Oh wow, we got even more coverage in the May issue of Bike. Looks like one of Ian Hylands’ shots of our old back yard from a UFB weekend made it in there too….
Sweet! Tippie and I got the cover of Bike for our Yak Peak expedition last summer. I’ll post up the story at a later date, or you can go and get it for yourself.
Bike park time. Welcome to SilverStar! That’s Robin there hanging out with Wade. If you’re wondering why SilverStar is suddenly the big buzz in the bike world, then there’ s your man. The berms that they make there are helping too. I only managed a couple of runs and had to go lie down. Stupid[...]
Read More WSFE – Day 9…
Wait a sec….weren’t we just in the Kootenays? How’d we get to Penticton? Yep…that was a late night drive if there ever was one. Owing to my stupidity of the day before, I elected to take today off and rest the arm a little, but my bike got to get out and play courtesy of[...]
Read More WFSE – Day 8…
OK, this is the reason why I ride bikes. Epics…..I love epics. Especially when they start with the largest water bomber in the world overflying the ferry you gotta take to get to the trails…. OK, so maybe Ian looks…non-plussed. Holt, Wade and Nicole seem up for it. It was an epic drive just to[...]
Read More WSFE – Day 7…
Today we hooke dup with another old friend, Heath Lockhurst. Heath has been building a trail near Blewitt for the last couple of years. It’s already about 3000′ vertical, and another 1500 should be added by next year. Still, even though “Tasters Choice” isn’t all that ridden, it’s still steep and loose enough to toss[...]
Read More WSFE – Day 6…
Seems like some DirtClowns have shown up on the shore. Well, they actually showed up in Whistler, and due to crap amounts of traffic I was late getting there so we had a bit of a late start. Good thing the sun doesn’t go down until 9PM these days…. Traditional first lap of Seymour to[...]
Read More AC/BC – Aussies Cycling in BC…
This is it…that end of the road for another year. Let’s take a moment to reflect whilst driving down a lonely road on a grey summer morning….. Photo:Tony Doyle Awwww, hell with that. Let’s go bang a lap on Seymour. Photo:Tony Doyle Not much has changed up here. It’s a bit rougher than the first[...]
Read More ReReturn of the Jedi – Last Day…
Or as it should also be known, “Stubz’ Birthday.” Happy days, Stubz. See if you can spot the man of the hour in the shot below. As a Canadian, he kind of stands out. Then there’s the riding style. Stubz is mre of an XC guy than anything. You can tell by that Blur he’s[...]
Read More ReReturn of the Jedi – Day 12…
What… a week gone by already? That explains why Stophe is so tie-tie. We may have needed the rest for today’s adventure into the wild places of the interior of Vancouver Island. I’m not going to even tell you where this is, suffice to say that it’s old growth and magical. Those of you who[...]
Read More ReReturn of the Jedi – Day 7…
OK, now it’s REALLY hot. Campbell River was 40C, and records fell all over the province today. We weren’t going to bother with the bike park this tour, but with temps like that, it was time to hit a mountain top. There’s SNOW at Mt Washington. Oh, and some decent trails too. Also, the weather[...]
Read More ReReturn Of The Jedi – Day 6…
It’s getting SERIOUSLY hot now. Summer….and records are falling all over the province. 35C on the coast? For real? Oh…check out the reflections. Yeah, it’s hot out. There goes the rad hose. Oh well, time to go swimming…. Actually, we got the hose repaired easily, the crew got a lap in and some swimming, and[...]
Read More ReReturn of the Jedi – Day 5…
Well, a missed ferry meant a quick ap in a local North Van park, along with some entertainment from the local beach partiers. “Oh, look at the homeless people….thats so sad.” Yeah, homeless but with $80k worth of mountain bikes. Anyway, an early start put us on Vancouver Island pretty early, so we managed to[...]
Read More ReReturn of the Jedi – Day 2…
Uh oh, we’re totally busted. Someone found out that we’re just faking all this… . Apparently we’re not hardcore enough for some Westbank loc’s that think they are God’s gift to the bike world. Fricken’ white trash….I know where you live. On to happier events…. HAPPY CANADA DAY!!! Let’s go ride. Colin from the now[...]
Read More Canada Day Long Weekend – Day 3…
Happy Birthday Canada. Well almost. Check out the wheels on Barb’s bike. We finally got the beast finished. Some urban camo for all you military types…. Along with our Brit friends, Sven and Dorothy from the Shore have come up for a visit on this rainy Friday. They’ve never ridden the Okanagan, so a little[...]
Read More Canada Day Long Weekend – Day 1…
