Kind of a mellow one. Sven and Dorothy have come up to ride in some kind of weather other than rain. Glad we could oblige. Just a mellow couple of laps on the Peat Bog. I took my turn hanging with the little girl and did a nature walk. We found some[...]
Read More Canada Day Long Weekend…
If I ever manage to strike it rich (highly unlikely given my chosen field…), this is one car I’d be pretty interested in having. Coincidentally, it happens to be owned by my pal Don, who struck it rich via a Dairy Queen franchise. Don is also a kickass mountain bike racer from the 90’s that[...]
Read More Dynomite – Day 3…
No, it’s not a cheesy new sitcom. Neither is it a reference to our often larger than normal clientele. This time, it just means that these guys brought along a smaller than usual rider. They got here yesterday afternoon, and I think Will is still on North Carolina time… We have a special surprise guest[...]
Read More Four And A Half Men – Day 1…
A mellow start to the tour is in order. Of the crew showing up today, only Mike has been here before. As the boys in Penticton were doing a trail cleanup on the Bog, we headed down there. Deano quickly established himself as the keaner in the group. Kev is a bit quieter, but I[...]
Read More Chocolate Feet – Day 1…
What? It looked comfortable last night…. Off to Penticton today for a Bog session. ShortRound got some satisfaction the Jeep Line. Javi killed the teeters… ..and Josh killed everything. There was a bit of a session later on with an old gap too. Everyone was stepping it up. Including Barb, who counts this as her[...]
Read More You Guys Are Still Here?…
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…
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…
We decided to head down to Penticton today for a chance at getting a bit of progression outta the fresh meat. Nothing gets your confidence going like a session on the Peat Bog. Here’s Jason seeing how long he can balance on the middle of a teeter. Another MoneyShot for Barb. Yeah, it’s a stock[...]
Read More Band of Bros- Redux Day 2…
We needed a rest day yesterday. BC’s a bit overwhelming your first time out. Today it was time to hit the home turf. No, not the Shore, but the Peat Bog. A day off and the njuries had stiffened up a bit, so we took some extra time to get the kinks out today. Yeah….right.[...]
Read More Corn Stars – Day 4…
Every Tuesday night in Penticton is Ladies Nite, thanks to our friend Jules here. Barb and I went out to assist in any way we thought we could last week and to meet some more of the locals. Several local ladies showed up, so we loaded a few into the van for an intro to[...]
Read More Freedom Bikes Ladies Nite…
For the first time in years, I’m not doing the Greyballs birthday tour on the May long weekend. He was invited up, but without the catalyst I guess it’s just too far to the Okanagan. So Saturday I was left to my own devices. Not much to report. I went and hooked up a Powers[...]
Read More May Long – Saturday and Sunday…
A bunch of guys from the States, mostly related. How will I keepthem under control? Ahhh, the dog will help….. The trip started a bit slow. There was yet another accident in front of us. We didn’t have to render first aid this time, but we did get to hang out on the highway for[...]
Read More Band of Brothers…
Welcome to Canada, eh? What a bunch of loonies…..Tony, Ed, Panama, Pierre, Paul, Stu, Stouph, Mark, and Skip. Thanks for showing up at midnight. At least traffic is light. Just like last year, we put all the bikes together that night. Bedtime? How does 3 am sound? We decided to make an early start to[...]
Read More Return of the Jedi Council — Part I…
Technically, Eagle isn’t the North Shore. In reality, it’s way more core than the Shore. Peter taggedalong so Stefan had someonw to converse with in his native tongue. Ooli came with us today for the hike. It’s a solid 40 minutes up to the top of the first trail, 4 Lost Souls. ….and what an[...]
Read More That Guy Again? How About Eagle?…
Or “How Tired I Felt After Hammering the Peat Bog All Day Yesterday.” Funny how tired we all felt after spending a couple of days at… Oh God. We have to do this again? I noticed that the crew over at PureMTB.com were wondering what happened to all the carnage shots. Well, here you go.[...]
Read More Kobau Cruising…
