Issue 177 – November 2011
Gary Young, photo by Jeff Zielinski.
You never know where you might discover the next amazing setup. In this case, we drove 900 miles (each way) to a small mountain town to find this unique roof gap to L-rail. We first saw the spot early in the morning, but there were too many people around for us to mess with it, and with time running out, our only option was to ride it at night. The spot was in a quiet neighborhood near houses and I was sure that the lights and noise from the generator would catch somebody’s attention and if they saw Gary on the roof with a bike the cops would definitely be called. I guess our efforts to be as stealth as possible paid off, because we got in and out without any consequences and scored a cover shot in the process. —Jeff
Camera Info: Canon 1DS Mark III, 15mm lens, four strobes.
One of my favorites, this cover basically built itself. Sometimes we designers get the rare gift of an image with color-key (blue rail) opportunities and ample space for blurbs. I met Gary Young when he came in to the Ride offices for a photo shoot in our park and he was super cool, which made it all the better. —Mark Hostetter, Art Director
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