Sandpoint Idaho. For the curious, their website is greasyfingersbikes.com
You will notice the incredible similarities in logo, site design, shop layout, and philosophy. The text on their site is lifted directly from ours. Especially the “who we are” section and the labor rates. He even stole the name of our signature tune, “the full Monte”. (I bet if you ask him why we call it that he would have no idea). The labor info has been changed as of Saturday night from full Monte to full tune and from the quickie to the jiffy (sheesh dude, so lame). Brian the imposter has also taken down the greasy fingers facebook page as of Friday in an effort to avoid being publicly called out for being a total fraud.
We also like the greasy fingers shop ride, the “six pack alley cat” , where you ride and then get beer. This is nothing like the Post and Pint. Yeah right. It has been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but in this case I find that saying to be total bullshit. I have worked so hard to get Dirty Fingers to where it is, at great cost to my health and personal life. I created Dirty Fingers with the last $1500 dollars I had in this world. From our humble beginnings in a trailer, to our very cold winter in a crappy shed with no electricity, to the garage behind the grocery store, to our first legitimate crappy retail location, to the slightly less crappy one we inhabit now. Dirty Fingers was forged with love, sweat, and heart. Everything we are and have done has come from within. To have this dickless unimaginative loser try and steal that is an insult to me and the beloved community that calls this shop their own. I humbly ask the riding community to which I belong, and has been my life pursuit to serve and please, stand by the original and forgo that which is not. Please contact this poser shop and their fraud of an owner to let them know that in the bike industry, as in life, things should be earned and not stolen. Thank you.
Happy Trails,
Mitchell
The one and only mutha fuckin’ Dirty Fingers
Thursday July 28 Pump De Post Pumptrack jam
The first ever Pump Track Jam in Post Canyon. Practice starts at 5:00pm Thursday July 28th. This will be a super fun great event organized by Mike Estes. Stop in the shop for more info.
There will be wireless timing!
Rad Video Matthew Slaven riding Post Canyon Oregon Super D Series
Ya it’s a video for Kona bikes, cough cough… but it’s got Slaven in it and some sick shots of Post Canyon riding!!!!
Add Comment »The Dirty Fingers Chalkboard Full of Useful Daily Biking Info
The chalkboard at Dirty Fingers is updated daily with useful area biking info… and some not so useful info to. Either way you will enjoy your time spent at the shop. even if you don’t get any good beta on the trails.
Hood River Fox Racing Shox Tech Clinic
At Dirty Fingers Bicycle Repair we service a lot of Fox Racing Shox. We may be a small shop but Dirty Fingers is one of the largest Fox dealers in the Northwest. At least once a year the Fox tech guy stops by with his sweet sprinter van to show all the best techniques in servicing Fox forks.
Last week the Fox tech stopped in
Current Hood River Mountain Bike Trail Conditions
Here’s the current mountain bike trail conditions in the Hood River area as of June 6th, 2011.
Post:
still sweet but drying fast.
Syncline:
ride somewhere else this time of year for christsakes.
Hospital:
cowpoo on the frontside, less so on the Evergreen side, oak
pretty much everywhere.
Nestor peak/buck creek:
good to go
Kitchen sink:
same as Post
Surveyors:
all good except for downed trees and snow in the top
section that parallels the 44 road on the South end. Maybe 20 downed
trees in the first 3 miles of the true trail.
Oakridge:
all clear, it sucks up and down, I confirmed that this weekend.
Dog River:
clear and rad, race there next weekend (11th and12th of June).
Lewis River:
go time
Falls Creek:
not ready, maybe two weeks.
Tarbell/ Larch mtn:
open
Siouxon:
open
St. Helens:
great conditions, for skiing.
Knebal/8-mile:
soon we suspect
Everything else: Snow and downed trees
Add Comment »Dakine Pros ride Post Canyon and Hood River Trails video
Earlier this spring Dakine freerider Geoff Gulevich and friends stopped in Hood River to do some riding. Gary Paasch, Dirty Finger Rider, went out and sessioned his new trail with the crew.
Check out the video and photos below and the full article on PinkBike.com.
Geoff Gulevich – Hood River, Oregon from DAKINE on Vimeo.
Gary’s new trail
Hospital Hill with Hood River in the background
Hood River skate park
Add Comment »Hood River Post Canyon Super D Course Preview
Here’s a preview of the Hood River Super D course in Post Canyon. Be sure to stop in the shop and ask about the free Thursday course shuttle that Mitchell is putting on.
Add Comment »Hood River Bike trail condition update May 15th, 2011
Here’s the trail skinny.
Post Canyon:
stupid good dirt, super d is in top form top to bottom. Please respect private property, the trail you poach today may be gone
forever tomorrow. Stop in the shop to find out more info on this.
Syncline:
if you like poison oak and tics, this is for you.
Hospital Hill:
we are currently calling this hoof and poo hill.
Nestor peak/ Buck creek:
all good
Tower of Power:
you ain’t got enough power to avoid all the oak here.
Kitchen sink (310 trail):
getting dry so get it now.
Surveyors ridge:
clear from the bottom at Pine Mont to one mile past
the oakridge trail.
Oakridge:
good to go if that’s your thing.
Lewis River:
good… we think.
Tarbell/ Larch mtn.:
almost.
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