International Symbol for "Fuck Yeah!" Established by Juggernaut in Downieville
Every day across the globe people enter into "Fuck Yeah!" situations without prior warning. Caught off guard, they are unable to capitalize on the situation to the fullest extent and are often left with feelings of remorse and self loathing. The Juggernaut, pledging benevolence to all people of Earth, sent a consortium of experts to Downieville to solve this crisis. The resulting International Symbol for Fuck Yeah! (ISFFY) is a product of their work and will likely lead to global unity among all people. The initial international reaction is positive:
Levon from Naples: "We were entering a valley filled with miles of singletrack and a small village of women who operate a craft brewing facility. Thanks to ISFFY signage we were mentally prepared to get it on like donkey kong. Without ISFFY, we would most likely have fucked it up.
Kimbu from Sierra Leone: "Many times when I have an option between two paths I choose incorrectly. Recently I followed a path to a meeting of high plains yak herders. I later found that the other path led to a distillery with a pump track on the roof that is run by Swedish airline stewardesses. With ISFFY our troubles are over."
The exact moment when the think tank consortium came upon the global solution for unmarked "Fuck Yeah!" zones.
Anyone who is planning on laying waste to this entire city please raise their hand.
Whole lotta Juggernaut in the press:
Click image to check out the Mountain flyer write-up
Click image to check out the Radavist write-up
Strava digging on the red kit and that girl's 1000 mile stare.
Race details from Brother HFB:
East meets West in Downieville. Brothers Dickey (Johnny One Thumb and Happy Fun Ball) met up with El Guapo to attend the spectacle that is the 22nd Annual Downieville Classic All Mountain World Championship in the Sierra Nevada of California. It’s a two day event, mostly comprised of drinking beer, but with a “cross country” point-to-point race on Saturday and a “downhill” on Sunday.
You show me a picture of a guy with two thumbs and I'll tell you that's not a picture of Jonny One Thumb.
The cross country starts with a 5.5 mile, 3,000 foot climb on the aptly named “Trail of Tears” through Metal Corner (MegaDeth was playing this year). After the climb, it’s a nearly 5,000 vertical foot singletrack drop to the finish in Downieville. We caught a shuttle ride to the top of the DH on Friday afternoon and got to suss out lines on the rock garden sections.
It’s hard to describe just how awesome this event is – phenomenal trails, beer, included food, beer, bike vendors, a river for swimming, beer, and scenery that will kill you if you stare too much at the 900 foot drop off next to the singletrack you’re riding.
Johnny One Thumb led the ESF with a 3rd overall in the 30-40 age group. HFB had another crotch injury. El Guapo used his near collarbone fracture crash into a rock garden to garner sympathy and got every girl in Downieville’s phone number with just a single Juggernaut business card. This act has placed him in the lead for the 2017 Juggernaut Golden Cobble.
After the races, it was time to jump in the river, which varied from low 40 degree water near our campsite to a pleasant 65 degrees near town.
Tahoe after party.
The ESF decamped on Sunday to Lake Tahoe for more riding. A lap on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride was potentially the best ride in years for all of us, so much that we decided to climb another 1,500 feet to ride another loop of the Sidewinder and Corral trails. It might be worth taking a full week to ride at Tahoe next year.
