Sombrio Happenings

Cali 2010 Half Trip Video

Lornny — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:29:45 +0000

The Cali 2010 Trip got cut short due to terrible weather, but we got to ride The Hanger at Woodward West, and we got a little bit of filming done, check it!

riders: mark matthews, eric lawrenuk, jon fitzsimmons, evan mccurrie, harookz, jordie lunn, geoff gulevich, graham agassiz

Cali 2010 Half-Trip from Eric Lawrenuk on Vimeo.

Home From Cali Early…

Lornny — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:23:24 +0000

Our 2 week California road-trip has ended a week early. The weather has forced the geese to fly home to Canada where it is not snowing.
I ended up tearing something in my ankle and it is the size of a baseball, and 3 peoples bikes had broken and where no longer ride-able. Until next time california….
p.s. keep an eye out for the “full length, half cali trip edit” soon

-lawrenuk

Woodward!! Cali Trip Days 5+6

Lornny — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:25:09 +0000

On Tuesday, we left rainy Aptos, to one of the most important stops of the trip; Woodward West. Woodward is where we play the hardest, taking advantage of the Foam Pit and Resi-Ramp to learn new tricks for the season.

Aptos Water Roost from Eric Lawrenuk on Vimeo.

Turns out that we picked a wonderful time to come down to California…other than the fact that we have come during one of the biggest storm fronts California has seen in a couple decades. The Hanger at Woodward is where we have spent the past day and a half since it is indoors, but on the way back to the lodge, we were given a bit of hope for good weather!!

Jordie & Kona Jon Hit The Beach

Lornny — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:03:50 +0000

Cali Trip Day 3
It rained all day today in Aptos.
Jordie and Kona Jon decided to hit the beach regaurdless of weather conditions. After all, we are in Cali

CaliWater from Eric Lawrenuk on Vimeo.

2010 Cali Trip- Days 1&2

Lornny — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:45:33 +0000

So we have finally started our annual California trip! Our crew consists of myself, Jordie Lunn, Mark Matthews, Jon Fitzsimmons, Evan McCurrie, and Harookz.Packing was a bit hectic, seeing how I finished up an hour before we left, but we finally rolled out of Vancouver at 4:00pm, and it was not looking bad for once!

Vancouver Sunset

California sunrise

The weather forecast in Aptos is not looking very good, and its supposed to rain for the time we are here. We ended up getting a nice little session in at the Post Office Jumps, but that did’nt last long due to everyone being beat from a long 18 hour drive with no stops other than for gas and dinner/breakfast.

Harookz and I rolled down in his truck, and we did the whole drive with one driving shift each. So brutal! So we decided to get some of our favorite comfort food… at 10:00am. IN-N-OUT Burger! They were nice enough to even let us in 30mins early!

Now we are stoked to chill with our friends from Cali…heres a preview…

Stay tuned for more updates, and a full length edit of our whole trip when we get back!
-eric

Luke Fulton-Bike Check

Lornny — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:50:04 +0000

Cove Bikes hooked up Sombrio athlete Luke Fulton with a fresh Foreplay frame, so Luke sent a bike check my way.
Check out MadDawg’s sick ride!

“Hey everyone and Happy New Year! I thought i would show you all my new Cove Foreplay hardtail for the 2010 season.

Thanks to, Cove, Geax, Sombrio, Smith, Sunringle, and Dakine all of your support is what keeps me rolling !

cheers, Luke”

Wet Bmx Ride

Lornny — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:41:32 +0000

It’s rainy in Vancouver. No surprise. Went for a quick little session and the street skatepark up from my house. First time trying out my new GoPro HD cam!
check the vid, and keep your eyes peeled for more!

Wet Bmx Sesh from Eric Lawrenuk on Vimeo.

Sunday Slo-Mo

Lornny — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:05:02 +0000

So, its snowing, and too dark to ride after work. What to do? Check out things in super slo-mo!

Ever wonder how a dog drinks water? Sounds silly but I bet you didn’t know this is how its done!
Now you know!

At’s Showdown Video

Lornny — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:34:55 +0000

Heres a sick video that www.vitalmtb.com put together. check it!

A.T.’s Showdown Video – More Mountain Bike Videos

At’s Showdown- mission complete!

Lornny — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:50:26 +0000

Andrew Taylor put on an amazing comp down in San Francisco last weekend, and it was all worth our rediculous mission down there. Myself, Jordie Lunn, Geoff Gulevich, and Mike Reid cruzed down to Santa Cruz for At’s comp. The jumps at this comp where absolutely sick! By far the biggest jumps I’ve hit on my hardtail, and they were soo fun.
The comp’s format was based along the lines of Dual Slalom. There was a 45 minute jam qualifying, with tunes blasting and lots of energy.

The Results from qualifying where as follows…
1. Tyler McCaul
2. Cam McCaul
3. Brian Miller
4. Eric Lawrenuk (Sombrio)
5. Greg Watts (Sombrio)
6. Mike Montgomery
7. Paul Bass
8. Ryan Howard
9. Jamie Goldman
10. Mitch Chubey
11. Geoff Gullevich
12. Jodie Lunn (Sombrio)
13. Christian Wright
14. Jack Fogelquist
15. Logan Peat
16. Jacob Hyde

After qualifying, the top qualifier was paired with the bottom qualifier, and so on… The lower qualifying would go first and the higher qualifier would go after. Each rider had one chance to do their run. This made the contest cool and made everyone have to ride very strategically which made the contest fun.
The Final Results…

1st- Cam McCaul $1000
2nd- Jamie Goldman $750
3rd- Brian Miller $500
4th- Jordi Lunn $250 (Sombrio)
5th- Tyler McCaul $100
6th- Eric Lawrenuk $100 (Sombrio)

Photos Courtesy of Justin Brantley

Peace out!
Eric