"Emo" is such a weird term. For the most part, it is negative slang for psuedo-style rocker dudes, but to me, it still evokes memories of the first real "emo" bands, the Faith, Rites of Spring and Embrace. Emo is short for "emotional" and the music of these bands is just that, both lyrically and musically. You can learn more about these bands at dischord. These are the O.G. "emo" bands and they were all three amazing bands. Dischord has all of their music on Itunes as well, so check it out if you dare. I realize I am always talking about music on this site, but music is one of the biggest inspirations for Deliverance and in my personal life.
The photo above was taken last week at Rays MTB in Cleveland. It is Afro Pat and Davey HK in a full speed wall carve train. Afro Pat is not currently sporting an Afro, but before his recent haircut, mofo was rocking a wig that measured 40 inches in diameter! Riding with Pat is always fun and the Ray's sesh was no exception. Here are some more pix:

I like that last one of Pat attacking Davey as he bails a nose wheelie. He did pull that nose wheelie a bunch of times. In fact, all tricks in these pix were pulled, just maybe not when the photo was shot. Ha ha. Those are the rules I have, the same trick has to be pulled during the same session in order to "qualify" running the pic. If you know that my real job is working for this company, then you can appreciate the humor in this:

The funny guys at dans comp sent me that box. Dans has lots of Deliverance product, ready for you to purchase! Ernesto from Dans set up a new FBM. It is "vivid", to say the least...

My own Stairmaster underwent a make-over and dialing in as well:

It's a lot of work to make your paint job look old and weathered. Among the upgrades are some sweet new cranks by DK. My bike feels awesome and if I can find the time, I am rebuilding my freecoaster wheel. I'm looking forward to going faster backward. That's really all I want the freecoaster for...